deltrittennovels Chapter 712 Neither alive nor dead
Chapter 712 Neither alive nor dead
According to historical records, Emperor Hongyu was not an ordinary mortal; he possessed one of the ten most rare sacred bodies in the universe—the Innate Dao Body!
This is a supreme constitution that is born in perfect harmony with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.
What ordinary cultivators struggle to comprehend for hundreds or thousands of years to even touch upon a trace of the Great Dao Law is as natural as breathing for those with an innate Dao Body.
From birth, they can hear the pulse of the Great Dao, and their cultivation progresses rapidly without any deliberate effort.
Only after Emperor Hongyu attained enlightenment and became an emperor did the terrifying power of this innate Dao body truly reveal itself to the world.
Legend has it that a fully developed innate Dao body can directly merge into the "Dao Realm," becoming one with all things in heaven and earth.
In battle, Emperor Hongyu does not need to use any supernatural powers or secret techniques; his every move is the will of the laws!
As long as he is within this universe, he can draw upon the boundless power of the Great Dao and remain absolutely invincible.
Even a Supreme Emperor of the same realm would feel a sense of despair, as if he were fighting against the entire world, when facing the Great Emperor Hongyu, who had merged into the Dao Realm.
With such an incredibly powerful physique, coupled with the extraordinary talent of Emperor Hongyu, he created a miracle after attaining enlightenment—living four lifetimes in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths!
The Fourth Great Emperor!
For hundreds of thousands of years, the Great Emperor Hongyu was like an ever-shining sun, hanging high at the highest point of the universe, suppressing the supreme beings in the various forbidden zones of life so much that they dared not even breathe.
However, what truly made Emperor Hongyu famous throughout history and revered by countless cultivators of later generations was not his long lifespan of living four lifetimes, but the earth-shattering feat he performed at the end of his glorious fourth lifetime!
In that era, many supreme beings in the various forbidden zones of life were on the verge of death because they had been unable to launch dark upheavals and absorb life essence for a long time.
They were stirring with ambition, attempting to join forces to unleash an unprecedented catastrophe in order to prolong life.
At that time, Emperor Hongyu, who had entered the late years of his fourth life and whose vital energy was beginning to decline, did not choose to escape. Instead, he made a decision that drove the entire universe crazy!
He must take the initiative and pacify the restricted area!
Moreover, he was not fighting alone.
Under the influence of Emperor Hongyu's unparalleled personal charisma and unparalleled prestige, he actually brought together an incredible alliance that was unprecedented and would never be repeated.
He led a fully-developed Ancient Sacred Body and a fully-developed Overlord Body, and the three of them joined forces to directly attack one of the nine forbidden zones of life in those days—the Immortal Tomb!
It should be known that the Ancient Sacred Body and the Heavenly Tyrant Body, these two top-tier bloodline physiques in the universe, have been irreconcilable enemies since ancient times.
If they ever meet, it will inevitably be a fateful duel to the death.
But under the command of Emperor Hongyu, these two invincible physiques, which should have been fighting each other, actually put aside their generations-long blood feud and chose to fight side by side, together for the future of humanity and the peace of the universe, heading towards that terrifying forbidden zone that buried countless ancient gods and demons.
The ferocity of that battle is beyond description.
According to ancient records, that battle shattered the Milky Way and turned the edge of the universe into a chaotic wasteland.
Within the Immortal Tomb, six ancient supreme beings who had reached the pinnacle of their cultivation broke free from their seals and engaged in a fierce and desperate battle with Emperor Hongyu and his two companions.
The clash of the ultimate laws tore apart the barriers between the nine heavens and ten earths.
The blood of the Great Emperor and the blood of the Supreme Being are scattered across the starry sky, and each drop of blood can crush an entire star field.
The entire universe groaned in agony during this great war, and all the laws of nature collapsed.
The final outcome was glorious.
The six ancient supreme beings who had reached the pinnacle of their powers were all killed, and the Immortal Tomb, a malignant tumor that had lingered in the universe for several eras, was completely wiped out of the world by Emperor Hongyu and his two companions.
It was during that unprecedented battle that destroyed the forbidden zone that the ultimate collision of extreme powers, coupled with the supreme power of the Great Emperor Hongyu that merged with heaven and earth, actually managed to break through the boundary of the universe in the most desolate area of the universe!
A mysterious passage, flowing with chaotic celestial light and permeated with the substance of immortality, manifested in the shattered starry sky.
That's a road.
A legendary path to immortality, leading to the celestial realm and true eternal life... the Immortal Path!
According to later legends, Emperor Hongyu disappeared shortly after that great battle, along with the Great Accomplished Holy Body and the Great Accomplished Overlord Body, and no one ever saw their trace again.
Some say they have successfully entered the immortal realm through this immortal path and attained immortality;
Some say that the path to immortality was incomplete, and that they ultimately perished at the end of it.
The truth of history has long been buried by time.
However, while others may not know the truth, Lin Hanzhou knows better than anyone what is hidden in that immortal path!
After all, he had already traversed this path to immortality in his previous life and reached the legendary Immortal Realm.
On this path to immortality, he also encountered a Great Accomplished Holy Body and a Great Accomplished Overlord Body, both of which were transformed into the corpses of emperors after their deaths.
These two are very likely the Holy Body and the Overlord Body who were by Emperor Hongyu's side back then.
But if that's the case, and both the Holy Body and the Overlord Body died on the way, then what about the most powerful Emperor Hongyu?
Lin Hanzhou was absolutely certain that he had walked all the way to the end of that immortal path, and even saw the gate to the immortal realm.
However, he never saw the body of Emperor Hongyu along the way!
They were nowhere to be found, neither alive nor dead!
The whereabouts of this Emperor Hongyu remain a mystery.
Therefore, Lin Hanzhou also had another guess: that Emperor Hongyu had never entered this immortal path.
Just as Lin Hanzhou was lost in deep thought, the Emperor's calm yet chillingly indifferent voice rang out once again in the quiet hall.
"Back then, that guy Hongyu thought he was invincible because he had a congenital Dao body and had lived for four lifetimes."
"He was blindly confident and arrogant, and dared to attempt to find the elusive opportunity to become an immortal on his own."
The Emperor toyed with the teacup in his hand, a hint of contempt and coldness flashing in his eyes.
"He just wouldn't listen to my advice and insisted on taking those two good-for-nothing followers with him onto the immortal path that he had carved out."
"And the result? Heh, he ended up never to return, dying far from home, with no one even to collect his body—a truly tragic end."
At this point, the Emperor slowly raised his head, his deep eyes, as profound as the abyss of the universe, fixed intently on Lin Hanzhou on the steps.
In that instant, Lin Hanzhou felt as if the surrounding void had turned into an indestructible cage, and an overwhelming and terrifying pressure was pressing down on him from all directions.
The Emperor's lips curled into a smile that appeared gentle but was in fact extremely cruel.
"Therefore, Emperor Yan, I admire you greatly."
"I came here today because I don't want to see such an outstanding junior like you repeat the mistakes of Emperor Hongyu."