A massive iron staff pressed down so hard that even the Life Forbidden Zone was about to split open — not even the immortal ancient divine formation could withstand it. The earth cracked, mountains collapsed, and formation patterns were ground into nothing.

This scene was simply too terrifying. The iron staff spanned hundreds of miles, striking out from the mountain ranges, splitting the nine holy mountains at the center of the Life Forbidden Zone in a single blow — divine might that overshadowed the world!

Who throughout the ages had ever dared do such a thing? This was a forbidden zone.

The Battle-Triumphant Buddha had finally come, making his move at this critical moment! A single mighty roar shattered mountains and rivers, and the shockwave made Ye Fan, the Monkey, and the others feel their blood and qi churn, their ears ringing.

Li Heishui had the weakest cultivation among them; blood seeped from both his ears, and he was quickly protected by the others as they retreated at speed.

This place was truly too terrifying. Even though they were in a different direction, several hundred miles from where the Battle-Triumphant Buddha had struck, they still felt the impact.

In that direction, golden light dyed the heavens and earth, filled with an ultimate imperial might, as though it had severed the long river of time in an instant and shattered the shackles of space.

The space and time here had become utterly chaotic. Whatever order of heaven and earth, whatever laws of the Great Dao — all of it seemed to have been cut off in an instant, leaving only a single great staff as the sole reality.

“BOOM!”

Above the nine holy mountains, that blurred figure devoured the essence of mountains and rivers, looking down upon the world with disdain. His true form could not be seen — only a pair of eyes turned into blue-green light, flickering in the darkness, and anyone who looked upon them felt their heart turn cold, their very soul unable to resist sinking into despair!

What kind of powerful existence was that? No one could say for certain. Just one glance from him made a person feel as though they themselves were about to be destroyed — spiritual sense unsteady, Dao foundation about to collapse, heading toward decay.

“Pfft!”

He opened his mouth and exhaled a stream of essence energy, which turned into a dazzling beam of light within the black clouds and struck at the Battle-Triumphant Sacred Emperor’s pitch-black iron staff, producing a sky-shaking boom.

In all directions, the mist stretched vast and boundless, countless chains of order shattered — this single strike destroyed everything, and the collision between the two produced deafening ripples.

One could see a terrifying ring of ripples spreading outward with the nine holy mountains as the center, covering the entire Life Forbidden Zone, collapsing without end — this was a terrifying great collapse.

“How terrifying, this Battle-Triumphant Buddha, daring to attack the being within the ancient primordial forbidden ground!” the Black Emperor sighed deeply.

In the next instant, they began fleeing swiftly again, shattering the void as they fled, because the terrifying shockwave swept far beyond the boundary itself.

At the same time, the Battle-Triumphant Sacred Emperor’s weapon was bounced high into the air by the impact, smashing down into the desolate wild mountains outside — no telling how many mountain ranges turned to dust, with no doubt at all — a complete and total annihilation.

Moreover, even more terrifying, it brought with it an aura of desolation. Many living creatures in the mountain ranges aged instantly, their flesh and blood withering, turning into dry bones, their lives reaching their end.

“Hssss!”

At the center of the Life Forbidden Zone, above the abyss, that humanoid figure looked down upon the world. Two terrifying beams of light shot out — the light of his eyes — severing the laws and Dao-light that filled the sky, turning toward Princess Shencan, sending her flying backward, coughing up mouthfuls of blood.

This was an utterly shocking scene. If not for the nine-colored battle robe of her clan that Princess Shencan wore, which flashed with dreamlike divine radiance at that very moment, she would certainly have been reduced to fine powder.

“That is the battle robe of the Primordial Ancient Emperor! I truly never imagined such an existence could exist in the present age, able to unleash such battle strength, facing the supreme imperial artifact of Shencan Ridge head-on!” the Monkey exclaimed in shock.

At the same time, in the distant mountain range, the Battle-Triumphant Buddha struck again, swinging the great iron staff to split the nine holy mountains once more, as if he truly intended to destroy this place.

The pitch-black iron staff was an immortal iron artifact, personally forged and refined by the Battle-Triumphant Sacred Emperor himself — brilliant rosy light, boundless auspicious energy rising like mist, as though a Sacred Emperor had been resurrected!

“That is… my father’s aura!” At this moment, the Monkey’s eyes brimmed with hot tears, suddenly thinking of his old father, wishing desperately he could return to the primordial age.

The ultimate imperial weapon had revived! Driven by the fearless, unyielding Triumphant Buddha, it was almost as though the Battle-Triumphant Sacred Emperor himself had been reincarnated, appearing again in the world — in this present age, perhaps only he could achieve such a thing.

Because this was the weapon of his elder brother; they shared the same cultivation technique, and were even a continuation of the very same bloodline — one could say it was an unbroken inheritance, which let it revive in the shortest possible time.

The pitch-black immortal treasure iron staff radiated brilliant splendor in all directions, its body spewing forth endless colorful light, with strands of chaos energy trailing down from it — the will to battle transcended the eternities!

This was the unique aura belonging solely to the Battle-Triumphant Sacred Ape lineage — a single character, “Battle,” could shock the nine heavens and crush all worlds. It was the mark of the most warlike clan in existence, one that none could compare to.

The Battle-Triumphant Sacred Emperor’s supreme laws submerged the entire primordial ancient abyss, transforming into boundless Dao power that annihilated all signs of life!

This was a world-shaking, earth-shattering ultimate confrontation, displayed through the Triumphant Buddha’s hand, driven by the immortal treasure iron staff — as though the old Sacred Emperor of years past had appeared once more!

The overwhelming black mist was nearly shaken apart, and a figure flickered, finally becoming faintly visible — the outline of a person, though it was still impossible to tell whether it was male or female.

With the Battle-Triumphant Sacred Emperor’s weapon revived, that person, whether he or she, did not dare underestimate the threat, and extended a single hand, carving out a stretch of heaven-and-earth order that turned into a dense cluster of Great Dao runes, meeting the staff whose rosy light illuminated eternity.

Ye Fan, the Monkey, the Black Emperor, and the others all held their breath. Such a great battle was rare across all of history and the present — to have the fortune to witness it was truly an extraordinary blessing.

The primordial ancient forbidden ground, its might overawing eternity — who could ever see through to its true face? And now a living being from within had emerged and personally made a move — truly astonishing to hear of.

In truth, they all very much wanted to know what exactly lay beneath that eternal abyss — was it like the Immortal-Undying Mountain, home to two or more terrifying existences?

“RUMBLE…”

Heaven and earth resonated together, the Great Dao sang in harmony, true dragons, vermillion birds, and all manner of immortal spirits appeared one after another, dancing amid the divine laws of the Great Dao, evolving this confrontation into something profound and terrifying, all manner of bizarre and mysterious scenes appearing, swirling beneath the heavens.

“DONG!”

That was the divine spirit within the Battle-Triumphant Sacred Emperor’s weapon awakening, rushing out in a mass of human silhouette to confront that existence, unleashing ultimate immortal light that forced everyone present to close their eyes.

“Heavens, the primordial ancient forbidden ground has formation patterns at the very least on the level of an ancient Great Emperor densely covering it!” the Black Emperor cried out in shock, finally catching a glimpse of some clue at this moment.

Various Great Dao symbols flickered, spreading out from the nine holy mountains, dissolving the aftershock of the laws released by the old Sacred Emperor’s weapon spirit.

Otherwise, without formation patterns of this level appearing, never mind this place — even most of the Southern Region would have been sunk beneath the impact!

Because this was a strike unleashed by the awakening of an ultimate imperial weapon — earth-shattering, utterly beyond imagination in its power!

“We escaped a calamity. If we had been any closer, without those Dao patterns shining forth, being outside the primordial ancient forbidden ground would have made us instantly turn to dust.” said the Monkey — no one understood better than him just how terrifying the old Sacred Emperor’s weapon truly was.

“Your uncle really does have quite the temper — daring to fight like this, is he not afraid of destroying the entire Southern Region? This looks like he’s ending the world!” Li Tian clicked his tongue, feeling a sense of awe toward the Monkey’s uncle, even though he had never met him.

Little Moon of the Ji Family’s face had gone somewhat pale. After coming back to her senses, she stuck out her tongue and stroked her fluffy, golden phoenix bird, her heart very tense.

With the Battle-Triumphant Buddha waging war like this in the primordial ancient forbidden ground, their families were all under threat — if the Southern Region were destroyed, would the Ji Family even survive?!

In fact, at this very moment, all the great ancient sects of the Southern Region sensed a shocking might, and all trembled with fear.

“BOOM!”

Within the Ji Family, an ancient scripture rose into the air, blooming with streams of auspicious color, protecting the entire ancestral land of the family within, as though merging into the void, no longer belonging to this world.

At this time, within this ancient clan, every elder’s expression turned grave. The ultimate imperial weapon was sounding a warning, the ancient mirror protecting the clan of its own accord — what did this signify? The Southern Region faced a great calamity, with the power of an ancient Great Emperor at war!

At the same moment, within Yao Guang’s Holy Land, dragon roars echoed through the nine heavens, and a great black cauldron rose into the air, dragon patterns trailing down from it, flashing with dazzling light, as though a black true dragon had been resurrected.

The entire ancient land was protected beneath it, radiating a terrifying aura — this was the Dragon-Patterned Black Golden Cauldron, the greatest miracle in this world!

Yao Guang had mobilized the strength of the entire sect to forge it — all the sages and disciples united in heart, devoutly bowing and refining it with utmost dedication, spending fifty thousand years, until it achieved union with the Dao on a stormy, rain-lashed night.

Although there were also rumors that on that terrifying night of thunder and lightning, a supreme being had descended, in the end there was no evidence for it, and it was not widely accepted.

In the Southern Region, within this Life Forbidden Zone, the divine spirit nurtured within the immortal treasure iron staff had revived, and driven by the Battle-Triumphant Buddha, its dominance knew no bounds, sweeping away everything before it.

Above the abyss, that blurred figure made no major movements, simply moving both hands in simple motions, bursting forth rune after rune, striking against the black iron staff with a resounding clang.

That was not the sound of weapons clashing — that was the roar of the Great Dao itself. There was no power more terrifying than this; at this moment no one dared come close — even a Sage arriving here would have to swallow their pride in defeat.

Above the nine holy mountains, the overwhelming black mist surged violently, and that figure’s eyes turned, as though eons of time flowed past in an instant, pressing down so hard that the immortal treasure iron staff trembled, nearly falling into the abyss below.

“The Battle-Triumphant Buddha is this powerful, able to contend with the being beneath the abyss…” Li Heishui sucked in a cold breath.

“You’re wrong. In the present world, no one can rival the Wild in combat — the Battle-Triumphant Buddha is borrowing the power of the divine spirit within the ancient imperial weapon.” said the Black Emperor.

The Monkey, meanwhile, wore a deeply worried expression, concerned for his uncle — for an ultimate imperial weapon to truly revive was almost equivalent to having the power of the Primordial Ancient Emperor, but the cost was immense. How many more moments could the Triumphant Buddha hold on?

“ROOOAR…”

At this moment, a great roar rang out, mountains and rivers trembled, sun and moon lost their light, a wild torrent swept across the entire land — this was a Dao-roar!

Throughout the Southern Region, every powerful cultivator was shocked to their core. No matter how far away they were, all of them heard it — this was heaven-and-man resonance, transmitted through the Great Dao of heaven and earth.

In the mountain range, an old ape performed an ancient technique that manifested his true form across heaven and earth — his body reached up to touch the nine heavens above and stepped down upon the nine netherworlds below, his entire body blazing with boundless divine light!

He towered into the clouds, revealing his true form — this was not merely shouting a Buddhist mantra, but as it had been in the primordial ancient era, his edge undiminished, looking down upon the world with disdain, his heroic bearing awe-inspiring.

The Monkey’s eyes turned red at once, tears rolling down. This was his uncle — just like his father, fearless before heaven and earth, shattering all obstacles before him. This was their family; this bearing was unique to them, unmatched by anyone!

Within the primordial ancient forbidden ground, Princess Shencan had already fallen beneath the holy mountain, coughing up mouthfuls of blood, protected by the nine-colored imperial robe. At this moment she struggled to raise her head, her face pale, but a strange brilliance flickered in her beautiful eyes as she murmured: “You are still you, no matter what has happened — the battle-blood in your bones will never change!”