Cao Ya smiled. In truth, even without him, the Nine Provinces lineage could ultimately prevail.
However, that will have to wait until the future, when the ten progenitors are resurrected, taking the true emperor with them, and perish together.
Throughout history, countless masters have perished, with only a very few surviving.
With the merging of all heavens, the One True Realm fell, its origin collapsed, and it fed back into the universe, making resources abundant. The survival of all beings improved countless times!
This is also the difference between the progenitor of the Nine Provinces and the ancient emperors and sovereigns.
The latter requires the fusion of all the heavens and myriad realms to offer sacrifices to a single true realm. All races and beings are merely offerings, with only a small portion left to adorn the vast landscape of the single true realm.
The ten progenitors, however, wanted to destroy the One True Realm, merge into the universe, and bring benefits to all living beings.
Cao Ya agrees with the ideas of the ten founders.
"We've already dealt with all the myriad realms ahead of time, and all the kings and those from the opposing factions have been wiped out."
"In the future, the kings can join forces to form a divine array to draw away the power of the true emperor."
"Back then, even without the sacred artifacts of the heavens, I was still able to withstand an emperor, wasn't I?"
"Xiao Chen, Ke Ke, Martial Ancestor, Heavenly Emperor, and Stone Emperor are also worth looking forward to."
"Pangu, Emperor Yao, Emperor Shun, Yanhuang... as well as Suiren, Fuxi, Nuwa, and others, as reincarnations of the ancestors, have special characteristics. When it really comes to a critical moment, they can regain the great power of their previous lives."
"Once we control all the sacred artifacts of the heavens, we will fight against overwhelming odds against the Nine Primordial Emperors, the Twenty-Seven Acquired Emperors, and the Thirty-Six Emperors. We will die together with them!"
"There can be no emperor-level beings who continue to be aloof and oppressive to the universe!"
"I hope that I will be stronger then, able to take on many opponents like I am now!"
"If the ten progenitors, along with the kings who share the same ideals, were to survive, they could actually lead the myriad realms of the new era to an even greater peak!"
"The Dharma essence of numerous emperors, the origin of the One True Realm... Such abundant resources have given rise to something else. Perhaps, the idea that 'everyone can be a dragon' is not just wishful thinking!"
While Cao Ya was pondering, the powerful figures from all four sides were all smiling and chatting happily with each other.
They all praised Cao Ya's skill, saying he was unparalleled throughout history!
In the primordial heavens, the eight kings, the stone men, and the supreme ancestral gods were even more astonished and filled with awe.
"Huh?"
Cao Ya suddenly sensed the presence of the Little Stone Emperor, returned to the Primordial Heaven Realm, and gazed at that large tomb.
"This is..." The kings snapped out of their joy and became calm, observing the small stone emperor's mausoleum, and were greatly shocked.
"Seven demonic stars, this is the tomb of the Little Stone Emperor! He is indeed dead!" The Primordial Calamity Star shook his head, somewhat sighing. Such a powerful figure, I really don't know what could have caused his demise in an era when all the emperors passed away.
"No! There is still hope." Pangu's eyes flashed.
The kings were taken aback, then their expressions turned strange. What was the little stone emperor thinking? He buried himself in there without the person dying? Did he want to experience the taste of death?
“Little Stone Emperor, not only did he not die, but he also reached a special realm,” Cao Ya whispered.
At this moment, all the kings were stunned. To be called a "special" level by Cao Ya...
Could it be that, like Cao Ya, he has surpassed the Stone King and is infinitely close to the Emperor level?!
“Cao Ya? Indeed, you are a hero of later generations.” At this moment, a voice came from deep within the tomb.
"Little Stone Emperor!" Old Man Bone, Primordial Calamity Star, and others who were familiar with him immediately recognized his identity.
The old man suddenly sighed, looking somewhat depressed.
In the past, the Stone Emperor and the Little Stone Emperor were known as equals, but now they have been surpassed.
He barely managed to return to the pinnacle of the Stone King realm, while the Little Stone Emperor had already reached the level of a "pseudo-emperor"!
Cao Ya's performance, given his similar level of power, already demonstrated the terrifying nature of this level!
Even the ultimate Stone King is vulnerable in the face of such a powerful being.
When emperors are born, they can all clash!
“I have a piece of advice: in this era, you’d better not try to attain enlightenment,” Cao Ya said with a smile.
Little Stone Emperor paused for a moment, then said, "Is there really a problem with the overall environment?"
Cao Ya nodded and said, "Otherwise, why would the ancient emperors go to the One True Realm?"
"Even the plan to melt down all the worlds to nourish the one true world had to be put on hold."
Little Stone Emperor seemed to be deep in thought, and thanked Cao Ya. If it weren't for his reminder, he would have really dragged the Heavenly Stone King into the tomb to discuss the Dao.
By then, it will be too late to undo anything.
"Oh, by the way, please accept this mirror as a gift," Little Stone Emperor said with a smile, pushing the Three Emperors Mirror out of the tomb.
Upon seeing this object, Yanhuang Dragon, Emperor Yao, Emperor Shun, and King Pangu were all stunned for a moment.
"Then I shall accept it without hesitation." Cao Ya accepted the Three Emperors Mirror without refusing.
The third stone weapon, comparable to the sacred artifacts of the heavens, was exactly what he needed.
The nine lamps were then returned to the other heroes of the Nine Provinces lineage.
They wanted Cao Ya to stay and carry it with him, but with the Three Emperors Mirror, Cao Ya had no such intention.
After all, the bodies of ten progenitors are buried within the Nine Lamps, and it is not appropriate for Cao Ya to be in charge.
Subsequently, the heroes cleansed the primordial heavenly realm, eliminating all those with heinous sins!
And the new order began to spread throughout the heavens and influence all worlds.
The ideals of equality and justice, including Cao Ya's hope that "everyone can be like a dragon," were also recognized by the kings and spread throughout the universe.
Resources are allocated more fairly, and ordinary people have more opportunities for upward mobility.
The entire universe is thriving.
And a special change is becoming more and more obvious, gradually becoming able to accommodate even stronger forces!
The kings, including Xiao Chen, Ke Ke, and Cao Ya, were all engaged in arduous cultivation.
Everyone knew that the vast and improved world was about to face its most deadly calamity—the arrival of the One True Realm Emperor and Sovereign!
That's much more troublesome than the kings we killed before.
Where did our side get dozens of emperor-level warriors?
Even if the ten progenitors of the Nine Provinces were resurrected, and Cao Ya and Xiao Shihuang attained enlightenment one after another, there would only be twelve people.
On the other side, aside from the Nine Innate Emperors, there are also the Twenty-Seven Acquired Emperors and Thirty-Six Emperors. Apart from the Three Sovereigns, Five Emperors, Pangu, and Nuwa, even though they have their own grievances and opposing stances, and may often wage war in the One True Realm, the problem is that they can reach a consensus on this matter.
He's almost sixty years old, at the Emperor level!
Even the best estimate is a full six times more!
Xiao Chen, Ke Ke, Pangu King, Yanhuang Dragon, Emperor Yao, Emperor Shun, Xing Tian, Chi You, Martial Ancestor...
There are also Old Man Bone, Primordial Calamity Star, Heavenly Emperor, Gogan, and other figures from all walks of life who yearn to reach the peak of the King Realm, or even touch the threshold of the Emperor Realm. They do not seek to achieve the Dao, but would be very happy to possess two or three tenths of the power of a True Emperor.
In this way, if many people work together to form a divine array, they can barely withstand an emperor!
He was able to share the enormous pressure with the Ten Ancestors, Cao Ya, and Little Stone Emperor.
It was during this period of arduous cultivation that the myriad realms flourished and underwent tremendous changes, with a great many semi-ancestors, ancestral gods, and even stone men and supreme ancestral gods rising up.
Even among the Stone King and the Supreme Ancestral God at the Great Perfection stage, there are newly promoted individuals.
Overall, the situation is getting better and better.
With a group of kings in charge, promoting a fair and equal order, the people's lives improved and more and more geniuses emerged.
Ordinary people are cared for in their youth and supported in their old age, and they have many opportunities to rise in social status.
The universe today is full of hope and vitality!
Cao Ya occasionally visited certain interfaces and was quite satisfied with what he saw.
"We're getting closer and closer to the goal of everyone being like a dragon!"
"All that's missing is the feedback from the One True Realm... and the filling of the Great Dao by the Emperors!"
"At that time, the dream of 'everyone being like a dragon' will truly be realized! A world of great harmony!"
Cao Ya looked forward to it, but also felt pressured and had a sense of urgency.
If we lose, forget about "everyone being a dragon"; the current prosperity will also return to dust.
This is something he absolutely cannot accept!
"My self-created 'Bone and Fire Mystic Scripture' leads to the physical path of becoming a Stone King, and the spiritual path leads to the Great Perfection of the Supreme Ancestral God. Even disregarding other extraordinary systems, my own level is at the mid-six-star level."
"They have already reached the threshold of the advanced six-star level. At most, they will be able to break through in a hundred years."
"But a peak six-star Emperor-level..."
Cao Ya was solemn. The peak of the sixth star was not easy to achieve. He only hoped that more of himself could truly reach the sixth star level, or even break through to the advanced sixth star level!
Only by combining magical power can one have the confidence to directly confront a peak six-star opponent!
Of course, it would be best if one or two peak six-star experts emerged.
"I can't hold back either, I must work even harder."
Just as Cao Ya, in the [Eternal Life Realm], together with the heroes, had initially resolved the scourge, promoted justice and equality across all realms, and brought order and hope to everyone, the situation was very promising. However, he also felt immense pressure about the inevitable descent of an emperor-level being in the future.
Cao Ya of [The Tomb of the Gods] was forced to start the campaign against the evil Heavenly Dao ahead of schedule!
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[Tomb of Gods] Universe.
Cao Ya walked through the starry sky, which had dimmed, with few stars remaining.
With Cao Ya's eyesight, he could also see that many light-years away, chaos surged, annihilating the boundless starry sky, shattering all matter, and returning it to its origin.
"The evil Heavenly Dao has begun to destroy the world!" Cao Ya looked up, as if he had pierced through nine heavens and seen an existence with boundless malice.
He sighed softly. His original idea was to wait until he reached the peak of the six-star level... Well, that was almost impossible. His current Heaven-Defying King level was basically the limit!
Within the system space, among so many versions of myself, surely one or two can reach the peak of the six-star level.
Only then will we be most confident in eliminating the evil Heavenly Dao!
However, as time went by, more and more gods and demons revived and heroes rose to prominence.
The evil Heavenly Dao has sensed the threat and has begun a new round of great destruction!
"Fortunately, I myself am already at the Heaven-Defying King level, and my overall combat strength is at the limit of the six-star high level!"
Cao Ya was also very relieved; if the time of the world's destruction had been brought forward, he would have been truly at his wit's end.
【Tomb of the Gods】The universe, the evil Heavenly Dao, is the peak of the six stars.
The Heaven-Defying King level is six stars, the Heaven-Defying Rank is five stars, and the Heaven Rank corresponds to four stars.
Eighth-tier God Kings and ninth-tier God Emperors are three stars.
This is why it is so difficult to rebel against the corrupt Heavenly Way.
Many eras have passed, and many powerful figures have emerged, but all have failed!
In terms of strength, the difference is too great. Only a handful of extraordinary kings have reached the six-star level.
As the era ended, all spirits perished, and the powerful also fell. Only their lingering souls, relying on their unwilling obsession and unique secret techniques, were reborn into a new era.
After a series of defeats, the powerful forces changed their strategy, creating special artifacts and constructing divine arrays. They aimed to gather all beings above the seventh-order Immortal Martial level, regardless of their status or whether they were good or evil, and to unite all their strength to fight against the evil Heavenly Dao!
Because if we continue to wait, the evil Heavenly Dao will continue to reap the rewards, becoming increasingly powerful.
The once vast universe has now shrunk by tens or even hundreds of times!
There's no time!
Regardless of the odds of winning, we have no choice but to give it our all!
"Phew." Cao Ya left the starry sky and returned to the mainland.
The powerful beings have all become aware of the evil Heavenly Dao's actions and have already agreed to immediately fight against it!
However, before that, we should leave some time for people to reunite with their relatives and friends and fulfill their wishes.
No one knows whether it will succeed.
We can't set off with regrets.
Cao Ya had no old friends, yet he went to Xinghai, and finally returned to his hometown for a final visit.
Although he had few relatives or friends, he did have an elder who could be considered his master.
He was the old man who guarded the tomb, and he had received guidance from him, so he could be considered a disciple.
Along the way, he saw the Ghost Lord, the Demon Lord, and also met Dugu Baitian and Chen Zhan, these four other heaven-defying kings besides himself!
There are also some heaven-defying beings like Chen Zu and the Starry Sky Ancient War Soul.
Below are numerous celestial staircases, where ancient gods, who had passed away, have returned in batches.
Now, they are all gathering with relatives and friends to enjoy their last precious moments.
"Purple Thunder Sword Ancestor!"
Suddenly, Chen Nan descended from the sky, drank and bid farewell to his friends, and also said goodbye to Wang Yuxin, with a trace of sadness still lingering on his face.
He and Yuxin were in love, but due to too many twists and turns, they ultimately did not end up together.
Now, he has a wife and children, more than one!
Yu Xin also rediscovered herself and regained the power of the ancient king.
Both of them are incredibly powerful and will play a crucial role in the upcoming battle!
"Why don't you go see your family?" Cao Ya stopped her sightseeing, looked at Chen Nan, and said with a smile.
"Let's leave this short time for our parents. As for Meng Ke'er, Tantai Xuan, Long Wu, and Ruoshui, they are making the most of their time to familiarize themselves with the power of the Seven Absolute Heavenly Maidens! I shouldn't disturb them."
Chen Nan shrugged; the children were the same.
His wives, Meng Ke'er, Tantai Xuan, Long Wu, and Nalan Ruoshui, were all souls of the Seven Absolute Heavenly Maidens. They also merged with Li Ruolan, Chu Yu, and Chu Yue, creating the powerful Seven Absolute Heavenly Maidens, a force of nature that defied the heavens in ancient times!
However, the seven women were not originally beings of this realm.
Furthermore, because Chen Nan was unwilling to let the Seven Heavenly Maidens' will erase his wife's consciousness, he helped maintain the Seven Maidens' individuality, causing the original Seven Heavenly Maidens' memories and consciousness to completely dissipate, leaving only their power.
This is a kind of choice; the reincarnated body of a true spirit may not necessarily accept the events of the past.
If someone was too powerful in their past life, they couldn't withstand it in their future life and were forced to merge with it, becoming an insignificant part of their past life's memories—that's another story.
With Chen Nan's help, he can use his great supernatural powers to help the seven women.
Chen Nan is already a superhuman with extraordinary abilities!
In fact, Cao Ya knew that she herself in the [Eternal Life Realm] had made the same choice.
Similarly, Chen Nan's children were also reincarnations of several remnant souls from a very ancient era.
Of course, in reality, it's not called reincarnation. Rather, those who defy the heavens and die completely, even with powerful magic and profound divine consciousness, have a remnant soul that wanders the universe, unable to be resurrected.
Furthermore, after the evil Heavenly Dao brings several more annihilations, it will completely dissipate, and even the few remaining mindless souls will be unable to exist.
Under the schemes of Dugu Baitian and the Demon Lord, these ancient, heaven-defying remnant souls were successively condensed and, under some kind of guidance, began their reincarnation.
As for memories of the past...
Whether or not it can be found, or whether or not this body is willing to accept it, is no longer their concern.
"Why don't we go see the moon?" Cao Ya laughed.
"You mean the Chen family... Never mind, the ancestor has returned, and all the ancestors of the past have been reborn. The scourges of the past have been eliminated. And my father has already rebelled against the Chen family. Since my father hasn't even gone back, how can I presume to take over?" Chen Nan shook his head.
Cao Ya smiled slightly and pointed to another moon.
Chen Nan was taken aback. What did that mean?
The Chen family and the Dugu family both have their headquarters on the moon.
There is more than one bright moon in the heavens.
Suddenly, Chen Nan thought of something and said in a hoarse voice, "My... past life?"
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