The Great Ruler (Web Novel)

Demons’ Domain.

The heavens and earth here were gray. There was a cold aura in the atmosphere, and the earth was mottled and decayed. Atop a mountain, the Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor stood with their hands clasped behind their backs. They frowned at this vast world as countless spiritual lights could be seen. It was the army of the Great Thousand World Alliance searching for signs of the Extraterritorial Race.

It had been half a year since the Great Thousand World launched a counterattack, but during that time, a great war had not broken out as expected. For when the sovereigns had swarmed the Demons’ Domain, it seemed to be empty.

In the purge, they found some remaining traces of the Extraterritorial Race. As soon as the two parties clashed, the Extraterritorial Race was submerged by the flood of countless sovereigns and annihilated cleanly before they could retaliate.

Qin Tian appeared behind the Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor, and reported solemnly, “Flame Emperor, Martial Ancestor, the news received about the remnants of the Extraterritorial Race is that they have retreated into the Lower Planes…”

“So they hid, indeed.” The Flame Emperor sighed. The Heavenly Evil Deity needed time to recover and could not easily strike. On the contrary, the two of them had no such concern, so there was no doubt that the Great Thousand World Alliance had the upper hand between the two parties at the moment. Because of this, the Extraterritorial Race simply chose to avoid conflict for the time being.

“Since they are hiding, we will drive them out inch by inch!” The Martial Ancestor’s voice was firm with hints of coldness. The Extraterritorial Race was strong. Even if they hid in the Lower Planes, it was inevitable that there would be unusual fluctuations. As long as they carried out careful detection, they would be able to ferret them out. In any case, they could not let the Extraterritorial Race stabilize, and they had to ruin the Heavenly Evil Deity’s plans.

“Alright!” Qin Tian nodded forcefully, murderous intent surging in his eyes. The army of the Great Thousand World Alliance had the courage to risk their lives to come to the Demons’ Domain and originally thought that they would experience a life and death war. No one had expected this current situation, and it caused everyone to feel like they had punched the air.

With Qin Tian’s departure, the Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor looked at each other and saw each other’s grave worry. They knew that if the Heavenly Evil Deity was determined to hide, it would be really difficult to find him in the vast Lower Planes.

And now, as time passed, with every day they delayed, the Heavenly Evil Deity’s power would grow stronger. At the end of the day, it would return to the horrendous nine-eyed state.

“I wonder how’s Mu Chen doing now?” They all glanced in the direction of the distant Great Thousand World with a solemn look.

“I hope he will succeed. Otherwise, five years from now, the Great Thousand World will be doomed.”

…

Roar!

The massive Spiritual Energy Windstorm raged deep in the earth, and as the storm expanded, the ground around the Northern Wilderness Hills began to tear apart. At the center of the Spiritual Energy Windstorm, two figures sat face-to-face, rock-like and motionless. Their palms collided with each other. In the Immortal Emperor’s flesh, endless spiritual power poured out and surged into Mu Chen’s body, tearing his repaired body apart again.

Blood spurted out constantly, but Mu Chen’s face did not quiver at all. For over half a year, he had grown accustomed to the pain of being torn apart inch by inch. Once he became used to it, he was naturally numb to the pain.

The Undying Lord sat on a pillar of stone some distance from the altar, his wizened face looking far away at Mu Chen as he murmured, “He’s at the later stage of God Grade…” He could feel that the spiritual fluctuations emanating from Mu Chen had entered the later stage of God Grade.

“This speed is a little slow,” the Undying Lord murmured to himself. Judging from the normal speed of cultivation, the period of more than half a year to ascend from the middle stage to the later stage of God Grade should have been regarded as extremely swift. But at present, Mu Chen was receiving the magnificent legacy left over by the Immortal Emperor. Thus, the rate of ascension could not be measured using normal circumstances. Moreover, in the Undying Lord’s perception, with the breakthrough to the later stage of God Grade, the spiritual growth in Mu Chen began to progress more slowly. This was not due to a lack of spiritual energy, but because Mu Chen was actively suppressing the absorption rate.

“Youngsters now are formidable, indeed. It is no wonder that he was acknowledged by the Primordial Immortal Body at such a young age.” The Undying Lord ruminated, then understood Mu Chen’s plan. At once, he could not help but gasp in admiration. Mu Chen was deliberately suppressing the growth of his spiritual power. Overly rapid growth would cause the foundation to be unstable.

Even though the Immortal Emperor’s spiritual energy had lost its will, he could easily absorb it. However, its magnitude was so large that rampant absorption would have an impact on Mu Chen’s foundation. Thus, he was doing his best to suppress the absorption speed, giving himself more time to adapt to the strength of the surge. But in this way, his suffering would continue to be prolonged.

In the face of rapid and powerful spiritual energy, Mu Chen continually maintained a calm mind in order to choose the best way for himself. Even the Undying Lord applauded his ambition. It was no wonder that the Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor were so optimistic about him.

However, although Mu Chen was currently ascending in spiritual cultivation, he had not yet developed the Tri-God Level of Qi into Trinity. This made the Undying Lord a little worried. After all, this was the real power that Mu Chen had to capitalize on to ascend on the Heaven’s Declaration List.

If he could not achieve this, it would take a hundred years of accumulation to reach that step, even with Mu Chen’s talent. But now, apparently, they didn’t have that much time. Therefore, Mu Chen would only truly possess this qualification when he had truly cultivated the Tri-God Level. If he failed, all these opportunities were nothing more than useless work, even if he ascended to Divine Grade.

…

Time passed in the twinkling of an eye, as another year and a half went by. It had been two years since the Northern Wilderness Hills war.

Boom! Boom!

In the Lower Planes, destructive waves raged, resulting in the splintering of one of the planes. Countless spiritual shadows shot out and collided with demonic shadows, resulting in a ferocious battle.

The Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor stood in the sky as they helped to stabilize the Lower Planes. After all, with the presence of so many sovereigns who exceeded the limits of the planes, any mistakes could cause the entire Lower Planes to collapse.

The Lower Planes were occupied by the Demon Blade Clan, one of the Extraterritorial Race’s 32 Main Clans that were hiding there. However, unbeknownst to the clan, the Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor had perceived them. Immediately, the army of the Great Thousand World Alliance poured in like a tide.

Crash!

In the distance, a blade strong enough to shatter the heavens and earth soared into the sky, carrying immense murderous intention. Even a later-stage Divine Grade would not dare to underestimate it.

Buzz!

The glint of the blade cut across the sky as the glint of a sword also skimmed through the space. Hundreds of thousands of feet of sword light surged, colliding brutally with the blade.

Bzzt! Bzzt!

The harsh sound reverberated as the space collapsed continuously. A flash of green light appeared behind a demonic shadow as the demonic shadow stiffened. The green light condensed, revealing the Green Shirt Sword Saint. He slowly returned his sword to its sheath.

Whoosh!

Behind him, the burly figure slowly broke apart. He was the leader of the Demon Blade Clan, the Sky-Tearing Demon Emperor. He glared ferociously at the army of the Great Thousand World Alliance and cursed venomously, “The day my master returns is the day your world will be destroyed!”

Boom!

As he screeched, his body suddenly exploded. Demonic gas billowed, raging madly towards the sovereigns.

Ablaze!

However, flames descended from the sky, burning the destructive demonic gas into nothingness. The man who struck was naturally the Flame Emperor. He looked at the defeated remnants of the Demon Blade Clan, knowing that from now on, another main Extraterritorial clan had fallen.

Over the course of a year and a half, they had annihilated six main clans. However, there was still no trace of the Heavenly Evil Deity. The Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor looked at the space, their gazes deep and sharp. Heavenly Evil Deity, where are you hiding? Even though things have come to this stage, we still can’t force you out?

…

This was a dark space where the light between heaven and earth was dim. A demonic palace was suspended in the dark heavens and earth. In the hall, the Saint Heaven Demon Emperor suddenly opened his eyes. He had a somber expression as he looked at the center of the hall where a Demonic Tablet shattered and crumbled. It was the Life Tablet that represented the Sky-Tearing Demon Emperor. If it shattered, it was an indication that the Sky-Tearing Demon Emperor had fallen.

“The Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor are ruthless indeed,” the Saint Heaven Demon Emperor murmured to himself indifferently, but there was no pity in his eyes, for the current retreat was for a more ferocious counterattack.

The Saint Heaven Demon Emperor looked up at the deepest part of the dark world where there was a boundless flow of demonic gas, as if something extremely terrifying were brewing. With a slight smile, his eyes shined with a ferocious luster.

…

“Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor, you don’t have to worry, we are almost there… In time, we will kill all of your loved ones and friends in front of you, leaving no one behind…”

Rumble!

A fearful spiritual energy oppression suddenly swept through at that moment, pervading the Northern Wilderness Hills.

The Undying Lord, who was sitting on the pillar, opened his eyes fiercely. He looked closely at the altar and saw that the spiritual fluctuations Mu Chen emanated had finally ascended to Divine Grade!

On the altar, Mu Chen finally slowly opened his eyes that had been closed for two years. He felt the vast surging power in his body, and a dazzling light burst out of his eyes. This was the moment. He took a deep breath, and a blazing glint radiated in his eyes. This was the best time to ascend to the Tri-God Level!