Chapter 995: Emperor's Dark Shore

Chapter 995: Emperor Dao Darkness

The night was ink-black, and the wind howled fiercely.

The ancient mourning music still lingered, distant and drawn out, carrying with it endless sorrow and grief.

Zhong Jiang and his group had arrived, along with powerful warriors from Da Chu, filling the sky and the earth in all directions.

Master!

Zhong Jiang, Zhong Kui, and Zhong Li rushed forward, their bodies trembling unstably, like frail elders. In an instant, their hair turned completely white as they knelt before Hong Chen, sobbing uncontrollably, heedless of their status.

Hong Chen Xue had also arrived, her face deathly pale and her delicate body shaking. She stood at a distance, tears blurring her eyes as she gazed at the scene.

My heart aches so much!

Chu Ling'er and the others were there too, including Shangguan Han Yue and Bi You, all clutching their chests in pain.

Hong Chen!

From a distance, a slender figure stumbled forward—it was Chu Ling Yu, pushing wildly through the crowd, shoving aside Ye Chen and Tai Xu Gu Long, and tightly embracing the lifeless Hong Chen in her arms. Tears streamed down her beautiful eyes.

Time seemed to freeze at that moment, the heartbreaking scene piercing everyone's souls.

Another love story filled with wounds and scars—after waiting centuries, it ended in vain. The faint hope once bestowed by the heavens had turned to utter despair.

In this life, she would never become his bride.

In this world, they would never grow old together.

A lifetime and a world blinked by, forever frozen in that small mortal town from centuries ago.

One wonders if there is a next life—after a hundred twists and turns, could they meet again, with her long hair flowing, holding his hand to continue their fate?

Ah!

So many sighed quietly, for the affairs of the heart are the most unpredictable. Even mortals cannot escape their trials, and immortals are no different.

Boom!

The silence of heaven and earth was finally shattered by a thunderous rumble from the horizon—it was the sound of a great battle.

Ye Chen suddenly rose, stepping onto the void like a divine ray, hurtling towards the distance. His icy killing intent swept across the sky and earth, freezing everything in its path, whether mountains or rivers, into ice.

Following him, Tai Xu Gu Long and the others charged ahead, with the Heavenly Court army surging like a vast ocean, covering the skies.

On the scarred plains of Cang Yuan, only the people of Tian Zong World remained, along with Chu Ling Yu, who held Hong Chen foolishly in her arms.

Tian Zong Lao Zu stood like a statue, utterly still and silent. He could feel his daughter's heart-wrenching pain—it was even greater than centuries ago, after waiting all that time.

Sometimes he wondered, if he hadn't intervened back then, perhaps it would have been a beautiful romance.

Aunt!

Ling Hao's call broke Tian Zong Lao Zu's thoughts of ancient times.

Chu Ling Yu was dissolving into the Dao, her long hair turning strand by strand to snow white. The flame of her soul flickered and began to fade, her body turning to ash and scattering in the wind, just like Hong Chen's.

The strong warriors of Tian Zong World rushed forward, but Tian Zong Lao Zu waved them back.

So be it.

Tian Zong Lao Zu's voice was hoarse as he silently turned away. In the biting wind, his figure looked desolate, his steps unsteady and aged.

He understood his daughter better than anyone. He was old, and she was old too. To fade away with the one she loved might be her greatest wish. He no longer wished to stop her, nor could he.

A gentle breeze blew, and Chu Ling Yu and Hong Chen dissolved into dust together, their fates intertwining as they drifted away on the wind.

We bid farewell to Master!

Zhong Jiang and his companions knelt on the ground, tears blurring their eyes.

Hong Chen Xue's trembling body collapsed to the ground the moment Hong Chen vanished, crystalline tears tracing down her sorrowful cheeks. She had never spoken the love she had hidden for centuries.

This world would have no more Hong Chen, so for whom would Hong Chen's snow dance and flutter?

She had grown old too, her long hair turning as white as snow, swaying with Hong Chen's essence, both tragic and forlorn.

Kill!

From the distant horizon, shouts of battle echoed through the heavens.

Gazing out, one saw a surging tide of people, yet they could not stop the white-haired woman wielding the Zhu Xian Jian. She slaughtered hundreds of thousands, leaving corpses strewn across the field and rivers of blood.

No one knew when the shouts ceased.

The Heavenly Court armies surrounded the white-haired woman from all sides, numbering over ten million cultivators.

However, the space around the white-haired woman had become eerily strange.

It was a spatial black hole, spanning ten thousand zhang, with a thousand-zhang piece of land floating at its center, where the white-haired woman stood.

In other words, to kill the white-haired woman, one had to cross the spatial black hole first.

Kill!

Shouts erupted again as figures lunged from all directions.

Yet, as soon as they entered, they were swallowed by the spatial black hole, let alone reaching the land at its center.

Stop!

Xiao Feng, the lord of the Heavenly Court's first branch hall, shouted abruptly, his eyes narrowed as he stared at the spatial black hole. He seemed to recognize it as a place of death, where anyone who entered would be consumed.

Use the Void Heaven Killing Array!

Xiao Feng swung his killing sword, pointing directly at the white-haired woman.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

In an instant, the Void Heavens from all sides hummed to life. Over a hundred Void Heaven Absolute Killing Arrays activated simultaneously, targeting the white-haired woman and unleashing devastating divine rays.

However, as soon as those rays touched the spatial black hole, they were swallowed up, failing to reach the land where the white-haired woman stood.

What kind of divine ability is this?

Everyone was horrified. The spatial black hole could devour everything, leaving ten million cultivators helpless. Even the divine rays from the killing arrays were consumed, rendering them ineffective.

Surround it!

Xiao Feng had no choice but to order the cultivator army to encircle the spatial black hole, waiting for Ye Chen and the others to arrive.

After fighting for so many years, Xiao Feng had never seen such a bizarre scene. Ten million cultivators were powerless against her. It was an indiscriminate defense, making protective barriers like those of sacred mountains seem like child's play in comparison.

In the Void Heaven, Ye Chen was the first to arrive, his mind clouded by killing intent as he prepared to charge in, but Tai Xu Gu Long held him back.

She can actually summon a spatial black hole.

Ye Chen's eyes were blood-red, his killing aura overwhelming, yet he was deeply shocked.

That's Di Dao Hei An.

Tai Xu Gu Long took a deep breath, as if he knew exactly what this divine ability was and how terrifying it could be. With the spatial black hole as a barrier, even ten million cultivators couldn't cross it—any attempt would be futile.

We underestimated her.

Zi Xuan's expression was grim. She actually masters such an ultimate Emperor Dao technique.

How do we break it?

The later-arriving Dao Emperor looked to Tai Xu Gu Long and Zi Xuan.

It's simple—attack the white-haired woman.

Tai Xu Gu Long pondered for a moment.

That's nonsense.

Gu San Tong cursed loudly. To attack the white-haired woman, we have to cross the spatial black hole first. That black hole can even devour the rays from the killing arrays—who can get through?

One person can.

Zi Xuan glanced at Ye Chen.

Heavenly Dao, open!

Without waiting for Zi Xuan to explain, Ye Chen had already activated his Immortal Wheel secret technique, transporting himself into the spatial black hole.

As a spatial black hole, it was impassable for most, but he was an exception. The Immortal Wheel Heavenly Dao could link through it, and by calculating the distance and position accurately, he could reach the white-haired woman without issue.

Under the watchful eyes of all, Ye Chen vanished.

Inside the spatial black hole, Ye Chen reappeared, summoning over a hundred illuminating spirit beads and extending his divine sense fully.

Then, he locked onto a direction and shot forward like a divine ray.

In the outside world, on that thousand-zhang plot of land within the spatial black hole, the white-haired woman stood quietly.

She had donned a white mask again, with blood occasionally seeping from her lips, and the colorful divine glow around her body dimming significantly.

Earlier, she had used many secret techniques, been struck by Hong Chen's sword, and been besieged by the cultivator army, leaving her greatly depleted. Otherwise, she wouldn't have resorted to this Di Dao Hei An for defense.

There was no denying its dominance—a ten-thousand-zhang spatial black hole left ten million cultivators completely helpless, forcing them to watch idly.

All she needed was time to heal. Once her strength recovered, even ten million cultivators couldn't stop her. As a being who could traverse heavens and earth, she might not defeat them all, but escaping would be easy.

However, just as she focused on healing, a sudden chill wind blew.

Immediately, she frowned and shifted her position.

Clang!

The spot where she had stood was split by a sword strike.

Ye Chen burst out, his calculations of distance and position precise. If the white-haired woman hadn't dodged in time, he likely would have killed her outright.

Even so, he had wounded her. A gash opened on her left shoulder, and due to her weakened state, it didn't heal immediately.

Blood overflowed from the white-haired woman's lips again as she stared coldly at Ye Chen opposite her.

Despite all her schemes, she had overlooked this uncertain factor. She had forgotten about Ye Chen, who possessed the Immortal Wheel Eye and could navigate the black hole. Her Di Dao Hei An was useless against him.

Come and face your end!

Ye Chen roared, his long-suppressed killing intent exploding like a primordial beast as he lunged forward.

Boom! Bang!

The battle erupted, shaking the land and causing it to crack repeatedly.

Witnessing the movement on that plot of land, the Heavenly Court cultivators outside were stunned, unsure how Ye Chen had crossed the spatial black hole. Their holy lord hadn't been swallowed.

Amid the shock, Tai Xu Gu Long and Zi Xuan quickly formed seals, activating an Emperor Dao secret technique.

All Heavens Seal!

As they both uttered a soft command, ninety-nine pillars of light pierced through heaven and earth. Each pillar was wrapped in thunder and inscribed with runes of cultivation power and Dao principles.

The ninety-nine pillars connected with rune chains, forming a massive cage spanning ten thousand zhang, enclosing the spatial black hole.

This time, they had joined forces to execute this heaven-defying sealing technique, specifically targeting the white-haired woman to prevent her escape. She was too dangerous—whatever the cost, she had to be eliminated.

The ten million cultivators also drew their killing swords, ready to swarm in once Ye Chen breached the Di Dao Hei An.

This was a dead end—the white-haired woman had nowhere to run.