"Kill!" Cao Ya roared, displaying the great supernatural power of the "Three Heads and Six Arms" from the "Primordial Universe." Different heads chanted different incantations, and different hands activated different spells!
"Boom..." Divine laws surged, light and darkness intertwined, water and fire roared, wind and thunder resounded, and there were also the profound mysteries of earth, the death intent of heaven and earth, sword intent, knife intent, and the concept of reincarnation. Even though he had not yet used Buddhist teachings, the Milky Way, and formations, these powers alone were enough to shatter the fallen immortal king opposite him, causing his body to explode and spit blood continuously!
Furthermore, Cao Ya possessed top-tier divine skills such as "Dao Spreads Throughout the Universe," "A Smile While Picking Flowers," and "The Grass Character Sword Technique," which were incredibly powerful and suppressed the Fallen Immortal King, intimidating the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths!
"Cough cough..." The Fallen Immortal King was on the verge of collapse. Under Cao Ya's fierce attack, he was unable to withstand it. The white worms inside his body seemed to sense the danger and began to wriggle rapidly, breathing in and out the energy of the Soul River to nourish the Fallen Immortal King and enhance the power of his spells!
"Bang!"
"However, Cao Ya's divine power descended, deathly aura swept across, sword light clashed, and profound mysteries stirred the void, causing the white worms to die in droves, and also causing the group of fallen immortal kings to suffer unbearable pain and roar incessantly!"
"I have already pledged allegiance to the River of Souls, received unparalleled baptism, and cultivated in seclusion for hundreds of millions of years. I have broken through from the peak of the True Immortal Realm to the Immortal King level, and I can almost be considered to have advanced to the supreme Immortal King level. But why... am I actually unable to defeat a mere True Immortal in the Ultimate Realm?!"
The Fallen Immortal King was unwilling and full of resentment. He should have been the one to easily suppress Yu Jiu of the mortal realm and show his power throughout the world!
Even the Fallen Immortal King, who had lived for three or four eras, had never seen a hero like Cao Ya!
It was quite similar to the legendary performance of the Heavenly Emperor in the True Immortal Realm, equally terrifying.
Even the others, including Li Da, who could be called invincible in the Ultimate Realm, did not perform as well as Cao Ya.
"Die!" Cao Ya was ruthless and decisive. With a single move, "A Smile While Picking a Flower," he caused the Fallen Immortal King's divine sense to waver for a moment. He seized the opportunity, his sword light swirling around him, and blasted the Fallen Immortal King into dust!
However, a six-star Immortal King is extremely powerful and of very high quality. Unless a Quasi-Immortal Emperor or Immortal Emperor, or an Emperor Light Immortal King or a Supreme Giant takes action, other powerful individuals, even Immortal King Giants, can kill ordinary and top-tier Immortal Kings, but not easily. They must repeatedly annihilate the Immortal King's soul and divine sense!
Clearly, the Fallen Immortal King absorbed the energy of the Soul River and immediately revived after his annihilation, seeking to get rid of Cao Ya.
"You can't escape! You should have known this day would come when you sided with the Weirdos! The Weirdos and we are indeed mortal enemies, but that doesn't mean they respect a traitor like you!"
Cao Ya continued to attack, defeating the Fallen Immortal King one after another. Eventually, he had no more power to pull the Soul River back to life.
"I was actually defeated by a true immortal..." Before the consciousness of that fallen immortal king was completely extinguished, his magical power surged through the void, and his voice was still filled with resentment.
Cao Ya sneered and blasted him into dust, leaving him with no hope of resurrection. He was completely dead and had no chance of reincarnation.
At this moment, Cao Ya looked around and saw that dozens of fallen cultivators had been surrounded and killed by more than a hundred heroes from the mortal world. They were almost all dead or injured. Whatever the stench, what the red hair, what the white worms, they were all smashed to pieces!
Whether it's a fallen immortal king or a fallen true immortal, neither is a match for the heroes!
The number was already two or three times greater, not to mention that there were many unparalleled masters who possessed the ability to turn the tide!
People like Jiu Liu San, Hei Huang, Duan De, and Hua Hua have all killed at least one Fallen Immortal King!
However, the group of old Wangs in the mortal realm joined forces and achieved fruitful results with their combined efforts.
Compared to them, Cao Ya, who single-handedly killed the Fallen Immortal King, stood out even more!
"As expected of someone who could single-handedly kill more than twenty True Immortals, he is indeed very powerful!"
The old kings clapped their hands in admiration. They may have sensed the battle a few days ago, but they hadn't fully awakened—after all, it was just a fight between True Immortals, which normally wouldn't have alarmed them—and hadn't observed it closely. But now, observing with their divine sense, they were astonished to have gained a deep understanding of how terrifying Cao Ya was!
The old kings all thought to themselves that Cao Ya was so strong that even if they personally went to fight him, the outcome would be at most fifty-fifty!
Even most of the old kings are not as powerful as Cao Ya. Only the Monkey King, the Buddhist old king, and the Taoist old king are confident that they can withstand Cao Ya's attack on their own!
As for the True Immortals, needless to say, even Li Da, who is invincible in the Ultimate Realm, would have no chance of winning against Cao Ya!
"This is what you call an invincible immortal!" Taiyi exclaimed.
Li Da glanced at him sideways, thinking, "You old rascal, there's something behind your words!"
Taiyi chuckled. He truly admired Cao Ya. At only a few hundred thousand years old, Cao Ya was nothing compared to an old monster like Taiyi, who was born in the previous era. However, in terms of strength, Cao Ya was far inferior!
"Cao Ya has taken many extraordinary evolutionary paths!" Duan De exclaimed. Among the ones he knew were the Pollen Path, the Ancient Immortal Method, and the Secret Realm Method, and there were many more that he did not know.
Obtaining these evolutionary methods is both an opportunity for Cao Ya and a test of his talent.
Having transcended the pinnacle of humanity to become an immortal, Duan De himself traversed countless eras, from the chaotic ancient times to the desolate ancient times, from the ancient immortal methods to the secret realm methods, before finally becoming an immortal in the mortal world and leaping to the highest peak of true immortals. Yet, he was most aware of the difficulty of breaking through to become an immortal!
"I dare not say that he will definitely be able to catch up with the Heavenly Emperor, but there is certainly a considerable possibility," Jiu Liu San said in a low voice, placing high hopes on Cao Ya.
The Heavenly Emperors are suffering too much, their burdens too heavy. If only a successor could rise up and help them share their burdens...
"For us, this is practically impossible." Jiu Liu San sighed softly. His true form was only a Celestial King. In order to become a Quasi-Celestial Emperor, he racked his brains and split himself into nine, but still had no great gains.
Duan De and Hei Huang, in their prime, were indeed quasi-Immortal Emperors, but they were severely injured in that grand war. After recuperating for many years, their injuries were almost impossible to heal. They could not even restore their supreme cultivation in the heavens, let alone try to prove themselves as Immortal Emperors at the end of the road!
Hua Hua's situation was similar to his; he was stuck at the threshold of becoming a Quasi-Immortal Emperor for countless years.
Furthermore, to support the Heavenly Emperor, the supreme Quasi-Immortal Emperor of all the heavens is actually not qualified; only the highest Immortal Emperor of all the heavens can do so!
Don't be fooled by the people present. The worst among them are True Immortals, and the most powerful are Immortal Kings. They have solid foundations and strong roots, and they are all heroes of their time. But even if they were given hundreds of billions of years, at most they would only be around the level of Immortal King giants. If five or six Quasi-Immortal Emperors could appear, they would be lucky to have them!
As for Immortal Emperors at the end of the road... even if we include Jiu Liu San, Duan De, Hei Huang, and Hua Hua, only Duan De and Cao Ya have a slightly better chance. The chances for the other experts are extremely slim!
“These Heavenly Emperors are all my old friends, but unfortunately, I have not been able to keep up with their pace,” Duan De said bitterly.
"The most urgent task is not to think about the Immortal Emperor, but to think about how to restore the Quasi-Immortal Emperor to his full power!" the Black Emperor said in a deep voice.
Hua Hua and Jiu Liu San exchanged a glance, feeling somewhat dejected. This step of breaking through the King and becoming an Emperor had troubled them for many eras.
Meanwhile, the old Wangs and the group of true immortals looked at each other helplessly.
"If I were a Quasi-Immortal Emperor... no, even a supreme giant among Immortal Kings, with that kind of divine power, I would definitely sweep across the mortal realm and achieve unification!" Li Da muttered. At that time, with the help of the great fortune of the mortal realm, he could comprehend the myriad paths and have a great chance of becoming a Quasi-Immortal Emperor.
"I dare say you have no hope!" Tai Yi shook his head, completely pessimistic about Li Da.
The competition for unification of the mortal realm has already begun. Although the three overlords are at most at the Yujiu Realm, they are not as powerful as Li Da. However, everyone knows that the decree from Heaven is to achieve unification as soon as possible without delay. If the prehistoric overlords cannot achieve unification, then an even more ancient king will surely be born, forge three divine weapons, wield the Great Dao Immortal Artifacts, suppress the mortal realm, and make all races submit!
You can tell from the group of old men nearby that the mortal world has a very deep foundation.
Who knows, in some hidden corner, a Celestial King might be slumbering, ready to emerge at any moment.
"That mysterious being from over nine million years ago might still be alive, waiting for its chance," Old Wang from Silkworm Valley said softly.
“Even if a new Heavenly Emperor emerges in the mortal realm, he will at most be at the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level. That is certainly enough, but he is still lacking when it comes to supporting the ancient Heavenly Emperors,” the Black Emperor said.
Emperor Huangtian, Emperor Yetian, Emperor Wushi, Emperor Ruthless—who among them is not the supreme being of all the heavens?
The even more ancient Corpse Immortal Emperor and Pollen Empress were also beings at the end of the road!
In the mortal realm today, only quasi-immortal emperors are qualified to achieve unification and be given the title of "Heavenly Emperor".
However, compared to the ancient celestial emperors, they pale in comparison.
"We also wish to aid the ancient Heavenly Emperor, but the problem is... we do not possess that supreme divine power!" The heroes smiled bitterly. Who wouldn't want to break through to become a King, or even an Emperor? But it's not something you can necessarily achieve just because you want to!
They have lived for at least millions of years, and the older ones are ancient monsters from several eras ago.
Such a long period of time, whether trapped in the True Immortal Realm, the Ordinary Immortal King, or the Supreme Immortal King, basically means that there is no hope of reaching the Immortal Emperor level.
Even among quasi-immortal emperors, only a handful, such as Li Da and Tai Yi, have some possibility of becoming one.
"Alas." Duan De also sighed. This body of his was indeed his original self, but over the long years, many of his souls had been separated. Some went to the ancient underworld to lie dormant, while others were reincarnated in various worlds to seize resources and try different paths of cultivation in order to restore their peak, or even to take another step forward and try to become a true Immortal Emperor!
But the results of Zhu Ji's efforts can be seen from the fact that Duan De is still the Emperor Light Immortal King.
In fact, Duan De's soul was split and reincarnated as Chu Feng's son.
Cao Ya remained silent. He knew his own situation best. He hadn't even reached the Immortal King realm yet, and he was completely clueless about the path ahead.
The reason it possesses such formidable combat power is simply because the system space can integrate the extraordinary magical power of many Cao Yas. With this superposition, it can naturally launch a cross-dimensional counterattack.
"Of course, just because I can't do it doesn't mean that other versions of myself can't either." Cao Ya pondered to himself. Even versions of himself from universes like [Peerless One], [Panlong], [Stellar Transformation], [Immortal Gourd], and [Primordial Era] still had a certain probability of achieving the six-star level.
The highest level, the Seven Stars, is not entirely impossible, but it is extremely unlikely.
"The only lucky thing is that there are dozens of me working together! If one person fails, then dozens of people working hard together will surely give us hope of success!"
"Because of the different extraordinary systems, the Great Dao that one comprehends also differs, but one can draw inferences from one instance to another and gain many novel insights, thus significantly increasing the rate of progress."
"Of course, if in the future a six- or seven-star version of myself could enter the system space..."
Cao Ya chuckled. "You're dreaming. You should work harder and try to break through to become a king first!"
Something new has appeared!
Suddenly, Cao Ya's eyes narrowed as he looked into the depths of the River of Souls.
"Roar..." At the same time, a deafening roar of a beast shattered the heavens and earth, almost shattering everything in the universe and plunging the world into annihilation!
The heroes looked solemn, took out their respective divine weapons, and secretly practiced their ultimate techniques, ready to unleash a fatal blow at any moment!
"After sending the corrupt cultivators out to their deaths, the truly bizarre creatures within the River of Souls are finally about to arrive," Jiu Liu San said in a deep voice. He didn't rush to take out the rusty spear, which was left behind by the Desolate Heavenly Emperor and was to be used at the most crucial moment!
"Boom..." The Soul River churned, waves surged, and soul light drifted in all directions, illuminating the dark banks of the Soul River. A terrifying scene came into view of the heroes.
Deep inside, piles of corpses lay like mountains, bones scattered about, belonging to all sorts of races, their deaths varied and bizarre.
"Whoosh!"
"!" From the eerie mist, a dense mass of figures emerged, their bodies radiating a dark light. Everything was indistinct and unclear, their exact appearance unknown. All that could be seen were their massive physiques and pairs of scarlet eyes that revealed madness and bloodlust!
Cao Ya watched as dozens of dark figures emerged one after another, bound by iron chains of an unknown, extremely hard metal. No matter how hard they pulled, they could not break the chains, only making a clanging sound.
"Just True Immortals? Heh, we wiped out Fallen Immortal Kings before, and now you're sending out another batch of True Immortals? Aren't you just sending them to their deaths?" Jiu Liu San sneered.
"Haha, that's good! Killing dozens of True Immortals at a time, seven or eight times in a row, will almost empty this River of Souls." Duan De laughed.
Of course, everyone knew that after the Fallen Immortals and Immortal Kings were wiped out by the heroes, the River of Souls underwent a change, and what appeared was not only True Immortals, but also Immortal Kings!
"That's... the legendary world-destroying worm?!" Cao Yatong's eyes narrowed as he discovered a group of insects crawling deep within the dark mist. Their bodies were filled with ominous substances, their dark light boiling, making them extremely creepy.
Ancient texts record that there are ten kinds of monstrous insects in the universe, which, when they reach their peak, can destroy the world!
What has appeared in the Soul River so far is not yet its complete form, but only its initial form. However, it already possesses the strength of a True Immortal and should not be underestimated.
The assembled heroes surveyed the scene, their expressions grave.
As expected of the River of Souls, a place where even the Heavenly Emperor shed blood, it is indeed terrifying!
The True Immortal Realm beings appear in numbers of dozens each time!
However, in the eyes of Jiu Liu San, Hei Huang, Duan De, and Hua Hua, the mere appearance of True Immortals, even in large numbers, precisely demonstrates the weakness of the Soul River!
"The Celestial King should also be awakening," Cao Ya whispered, sensing a chilling threat from both sides of the Soul River!
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