txolops Chapter 537 The Heavenly Emperor Traverses Time, the Forbidden God of the Primordial Era
Chapter 537 The Heavenly Emperor Traverses Time, the Forbidden God of the Primordial Era
Jiang Hao pondered in his heart, the first possibility being that the origin of this world itself was problematic.
This tomb-shaped world has been different from the very beginning.
Perhaps something that shouldn't exist was mixed in with its origin, causing the Heavenly Dao to be deformed from its very foundation. The second possibility, which is also what Jiang Hao least wants to see, is the pollution of darkness.
The source of darkness can erode everything, including the Heavenly Dao. If darkness has ever permeated this world, then the fall of the Heavenly Dao can be reasonably explained.
According to the cycle of the tomb era, darkness may have appeared in this realm very early on.
"This is troublesome."
Jiang Hao's gaze darkened. If it really was dark pollution, then the problems of this world were more serious than he had imagined.
Once the source of darkness takes root, it will spread like a malignant tumor, eventually dragging the entire world into the abyss.
This is much more troublesome than the Dao Xuan Realm that An Qiong's grandfather polluted. The Dao Xuan Realm was only indirectly polluted, while this place is directly polluted.
The way of Heaven to reap the benefits of all living beings and strengthen itself is the most typical characteristic of the dark origin: devouring everything to grow stronger.
"It seems I need to take a look at the past and future of this world," Jiang Hao thought to himself.
In the past, he couldn't do this. To view the complete history of a great world and trace its origins and evolution, he needed a power that transcended time.
But now, Jiang Hao can barely manage.
Because Jiang Hao has now created a heaven-defying divine power—the Heavenly Emperor's Step on Time.
This is a supernatural power about time. Time is the most mysterious and elusive force in any cultivation system.
Time is supreme, space is king—this is a widely circulated saying throughout the heavens, which shows the status of time-related supernatural powers.
Jiang Hao's ability to create this supernatural power was inseparable from two key experiences.
First, the bronze bell took him on a journey through the river of time.
That time, Jiang Hao truly and directly touched the essence of time and felt the grandeur and profundity of the long river of years.
Secondly, it is the accumulation of the ninth transformation. Nine lifetimes in the mortal world, each lifetime is a new understanding of life, the Great Dao, and time.
When these accumulated events erupted in the ninth generation, the Heavenly Emperor, Treading Through Time, was born.
Of course, to view the complete history of a great world, tracing back through the long years from the chaotic era to the present and even the possible future, Jiang Hao's own strength alone is not enough.
After all, Jiang Hao is currently only a mortal immortal, and he is far from being able to manipulate time at will.
But he has a bronze bell, which can take him on a journey through the river of time and help him locate the coordinates of this world, allowing his consciousness to travel upstream along the river of time, so that he will not get lost in the endless fragments of time.
Jiang Hao sat cross-legged in the void, his hands forming a mudra. A bronze bell flew out from his body and hovered above his head. The bell was crimson and shimmered with an ancient light.
"The Heavenly Emperor treads upon time!"
His aura changed, becoming ethereal and distant, as if detached from the entire world. The world itself changed color, turning into black and white, and the sound of water seemed to rise around him, shimmering in the sunlight.
As soon as the supernatural power was unleashed, Jiang Hao's divine sense disappeared into the river of time like a swimming fish.
In that instant, Jiang Hao felt as if he had transformed into a drop of water in the river of time, flowing upstream.
Countless scenes flashed before my eyes: stars were born and destroyed, civilizations rose and fell, and countless creatures struggled, shouted, cried, and laughed throughout the years.
Each image was like a falling leaf, drifting past him, but he couldn't catch it.
This is the power of the river of time; it allows you to see the past, but it doesn't allow you to directly interfere within the river of time.
He stopped after an unknown amount of time. Before him was a chaotic void, with no sky, no earth, no light, no darkness, only endless surging chaos.
This is the chaotic era, the beginning of the tomb realm.
In the chaos, the first living beings were born: innate gods and demons, born from the origin of chaos, each imbued with the Great Dao and possessing immense power.
Born at the same time as them were an ancient race known as the Chaos Race, equally powerful and ancient.
The innate gods and demons fought endlessly with the Chaos Clan; that was the first war in the Tomb Realm.
The scene shifts again. After the Chaotic Era, a new era begins. A person emerges from the world, with a burly figure, a resolute face, and is surrounded by the radiance of humanity.
That was the Human King, one of the earliest ancestors of the human race, the first person to discover that there was a problem with the Heavenly Dao, and the first being to confront the Heavenly Dao head-on.
He single-handedly fought against the corrupt Heavenly Dao, causing the heavens and earth to collapse, but ultimately died from exhaustion.
Although the King of Men is dead, his will has sown the seeds of defying the heavens.
After him, countless powerful figures began to doubt the will of Heaven and began to rebel against it.
As the Primordial Era began, the seeds of rebellion finally ignited. A group of unparalleled powerhouses emerged, among whom the two most dazzling were the Primordial Forbidden God Dugu Potian and the Great Demon King.
Dugu Potian, the first rebel in all of history, was exceptionally intelligent and saw through the conspiracy of the Heavenly Dao early on.
He knew that the Heavenly Dao was reaping the benefits of all living beings, that the cycle of eras was a deception, and that all living beings were merely nourishment for the Heavenly Dao.
He did not despair; he chose to resist.
He created the Eight Rebellious Styles, each one unparalleled throughout history and stunning the ages.
He orchestrated a grand scheme spanning millennia, uniting the strongest forces in the world to challenge the will of Heaven.
His life's purpose was solely to kill the heavens, a vow he would never waver in until his death.
The Great Demon King is another ancient supreme powerhouse who is no weaker than Dugu Potian.
He rules the demon realm, is ruthless and decisive, and gathers forces from all sides, determined to overturn the heavenly order.
His cultivation level was unfathomable, and his fighting spirit was unmatched.
He fought alongside Dugu Potian, and was the sharpest spear in the war against the heavens.
Besides these two, other giants such as the Ghost Emperor, the God of Time and Space, the Ancestor of Reincarnation, and the Ancestor of Yanhuang also awakened one after another, forming the prototype of the Primordial Battle Alliance.
The Heavenly Dao noticed the unusual movements of the powerful and began to suppress them frantically: it instigated a racial war, inflicting bloodshed among the powerful members of each race and depleting their fighting strength.
The Fallen Heavenly Dao Plan has launched the final era of reckoning, preparing to harvest the essence of all beings in the heavens in one fell swoop and thoroughly consolidate its supreme position.
Knowing there was no way out, Dugu Potian joined forces with the Great Demon King and other reclusive powerhouses to officially launch the war against the heavens.
The battlefield spans the human realm, the immortal realm, the demon realm, the spirit realm, and the edge of chaos, shattering countless worlds, collapsing stars, and causing the sun and moon to sink.
The participants include ancient remnants of gods and demons, ancient supreme beings, and reclusive old monsters.
Dugu Potian summoned the soul of the Human King, the Ancient Madman shattered half of the starry sky, and multiple worlds collapsed.
The Allied Forces of Heaven severely damaged the Heavenly Dao, breaking through part of its core and greatly weakening the Fallen Heavenly Dao.
However, the allied forces were almost completely wiped out: Dugu Potian's soul was shattered, his physical body disintegrated, and he fell into an eternal slumber, leaving behind a remnant soul to secretly plot.
The Great Demon King died in battle on the Ancient Heavenly Road, and his remnant soul escaped into reincarnation.
Looking at those figures who fought bloody battles in the long river of time, Jiang Hao felt an indescribable emotion welling up in his heart.
These people are fighting, tearing a rift open with their own flesh and blood in a cursed world.
They failed, but they did not give up.
They slumber, reincarnate, and plot, waiting for the next era, waiting for the moment when the Heavenly Dao weakens, so that they can raise their swords once more. They are a group of people worthy of respect.
In ancient times, the human race rose to prominence, giving rise to many powerful human beings.
The most famous of them is Chen Ba, nicknamed the Ancient Madman.