Before his death, the Prison King did not reveal Cao Ya's existence, nor did he proclaim it to the universe or warn the forbidden zone of the Big Dipper.
Cao Ya and Chuan Ying were both aware of his ulterior motives, but since it was to their advantage, they would not expose him.
Chuan Ying looked down at the billions of cracks created by the great battle, which spread out and penetrated tens of millions of miles into the underworld. The mountains of corpses and seas of bones were still endless, layer upon layer, the accumulation of countless eras.
Even deeper within, there exists a star core, now extinguished and devoid of energy.
“At the end of reincarnation, everything will come to an end, and the underworld is the final destination of all spirits…” Chuanying murmured, never before had he understood the true meaning of these words so deeply.
Even if a hundred or a thousand ancient stars died, there wouldn't be so many corpses. Moreover, there are countless skeletons deeper inside, which Chuan Ying couldn't even count with his eyesight.
The Underworld is vast and boundless; the Supreme God War only affected a small region.
"No wonder the Underworld Emperor chose this place to establish the Underworld, and even spread the words 'the final resting place for all spirits'..."
Chuanying didn't understand before and even scoffed, thinking it was the underworld boasting. But now that he has personally entered the underworld, he knows that what they said is true.
Cao Ya surveyed the surrounding area, wondering, "Are those corpses at the bottom remnants of the chaotic ancient era?"
He pondered that for him, the chaotic ancient era was long gone, but Cao Ya of the [Perfect World] hoped that he could turn the tide and avoid the great calamity.
"What's needed then is the power of a seven-star level!" Cao Ya sighed inwardly.
Subsequently, he discussed with Chuan Ying and finally decided that Chuan Ying would come forward to summon the quasi-emperors left in the underworld to gather the war corpses, restrain the cultivators, and not allow them to wreak havoc and start wars in the myriad realms to reap the rewards.
I want to completely destroy the underworld...
Neither of them considered it realistic.
As long as this place exists, the underworld will never perish!
Moreover, wars will never cease in the universe.
Therefore, the soil in which the underworld exists will always be there!
The Underworld had existed for many lifetimes before the Underworld Emperor attained enlightenment!
Rather than letting the underworld get out of control, it's better to let the underworld manage it. Those who cause trouble and commit heinous crimes should be killed, and the rest will naturally behave themselves.
The vast Netherworld has buried countless eras. Even supreme beings like Cao Ya and Chuan Ying, despite their best efforts, do not know when they will be able to completely clear and destroy the Netherworld.
But the problem is, if we do that, where will we bury all those countless skeletons?
The quasi-emperor of the underworld dared not disobey Chuan Ying's order and readily agreed.
In any case, there are various factions within the Underworld. When an ancient venerable takes over a territory, he will pass down a lineage, such as the Prison Suppressor or Yama. However, they have all passed away. The position of Palace Master belongs to a high-ranking Quasi-Emperor, or even a Quasi-Emperor of the Ninth Heaven or a person who is about to attain enlightenment. They govern a palace. They are not entirely of one mind with the Yama Palace Master. There are still frictions and differences between them.
Those outside died, but they survived in return; they're probably secretly delighted.
They believe that the Lord of the Underworld and others are the most unlucky people in the world!
"The underworld has declined..."
"Even a legacy spanning millions of years will eventually decay..."
Of course, after Chuan Ying left, these cultivators looked around the Netherworld and couldn't help but sigh.
Because of Chuanying's cover-up, they failed to discover any trace of Cao Ya.
Even the two quasi-emperors of the Ninth Heaven, belonging to the other two major factions of the Underworld, failed to detect Cao Ya's whereabouts.
"Whoosh~~~"
At this moment, cultivators from all walks of life returned, closing their doors and preventing the Lord of Yama's Palace, who was fighting outside, from returning.
It seems they want to completely sever the connection between the Lord of the Underworld and the Underworld, and to reassure Chuan Ying.
"You're quite sensible." Seeing this, the boy chuckled, shouldered the stone club, stepped out of the underworld, traversed the universe, and crossed millions of light-years in an instant, with stars flashing by.
He was filled with the aura of imperial power, blocking the Supreme Being's prying eyes, and his fighting spirit was burning fiercely.
Cao Ya hid himself, using Chuan Ying's magic to conceal his identity.
Instead of focusing on Ning Fei's battlefield, they set their sights on Beidou's restricted area.
However, on the entire battlefield of the Star Sea, the cultivators of both camps were all shocked when they realized that the one who had stepped out of the Underworld was actually the number one divine general of the Ancient Heavenly Court.
The Lord of the Underworld, in particular, couldn't help but curse loudly.
"Damn it, those idiots, the Lord of the Prison Palace, came out with me a long time ago and have already dealt with the Heavenly Court. Do they really think they can survive by shutting themselves in and hiding like cowards? A bunch of short-sighted beasts!" The Lord of the Underworld was furious. His Death Nether Spear erupted, and the Great Dao of the Ancient Venerable boiled, crushing the void of heaven and earth.
Ye Fan used the broken green cauldron to protect himself, letting the Devouring Demon Jar unleash its power on its own. Its demonic magic surged and actually suppressed that ancient venerable's ultimate artifact!
Upon seeing this, the strange face of the Lord of the Underworld turned even blacker, like charcoal.
Even though he was about to become an enlightened being, he could not interfere with the clash between the ultimate divine weapons after their full recovery. He could only pour his magic power into the Death Nether Spear, hoping to reverse the decline, knock away the demon jar, pierce the holy body, and dim its golden blood aura.
"boom!
Ye Fan retreated, manipulating the broken green cauldron, and charged into the army of Yin soldiers in the underworld. He unleashed the Heavenly Emperor Fist with ferocity, and with each punch, large numbers of Yin soldiers and their corpses fell, greatly relieving the pressure on the cultivators of the Heavenly Court, the Divine Organization, and the Dao Palace.
Immediately, they cheered, their fighting spirit soaring, while the underworld side looked as if they had lost their parents.
The entire battlefield situation instantly tilted in favor of the Heavenly Court.
"Damn it!" the Lord of the Underworld roared, trying to imitate Ye Fan and communicate with the God of Death Nether Spear. However, the Devouring Demon Jar trembled, causing the spear to bend again, as if it were about to break.
The Lord of the Underworld paled, hiding under the Death Spear and protected by the laws of the Ancient Venerable.
Even the Supreme Emperor Weapon was in grave danger under the attack of the Devouring Demon Jar. If he were to escape, he would probably die on the spot!
"This Devouring Emperor is actually so powerful?!" The Lord of the Underworld was shocked, still somewhat incredulous.
"Bang!"
!
The Death Spear struck fiercely, its deathly aura surging across the heavens, but it was all wiped away by the Demon Jar. The jar spun rapidly, scattering the Death Spear and obliterating the ancient Dao principles, revealing its extreme fragility.
The wrath of the god of the Death Nether Spear was futile; he could only passively take the beatings under the divine might of the Devouring Demon Jar. Occasionally he would retaliate, but to no avail, as he could not break through the jar's defenses.
This scene caused the Supreme Being to turn his head, his face slightly contorted with fear of the terror of the "Lord of the Wilderness"!
On the other side, the Emperor fought against the woodcutter. The ancient Emperor's divine weapon displayed its power, colliding with the Azure Emperor's weapon, causing the starry sea to explode and the void to shatter.
"Oh no! The 'Emperor of the Underworld' is dead?" Suddenly, the Divine Court Emperor's eyes twitched violently, and a chill ran down his spine.
"Buzzing..."
The ancient imperial seal above the emperor's head emitted chaotic energy, blocking the chaotic green lotus and clashing with it. The impact spread for millions of miles, shattering the starry sky.
At this moment, the emperor felt the urge to leave and was unwilling to continue the bloody battle with the woodcutter.
In his view, the outcome of this battle was already a clash between supreme divine artifacts. Even if he defeated the woodcutter, his improvement in his Dao heart would not be significant, making it difficult to cross the insurmountable barrier and attain the status of a Great Emperor.
On the contrary, if he were defeated and the imperial weapons were swept away, he would definitely not be able to escape.
The old woodcutter seemed to have seen through the emperor's thoughts. With a calm demeanor, he made a decisive move. The Chaos Green Lotus grew strong and tall, as majestic as the sun, moon, and stars, covering this part of the starry sky and restricting the ancient emperor's seal, making it difficult for it to break free.
The Azure Emperor, as an existence who forcibly became an emperor in the post-ancient era when proving the Dao was not allowed, possessed divine power that surpassed all heavens. Among the ultimate Daoists of all time, he was also incredibly powerful and terrifying. The imperial weapon he left behind was equally terrifying.
"Old woodcutter, are you determined to fight me to the death? If you push me too far, we'll die together, and neither of us will get away unscathed!" the Emperor roared.
The old woodcutter did not respond; the Chaos Green Lotus's offensive was the best answer.
The emperor's expression was gloomy. He simply cast aside all distracting thoughts and exerted all his strength to activate the ancient imperial seal, fighting against the chaotic green lotus in the old woodcutter's hand.
To be able to cultivate to the peak of the ninth level of Quasi-Emperor in the post-Azure Emperor era, the strength of the Emperor is beyond question.
"Waaah..."
The Emperor's horn emitted a divine sound that echoed throughout the universe, igniting the fighting spirit of the cultivators on their side. Their magical power surged, their blood boiled, and the battle raged on!
The old god's consciousness trembled, and he laughed loudly, "Empress Dowager, it seems that you are destined to lose this war."
The Emperor summoned the drums, and the Immortal Empress struck them. The drums thundered, their sound rising and falling in unison with the divine horns of the Emperor.
Upon hearing this, the Undying Queen snorted coldly and said, "The outcome is still uncertain. Do you think you've already won?"
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"An unconventional achiever, the Beidou Forbidden Zone is full of such beings."
The old god chuckled and said, "No matter how many people there are in the Big Dipper, the First Divine General is definitely much more powerful than you or me!"
"Besides, what does the restricted area of Beidou have to do with you, the Immortal Queen?"
"Don't tell me those ancient emperors were also followers of the Immortal Emperor, hahaha..."
The Undying Heavenly Queen's face was ashen, and a hint of resentment flickered in her beautiful eyes.
Could it be that after enduring millions of years within the divine source, finally awaiting the golden age, only to be born into such a tragic end?
"Emperor! Aren't you going to show yourself?" the Immortal Empress shouted, her hair flying and her eyes piercing.
"Back then, when Wushi entered Zishan, didn't you lend a hand to save us?! Why are you unwilling to help us again today?!"
The moment the words were spoken, the world was astonished.
Countless cultivators looked at each other in disbelief.
The Immortal Emperor actually lived for tens of thousands of years and even clashed with the Great Emperor Wushi?
At that moment, they got goosebumps all over.
Even inside the restricted area, silence fell, and then a peculiar atmosphere began to permeate the air.
As fellow practitioners of the ultimate path, they only believe in themselves. Let alone the Undying Emperor, even if the Emperor were to be resurrected or the Underworld Emperor were to reappear, they would still have to fight to determine who is superior!
"That bastard Emperor of Immortality, did he really survive?" Chuan Ying frowned.
Even with his confidence, he had to admit that the Immortal Emperor was a being comparable to an Emperor!
"The Undying Emperor is indeed alive, but he cannot come to the mortal realm. He is in another world, contending with the Great Emperor Wushi," Cao Ya said. Back then, it was he who intervened, along with the Chaos Green Lotus and the Wushi Bell, to force the Undying Emperor's Nirvana-like flesh ball into the Crack World, preventing it from interfering with the mortal universe and eliminating a scourge!
Of course, the pressure on the Great Emperor Wushi would be enormous.
"They're really alive!" Chuan Ying was very surprised. Extreme Dao beings can only live for ten or twenty thousand years at most. Because their Great Dao is unique, it suppresses all other Daos. Therefore, their divine source cannot be sealed. They can only enter various forbidden zones and use the special geographical environment to slow down the ravages of time and avoid the passage of time by sleeping.
I've never heard of the Immortal Emperor being in any forbidden area!
There is also the Underworld Emperor and the Great Emperor Wushi... According to the words of the Prison Suppressor Emperor and Cao Ya, these two supreme emperors seem to still exist in the world today and have not been extinguished.
Chuan Ying glanced again at the desolate ancient forbidden land above the Big Dipper. The aura of the Desolate Lord was profound and vast, like an abyss. Even with his strength, he felt a chill in his heart.
“These beings are the very pinnacle of all the heavens throughout the ages! Originally, the Emperor was among them…” Chuan Ying sighed.
Cao Ya's eyes flickered slightly, but he didn't tell Chuan Ying the truth about the collapse of the ancient Heavenly Court and the so-called fall of the Emperor.
"Well, let's end the war first, otherwise the casualties will be too great," Cao Ya said.
Chuan Ying nodded and smiled, "With this major threat to the Underworld resolved, all that bullshit Phoenix Nest Divine Court should be swept into the dustbin of history."
After speaking, Chuan Ying struck out with his staff from afar. The supreme power of the Imperial Law overwhelmed the Yin soldiers fighting outside the Underworld, and the cultivators of Phoenix Nest and Divine Court were also shattered in large numbers.
With a thought, Cao Ya appeared out of nowhere, though he did not materialize. A gate of immortal tears and green gold appeared out of thin air, suppressing the nine heavens and ten earths. The laws of the Heavenly Venerable trembled, and countless rays of light swept across the starry sky.
With their intervention, the war ended swiftly and violently. In a short while, only the three near-enlightened beings—the Undying Empress, the Emperor, and the Lord of the Underworld—remained, along with some surrendered enemy cultivators. They were terrified, their faces ashen, and they threw down their armor and weapons, raising their hands in submission to the Heavenly Court.
It can be said that, from this point on, the overall situation was settled.
Of course, the revived ancient imperial weapon is still fighting against the supreme imperial artifact. Apart from Cao Ya and Chuan Ying, no one else can enter that battlefield unless they possess a supreme artifact of the same level.
"Victory! Victory! Victory!"
Even so, the cultivators from the Heavenly Court, the Divine Organization, and the Dao Palace still cheered loudly, their voices like thunder echoing through the sky.
"The final battle belongs to the Supreme Beings and the Imperial Weapons, but it has nothing to do with us anymore," Yan Ruyu sighed softly.
"With the First Divine General and the Immortal Tear Green Gold Divine Gate that Supreme Cao Ya has forged from afar, our side will surely achieve a great victory!" Pang Bo said.
"Those ancient royal families are just opportunists. Just watch, they'll definitely take the ancient royal weapons and leave," the Black Emperor laughed.
Looking around, everyone saw that deep within the void, the Holy Prince, wielding an immortal iron rod, was battling against the Myriad Dragon Bell controlled by the Quasi-Emperor of the Myriad Dragon Nest. There was also the Divine Emperor's Immortal Robe, its nine-colored immortal light dazzling, engaged in an extreme battle with the same ancient emperor's sword.
Meanwhile, Ji Zi wields the Void Mirror and fights against the Golden Mace activated by the Quasi-Emperor of the Golden Cave; while the White-Clad Divine King Jiang Taixu uses the Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold Furnace of the Jiang family to directly confront a divine hammer left behind by an ancient emperor!
"Boom..."
The destructive power of these supreme divine weapons was immense, causing heroes to flee in terror, watching from afar with expressions of awe.
In addition, the Immortal Queen faced off against the Old God, wielding two unique weapons: the Emperor's Summoning Drum and the Emperor's Horn. Their Daoist sounds alternated, shattering the void.
The Emperor fought a bloody battle with the woodcutter. The ancient imperial seal was fierce, but the Chaos Green Lotus remained calm and composed, trapping the seal and preventing the Emperor from escaping as well.
After the war ended, Ye Fan turned back, manipulated the Green Cauldron, and used the Death Nether Spear to kill the Lord of the Underworld.
Chuan Ying stopped and did not intervene in those battlefields.
Beside him, Cao Ya remained hidden, with only a green-gold gate, adorned with immortal tears, standing tall in the starry sky.
"In fact, the war is over now, and those ancient imperial weapons can no longer cause any trouble," Chuan Ying said with a smile. If he were to take action, his stone staff and hard bow could be used in conjunction with the ultimate imperial weapon to suppress the ancient imperial artifacts.
But he is not prepared to do that.
"Ye Fan, the woodcutter, the old god, the holy prince, Ji Zi, Jiang Taixu, and the Divine Silkworm Princess are all people with outstanding talent and comprehension. They wield imperial artifacts and fight against ancient imperial divine weapons. The extreme laws of the Dao are surging and flowing, which is of great benefit to them and can have a significant impact on them. Perhaps they can even see the path to becoming emperors." Chuan Ying said with a faint smile.
Cao Ya nodded.
Indeed, for Ye Fan and his group, this battle was both a danger and an opportunity.
"Ning Fei is probably wondering right now how I managed to kill the 'Nether Emperor' so quickly, clean up the Underworld, and end this war," Chuan Ying said with a smirk.
Cao Ya scanned the battlefields and found that, overall, the situation was stable as the fighting mainly involved friction between imperial weapons. It seemed that it would be difficult to determine a winner in the short term.
"rumble……"
Ning Fei, the number one divine general, with his silver spear gleaming, fought fiercely against the Supreme Being of the Primordial Ancient Mine, shattering the star river and causing the heavens and earth to collapse, seemingly unable to bear the imperial path of the two supreme beings!
"It's about to end," Cao Ya suddenly said, having discerned the outcome of the Supreme Battle.
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