Chapter 1432: Fierce Battle

The Heavenly Emperor revealed a touch of surprise.

One by one, powerful beings emerged, as if all the heroes who had flourished in every era, even those who had fought against the Realm of Longevity, the strongest overlords of ancient and modern times, had gathered here today. One declared: “For ninety-seven billion years, I, Xu Baijing, once reigned supreme for eighty million years, suppressing all enemies of my age!”

Another brilliant Great Emperor stepped forth, their black hair wildly swirling as if tearing through the cosmos. Beams of light shot into the sky, imbued with the aura of one who reigns supreme over all realms.

Battle intent surged, blooming and fluttering like vibrant flowers.

Each low roar was deeply stirring, as if igniting the entirety of civilization from the era of bloodlines.

The Apex Era of Bloodlines!!!

They hailed from myths billions of years in the distant past!

They spanned the ancient ages!!

In that moment, this phrase arose in everyone's minds.

Ready to sacrifice their lives and shed their blood!

They came from different cosmic eras, having fought their entire lives and bathed in blood. No one knew what hardships they had endured to reach their peaks, wielding invincible power, yet here they were, all gathered.

They once had no hope, but now they had a second chance, a chance in this future era to contend for the ultimate gate and commence the final war!

The heavens seemed to be torn asunder.

One by one, ancient cosmic heroes stepped forward, unleashing their roars.

“Ancient prehistoric cosmic entity, do not block our path! This is not your era; return to your own universe!!”

One by one, their majestic figures ignited with fighting spirit.

Their current enemy was not the fake mastermind, the Realm of Longevity, but rather the mysterious, ancient, and decaying entities from the prehistoric cosmos.

“They are all exceptionally talented individuals.”

Xu Zhi felt a twinge of reluctance, pondering inwardly.

At this moment, those who had appeared were outstanding figures in cosmic history, but not truly heaven-defying. The truly heaven-defying beings were only now beginning to make their move.

“Where is my clan?”

The bright-eyed, white-toothed woman softly said: “Throughout the long ages and across the nine universes, our clan should be the one race that has continued to this day without its legacy being broken.”

As these words fell,

The other ancient overlords were stunned for a few seconds.

In the cosmos, through countless eras of history, what civilization could possibly have continued uninterrupted until now?

This sounded like an extravagant boast.

However,

“The Thirteenth Generation, Bai Quan, God of Faith, has returned!!”

With a roar, a Saint of Incense and Aggregate, whose size knew no limits, descended. The aura they brought forth was immensely powerful and terrifying. “Who could know that period of time in the cosmos? I once destroyed the entire universe; everyone went mad, and the universe would only utter my name. Every being, upon birth, called themselves Bai Quan; all myriad spirits of the universe were my very being!”

As these words fell, everyone else’s faces turned ashen.

Some Saints from closer eras had clearly heard of this forbidden name.

He had single-handedly destroyed the universe. On every planet, all living beings—animals and plants—would, upon birth, declare themselves ‘Bai Quan,’ a phenomenon that was both bizarre and terrifying!

“The Twenty-Ninth Generation, A’e, the Underworld Maiden, has come to kill.”

Another voice echoed. This was an ancient female being who mastered the laws of death, now fully awakened and gathered with the others.

Voices continued to resound.

Upon closer inspection, among the heroes and Saints from ancient and modern times present, a staggering one-ninth of all those from the 14 billion years of cosmic history originated from this one clan.

It could be said that every generation of this family produced great commanders!

This was truly unbelievable.

But only Xu Zhi knew that this was normal.

The cosmos was inherently unfair. While their bloodlines were randomly generated, putting them at an inherent disadvantage, this clan could artificially create theirs, naturally producing an abundance of geniuses.

Furthermore, with their foundational bloodline, even if they lacked innate geniuses, they could ‘borrow’ from others, absorbing talent from various sources... combined with the bloodlines they had refined themselves, achieving such a feat was inevitable.

Whoosh.

One by one, heaven-defying beings emerged.

“The One Hundred Seventy-Fourth Generation, I, Daughter of the Stars, have also returned to this world!”

At this moment, a woman stepped out, her voice cold.

She was not particularly powerful, yet Xu Zhi couldn’t help but glance at her again. He was momentarily stunned, and murmured with emotion: “That insectoid hive I picked up in the courtyard back then, she’s still alive?”

Xu Zhi recognized her with a single glance, his expression turning strange as he couldn’t help but fall into a reverie.

Before, in the orchard courtyard, the entrustment and conversations before their impending end were still vivid in his memory...

“In the blink of an eye, it’s almost been three years,” Xu Zhi softly murmured.

Meanwhile, the woman also looked at the Heavenly Emperor high above, feeling a vague sense of familiarity. She was inwardly startled, thinking: “I somehow feel that this being looks a bit familiar...”

But she quickly dismissed it, convinced she was overthinking.

She was the last of the Insectoid Matriarchs, arguably the most recent defeated combatant, from the latest era, vanquished by the Realm of Longevity. How could she possibly know an entity from the prehistoric cosmos?

Even if there was a connection, it would be through the ancient ancestors of the Insectoid race!

At the scene, no one doubted the Lord of the Realm of Longevity’s words, as there was no reason for him to deceive them.

“Simpleton,” Xu Zhi shook his head, looking at the woman. He quickly moved on, his mind having long become as calm as an ancient well, though he didn’t know when.

He felt that the Realm of Longevity was too cunning, with countless hidden cards, and this move was utterly unexpected by him.

“Is this your hidden trump card?”

The Heavenly Emperor looked down upon the ancient and modern cosmic heroes. “You should know that they couldn’t even defeat you, so how could they possibly contend with me?”

The Heavenly Emperor stood with hands clasped behind his back, looking at the successive Insectoid Matriarchs and ancient heroes. “You are all failures, dug out from ancient tombs. Do you truly believe you can defy the heavens now?”

“The divine tomb, the sorrowful roar of the gods, can indeed defy the heavens and overthrow the decaying heavens of old,” the Lord of Longevity retorted.

The Lord of Longevity sneered, “How can you know it’s impossible without trying? The power of their bloodlines can be integrated into an boundless killing array. Individually, in their respective eras, they naturally couldn’t overthrow the Realm of Longevity. But now, united as one, the destruction of the Realm of Longevity will be but a blink of an eye for them.”

His words were direct. Some of the powerful individuals, even alone, could threaten the Realm of Longevity, let alone when gathered together.

These were all the powers of the past and future—ancient Emperors and Sovereigns, legendary figures from old myths who embodied unyielding spirit. Now, they were gathered, poised to compose an epic tragedy that would forge a path to the future!

“The hymn of civilization is the hymn of courage!”

Tu Xin burst into laughter, feeling that this collective power was incredibly potent. “Gathered from ancient and modern times! Truly gathered from ancient and modern times! Gentlemen, join me and charge towards the Heavenly Road!!”

“Oh?”

The Heavenly Emperor was momentarily startled, then shook his head, slowly looking up at the sky. “Today is another fine day, an excellent time for your funeral.”

He flicked his fingertips. “As failures, you should know that the older one gets, the more one realizes there are no true miracles or dreams in our world.”

Having spoken, he gently pressed down with a hand.

The truly terrifying battle completely erupted.

Innumerable figures shone with dazzling brilliance, warping cosmic rules surged forth, and the earth-shattering war, unprecedented from ancient times to the present, ushered in the ultimate twilight of the gods.