Chapter 1611: Light Eternity Era

Ages had passed, marked by great turmoil, and now a new era was beginning.

With the Heavenly Emperor newly established, the four seas roared, and divine patterns of cosmic order emerged throughout the heavens. These patterns reflected across all major worlds, inspiring a resonance among all races.

At this moment, all cultivators understood that Heaven and Earth would unite, the Imperial Throne would ascend, and its light would illuminate all worlds.

Boom! That aura was terrifyingly powerful, drawing upon the immense collective will of all beings and absorbing infinite cosmic fortune. Like a cascading galaxy, it poured down into the battlefield of the two realms.

Everyone could feel that Gu Qing had broken through the peak limits of a Celestial King, entering a completely new realm. His divine might surged, as vast as the cosmic sea. Supreme chains of order wove through his pores, entangled around his dao bones, intertwined within his flesh, permeated his soul light, and condensed within his true spirit imprint.

He had attained the Great Dao, becoming an "Ancestor-level" being!

After many years, a Dao Ancestor-level expert had finally emerged once more in the major worlds.

This was not in the High Heavens, but within the corrupted myriad heavens, making it exceedingly difficult. To produce a being of this level was incredibly hard.

The Great Dao sensed it, and the rules resonated. For a time, all heavens sang in harmony for him, giving birth to auspicious light and releasing peaceful energy in response to destiny.

One could see sacred golden lotuses blooming one after another in the void and above the firmament. Sweet springs surged from the ground, auspicious light shone everywhere in the heavens, and sacred flower petals danced as they cascaded through the air.

Gu Qing had just ascended to his high position and directly broke through, but he wanted more!

In this chaotic world, in this turbulent era where heaven and earth might be overturned, even Dao Ancestor-level beings could fall and might be mercilessly slain.

Only by achieving complete transcendence and becoming a Path's End level being could one truly be indestructible through myriad calamities. Only then could one be considered a true Heavenly Emperor, capable of sweeping across heaven and earth.

Otherwise, thousands of years later, future generations would still label him a "False Emperor."

Immediately, he employed great divine abilities, unmatched across heaven and earth, manifesting his true form to appear in all worlds and present himself in the minds of all beings of every race.

Although Celestial Kings had issued decrees, in such a short time, the mortals of various races could not possibly know everything about the so-called Heavenly Emperor. Ordinary people cared more about their daily necessities, burdened by life. Who cared who you were, high above them?

Now it was different. Gu Qing wanted to become even stronger, so he directly manifested his thoughts among humanity, appearing in all major worlds!

He was now a Dao Ancestor-level being and indeed possessed this power; it was no problem at all to project billions of thoughts across all realms!

This was terrifying!

When the Heavenly Emperor personally projected his thoughts and communicated with all beings, what immense power would that stir up?!

Boom! All realms vibrated violently without cease, the Great Dao roared, and countless rules manifested, traversing the long river of time, ancient and modern.

"Be careful, too much is as bad as not enough!" the Dog Emperor shouted, extremely serious, for it knew this was an unimaginable great karma. Even as the Heavenly Emperor, it would be difficult to bear the collective thoughts of everyone in the world.

In fact, Gu Qing realized the impropriety at once; he understood that what he desired exceeded the limits he could bear.

"Crack!" Above his head, the halo of creation formed by his Heavenly Emperor position directly shattered.

At the same moment, his body cracked, blood gushed out, and he was on the verge of collapse!

Soon, his entire body was covered in terrifying wounds, and even his soul light was torn apart.

This kind of karma was unimaginable; bearing such immense fortune necessitated paying an equally immense karmic price.

Beings were infinite, and each one's thoughts were different. Even supreme Path's End level beings could not satisfy everyone's thoughts and desires.

Therefore, Gu Qing suffered a calamity!

The Celestial Kings from all sides felt their scalps tingle. Was this a major incident? The newly established Heavenly Emperor was about to collapse?!

Everyone realized that this great fortune was indeed not so easy to bear; it came with terrible disaster.

"Clang!" "Clang!" "Clang!" Suddenly, three vibrating sounds rang out, and three weapons appeared around Gu Qing: a mirror, a mace, and a lamp!

The three artifacts rotated, severing the infinite collective will entangled around him, cutting off the terrifying karmic threads, and isolating him there.

Everyone was astonished that a Dao Ancestor-level being on the verge of collapse was actually stopped by three weapons, allowing him to save his life.

"This old man was greedy; this calamity was deserved, and now I understand myself," Gu Qing sighed deeply.

His body glowed, his flesh healed, his soul light flourished, and he recovered quickly.

Had it not been for a Path's End existence from the High Heavens bestowing part of the three weapons' power, he would have been in peril!

The heavens returned to peace, though the various auspicious phenomena did not dissipate; they continued to manifest everywhere, after all, a Dao Ancestor-level being had emerged.

With the Heavenly Emperor newly established, everything presented a new outlook.

"Darkness shrouds the world, the strange and ominous lurk in unknown places, blood and chaos are ceaselessly enacted, cycling through eon after eon. May all sin and evil vanish in this era. A new epoch begins; I pray for light to endure, for peace to be eternal. This era shall be named—the Epoch of Enduring Light!"

Gu Qing stood on an altar, praying to the heavens and naming the new epoch.

For light and peace to be eternally present—this was what all cultivators hoped for. But could it truly be so?

"Heh, the Epoch of Enduring Light? How laughable. This era was already predicted billions of years ago to be the Gray Epoch; everything is already destined," a voice scoffed.

A cold laugh came from the horizon, accompanied by large swaths of mist, filled with strangeness and ill omens.

The next moment, an old soldier beside Nine Dao One immediately rushed out. With a thunderous sound, he shattered the long sky with a single punch, and the area completely exploded.

Large swaths of gray mist boiled, and a creature let out a horrifying scream. It was an elder, his entire body steaming with gray mist; soon he continuously cracked and then exploded.

"Excellent! With the new era opening, there should be an ominous creature for a sacrifice!" Nine Dao One declared.

Many people's faces twitched. The one blasted by that old soldier was actually a Celestial King, a monster from an ominous source, yet it was killed just like that by that limping old soldier!

Experts from all races were appalled, further understanding how terrifying the old soldier was, having had his body baptized by "that being's" blood.

Almost at the same time, Chu Feng also moved, rushing towards another direction and shouting, "Little Gray!"

In that direction, at the end of the horizon, were a few young men and women, all rising stars of ominous races, destined to rise in this era.

Among them was a gray-haired woman, a being transformed from a foreign land connected to the Lesser Netherworld, who had once tormented Chu Feng to near death. She was considered a seed-level young expert who had been left outside since recent ancient times; some even called her the Gray Mist Princess.

Chu Feng was rushing specifically for her. After sensing her aura, his emotions surged, his breath quickened, his chest heaved violently, and transforming into a beam of light, he tore through the sky and instantly arrived.

Beside the gray-haired woman, the other young men and women were not ordinary; all were seed-level young monsters.

"Little Gray, I once captured one of your clones, suppressed it into a doggie, and in the end couldn't resist killing it. Now I've come to settle scores with you!" Chu Feng said coldly.

Back then, in the Lesser Netherworld, he was invaded by gray matter, which was truly horrible. As long as he had the chance, he naturally sought revenge.

The strange and ominous beings had come to probe again, not prepared for battle, but the limping old soldier was too fierce and killed a Celestial King at once.

And Chu Feng was also incredibly wild. After seeing the Gray Mist Princess, his battle intent exploded, and the aura of his enraged blood shot straight through his skull into the sky, tearing apart the firmament.

Nothing more to say; the battle directly erupted, and these young monsters didn't have time to escape.

Bang! Bang! Bang! It didn't take long before five young men and women were slain, either turning into black blood, or into silvery-white light, or into golden liquid.

Only the Gray Mist Princess escaped with her life, rescued by a mysterious being who tore open space. But she left behind two long legs, which appeared snow-white and crystalline, and were carried back by Chu Feng.

However, on the way, the two long legs transformed into gray mist, which he firmly imprisoned in his hand.

He was too brutal. Everyone looked at Chu Feng with strange expressions; after defeating the High Heavens' Dao Child, he started tearing apart ominous creatures again.

Chu Feng looked back and said, "Go back and tell your young monsters from the ominous source that from now on, I'm taking them all. If one comes, I kill one; if two come, I kill a pair. By the way, are there any Ominous Dao Children? Any strange prodigies? Tell them to clean their necks and wait for me!"

After saying these words, he kneaded the dense gray mist he had imprisoned, directly refining it and using the small millstone within his body to grind it into refined substance for his own use.

"This... this is perverse! Who's ominous? Who's strange? Who's a monster? I think this guy is more like one!"

The people from the High Heavens had not yet retreated, and their middle and young generations couldn't stand it, so they couldn't help but speak up.

For a time, all parts of the world were astonished, and all middle and young generation cultivators paying attention to the two realms battlefield were inexplicably shocked.

"Chu Feng is too amazing, truly... invincible!" Ying Xiaoxiao of the Sub-Immortal race was overjoyed and incredibly happy.

After today's battle, Chu Feng naturally became renowned throughout the world. His name was being spread everywhere, and all races in the heavens unanimously believed that he had already swept aside all middle and young generations, ancient and modern!

After all, even the High Heavens' Dao Child couldn't suppress him; anyone who dared to fight him was overthrown!

"Appointing Kun He, Patriarch of the Fallen Celestial King Race, as the Fallen King!"

"Appointing the Ancient Buddha Ming Chan of the Buddhist Race as the Buddha King!"

"Appointing Old Ancestor Qing Xuan of the Heng Race as the Enduring King!"

"Appointing the Progenitor of the Feather Race as the Feather King!"

On that day, after the Heavenly Emperor was newly established and before the battlefield of the two realms, the new Emperor Gu Qing greatly enfeoffed the world. All powerful races with Celestial Kings enthroned had someone appointed as a king.

"Appoint..." Gu Qing looked at Nine Dao One, his lips moving repeatedly, but no sound came out. This was because this person and the three old soldiers had backgrounds that were too immense; they had once followed a true Immortal Emperor and were "that being's" personal guards. How dared he appoint them?!

Nine Dao One waved his hand, saying, "No need to consider me; I haven't been appointed king for many years."

Everyone was speechless.

The three old soldiers naturally also did not need it and were unwilling to ascend such a throne.

Next, Gu Qing then looked at the Dog Emperor and the Corpse.

"Do you intend to demote my imperial title to that of a mere king? Forget about it!" the Dog Emperor said, waving its large paw and directly refusing.

Even though Gu Qing's strength had surged and he had become a Dao Ancestor-level being, he still dared not display the Heavenly Emperor's might before the Dog Emperor, because the Dog Emperor had followed the truly invincible Three Heavenly Emperors.

"Appointing Li as—Li Black King!"

Upon hearing this title, Li Heishou's face immediately turned dark; he nearly raised a rebellion banner. In the end, he restrained himself and said, "Just King Li will do; remove the 'Black' character!"

"Is 'Black' not good?" the entirely black Dog Emperor asked him.

Li did not want to speak to it, muttering to himself, "It's because you, this dog-thing, use 'Black' as your imperial title that I don't want to be the Black King!"

"Appointing the Ancient Ancestor of the Four Calamity Sparrow Race as the Four Calamity King!"

"Appointing the Ancient Ancestor of the Six-Eared Macaque Race as the Battle Macaque King!"

Upon hearing this title, the young six-eared macaque, Mi Tian, standing with Chu Feng, scratched his ears and cheeks. Their clan's old ancestor, who lived in seclusion outside the realm, was actually given such a king title prefixed with "Battle."

Until the very end, Gu Qing looked towards the middle and young generations, saying, "Appoint Chu Feng as King Chu!"

Everyone was in an uproar, because all previously appointed kings were genuine Celestial Kings, without exception.

Only now did the new Emperor Gu Qing actually make an exception to appoint this young expert, King Chu, who was not yet a True Immortal, as a king.

Even Chu Feng was stunned; he hadn't expected the last royal title to fall to him.

Evidently, this was related to his suppression of the High Heavens' Dao Children, and at the same time, it was most likely Gu Qing forcefully assigning him a royal title out of consideration for Nine Dao One and the three old soldiers.

Thinking carefully, the latter reason was more plausible: Gu Qing was showing goodwill towards Nine Dao One.

But Chu Feng truly didn't want such a royal title. In his opinion, it was useless; it would only put him at the center of attention, unnecessarily attracting all sorts of hostility.

Moreover, his future path of cultivation was to fight his way up; why would he need others to appoint him king!

Nine Dao One spoke, "Whether you accept or not is up to you, but with the title of King Chu, you can freely ask the new Emperor for exotic soil, invincible pollen, and so on. I think he can certainly provide these emoluments to ensure your continuous advancement in cultivation."

This was indeed worth considering, and Chu Feng pondered the various benefits he could gain.

"King Chu loves slender waists, many in his harem starve to death..." Ouyang the Toad started singing as he spoke, but with a bang, Chu Feng slapped him into the ground.

"My uncle is Chu Feng, and he's been appointed king! Come on, let's go join him!"

"Chu Feng, the youngest king! If he's establishing a manor, I'll be the first to pledge allegiance!"

On that day, the world turned its gaze, and countless people passionately discussed it.

In fact, on the very day the new Emperor appointed the kings, he made another significant move: to sweep across all directions and achieve true grand unification.

On that day, Chu Feng also set out for battle, leading several "great beauties": Old Gu Gu Dahai, Mi Tian the Great Sin, Dong Dahu, who had rushed to the two realms battlefield, and Ouyang Dalong.

In fact, all old acquaintances appeared, gathering together once more. Old Donkey Lu Bohu and the young Big Black Ox also joined in.

Yellow Ox, now a White Qilin, shouted that it also wanted to be one of the great beauties.

"Me too, me too!" Zhou Xi giggled, quite interested.

"How about Sister Yao Yao joins too?" the Big Black Ox sincerely invited, but was immediately slapped away.

On that day, the group, heralded as the Top Ten Beauties (though not fully assembled), set out, arriving outside a forbidden zone in the Yang Realm. This would be the testing ground for King Chu's first battle after his ennoblement.

"It's you! How dare you appear before me!" In this forbidden zone of the Yang Realm, a creature appeared instantly and locked onto Chu Feng, Old Gu, and Dong Dahu.

"Who are you? Are you jealous that I'm the world's number one great beauty?" Chu Feng calmly spoke.

Across from him, the woman's beauty was somewhat unreal; her grace was extraordinary and ethereal as a fairy. She did not resemble a ferocious creature from a forbidden land, but rather a true immortal maiden, even when angry.

"She's that... big fiend!" Old Gu's expression was grave.

Chu Feng still couldn't recall, and then he saw that Old Gu, this shameless fellow, was actually staring at her chest.

"I'm not kidding, nor am I being improper, she's that big fiend from back then!" the red-lipped, white-toothed Old Gu emphasized.

Chu Feng ignored him, pushing him aside, and said, "Big... chest-bro, no, woman, have we met by chance before?"

"You infuriate me! You three shameless rogues, you stole my token back then, and now you dare to flirt with me!" Evidently, the woman in the forbidden land was truly enraged, and her killing intent soared to the sky.