Princess Shencan coughed up blood, her face pale, her expression tragically beautiful, straining with all her strength to unleash a strike to aid the Battle-Triumphant Buddha. The nine-colored battle robe on her body manifested nine kinds of images — true dragon, immortal phoenix, divine qilin… these were the various forms the ancient Emperor of Shencan Ridge had once transformed into in years past!

Each form was a supreme Dao rune, transforming into an unmatched power that suppressed the void, then striking toward the nine holy mountains. The immortal energy was without equal, and in this moment the Southern Region shook once more — everyone was stunned.

The Ji Family, Yao Guang, Taixuan, Xiaoyao, and many other ancient sect powers were all struck with terror — what kind of being was fighting here, that the power of an ancient Great Emperor had revived and was waging war, threatening to destroy this entire land!

Outside the primordial ancient forbidden ground, the Black Emperor had already finished carving its escape formation, ready at any moment to flee straight beyond the boundary, far from the Eastern Wilderness. It feared the two ancient imperial weapons would pierce clean through the Life Forbidden Zone and bury them all here.

“The nine holy mountains are inscribed with Great Emperor-level formation patterns — they shouldn’t be destroyed.” said the Monkey. Even with two ancient imperial weapons combining their assault, he still worried immensely for his uncle.

The nine-colored battle robe was not only unmatched in defense, but could also unleash terrifying offense — the Primordial Ancient Emperor of Shencan Ridge back then had clearly considered every contingency, worried his descendants might lack combat strength.

At this moment, the nine immortal spirits appeared — true dragon, immortal phoenix, divine qilin… transforming into nine ancient runes, each representing a law of heaven and earth, pressing down so hard that the nine holy mountains themselves were about to collapse.

Within the black mist, that blurred figure’s eyes flashed with blue-green light — “clang,” “clang”… nine beams of light shot out in succession, each different, colliding with the nine immortal spirits.

“BOOM!”

The entire primordial ancient abyss trembled, the overwhelming black mist surging violently, submerging this place — even heavenly-eye divine sight could not see through it, so densely was it covered with traces of the Great Dao, impenetrable to anything.

“ROOOAR…”

In the mountain range, that old ape who reached the nine heavens above and stepped upon the nine netherworlds below let out a great Dao-roar that shattered everything, a stream of innate essence energy transforming into a Dao-diagram that flew into the holy mountain.

Then, the divine spirit nurtured within the immortal treasure black iron staff emerged, opened its mouth and exhaled, and blazing light poured entirely into the Dao-diagram, transforming it into a world-grinding wheel, dazzling and brilliant, becoming a vessel of the Dao, crushing down upon that figure.

This was a terrifying assault — an attack unleashed at the fullest extent of empowerment by the fully awakened divine spirit born of the ancient imperial weapon, an attack that was almost equivalent to an ancient Emperor personally striking!

It could be said that this single technique was earth-shattering — if it struck the Southern Region, it would surely sink it, leaving nothing behind.

However, facing this astonishing blow, the figure above the holy mountain extended two fingers like a blade and slashed forward — the wheel was instantly cut in two, transforming into a stream of battle-triumphant sacred light that shattered the true void.

“Pfft!”

Then, he turned his hand over and pressed down, gathering all the light together, piercing open a black hole that plunged into an unknown dimensional space, extinguishing entirely — this technique left the Black Emperor and the others utterly dumbfounded.

“Beep,” “beep”…

At the same time, a series of soft sounds echoed through the sky — that person’s eyes shot out divine radiance, shattering the true dragon, immortal phoenix, divine qilin, and the other nine immortal spirits.

This defiance of heaven’s order left everyone speechless, able only to be shocked — a casual strike could break through anything; nothing could withstand it.

“Imperial weapons resonate!”

In the mountain range, the Battle-Triumphant Buddha let out a great roar, accompanied by the aura of heaven’s Dao, echoing across most of the Southern Region. Every single golden hair on his body glimmered crystal-clear; though his body was gaunt and withered, he radiated boundless divine martial power, making people want to bow down before him involuntarily.

The black divine iron in his hand blazed with brilliant rosy light, immortal energy soaring to the heavens, humming and resonating, releasing an incomparable might that stirred the Great Dao laws of the entire Southern Region!

At this moment, his aura surged dramatically, just as in the primordial ancient era — bearing the posture of one who wages war against heaven and earth, advancing without hesitation, his true form entering the primordial ancient forbidden ground, ready for the ultimate decisive battle!

“No!” the Monkey cried out in alarm. He knew that none in the world could contend with the Wild — even with the ancient imperial weapon in hand, his uncle would likely still suffer defeat, unless his father the Battle-Triumphant Sacred Emperor himself were resurrected!

At the same moment, Princess Shencan’s aura likewise surged sharply, and the nine-colored battle robe on her body radiated boundless light, nine symbols densely covering her body, transforming into supreme Great Dao divine power.

Her entire body shone with dazzling brilliance, unleashing the ancient imperial weapon’s ultimate divine might to the fullest — this battle robe too had nearly fully revived, ready to wage great war against the supreme being beneath the primordial ancient abyss.

“BOOM!”

A terrifying aura erupted — the two ancient imperial weapons resonated together, sensing each other, sharing a wondrous connection through heaven’s Dao, and joined together their might grew even greater!

Ye Fan, Li Tian, the Black Emperor and the others were all worried — was this to be the ultimate decisive battle? Across so many generations of talented heroes, none had ever managed to level the Life Forbidden Zone — could the Battle-Triumphant Buddha manage it, or would he perish here instead?

“DONG!”

The two ancient imperial weapons resonated together and unleashed their strongest strike, ancient rune after ancient rune bursting forth, covering the nine holy mountains densely, as if sealing the mountains shut.

The Monkey was astonished — it was as if he were seeing his father’s own technique; that was the Ancient Emperor’s Script, capable of suppressing all masters, spat out by the two divine spirits within the ancient imperial weapons upon their revival.

Above the abyss, that blurred figure was blocked, forced to contend with these ancient runes, because the resonance of the two ultimate imperial weapons, reversing heaven and earth, was simply too terrifying — possessing the power to end the world!

“BOOM!”

The Battle-Triumphant Buddha struck again — before the heaven-covering imperial runes had even faded, he leapt into the Life Forbidden Zone, swinging the black iron staff down, delivering a heavy blow against that person.

This was his strongest strike!

His entire form plunged down from the nine heavens above, an overwhelming, world-dominating pressure sweeping across everything — he seemed nothing like an ancient Buddha descended from Mount Sumeru, but rather carried an aura of one who feared no rival, his dominance overwhelming heaven and earth.

The Monkey clenched his fists tight, trembling with excitement — his uncle and his old father were so alike, whether in this kind of dominant bearing or in appearance, almost identical, without the slightest difference.

Everyone held their breath, waiting to see what result this strike would bring — would it truly split the primordial ancient forbidden ground in two, or would the Battle-Triumphant Buddha perish?

However, contrary to everyone’s expectations, the immortal treasure iron staff, though falling with tremendous force and momentum, suddenly changed — with a light, effortless turn, it transformed into a stream of black light and plunged into the base of the mountain.

The Battle-Triumphant Sacred Ape clan, besides possessing innate divine might, also had unpredictable, ever-changing secret techniques — the iron staff transformed into a bridge reaching to the heavens, black and gleaming, extending directly from outside the forbidden ground to the base of the mountain.

Above the nine holy mountains, that blurred figure looked down coldly, and through the densely packed mountain-sealing runes, extended a single hand downward to grasp at him.

“Shua!”

The Battle-Triumphant Buddha transformed into a beam of golden light, racing along the black immortal treasure iron staff bridge, letting out a long cry — one body split into ten thousand, golden figures appearing everywhere, ancient Buddhas everywhere, countless old sacred apes appearing, charging up to attack the mountain peak.

At the same time, his true form rescued Princess Shencan, speeding along the black divine iron toward the outside of the forbidden ground, the two ancient imperial weapons resonating, weaving together heaven’s Dao sacred power.

“BOOM!”

Above the abyss, that hand grasped and crushed all the sacred ape clones, unleashing a terrifying beam of light that extended out over a hundred miles, grasping at the Battle-Triumphant Sacred Ape and Princess Shencan.

“Clang,” “clang”…

Nine pieces of battle armor flew up from Princess Shencan’s body, transforming into dazzling light, entirely covering the old sacred ape’s body, protecting his battle form.

The nine-colored divine radiance soared into the sky, and the old Monkey threw her with great force, flinging her far away, and she vanished into a domain gate in the blink of an eye.

Then, he wore the primordial ancient emperor’s robe and held the immortal treasure iron staff, roaring up at the heavens, turning back to fight, ready to face the supreme being pursuing from behind in a life-and-death struggle, ready to grapple bare-handed with that sky-covering great hand.

“Om!”

At the same moment, a Buddhist chant shook heaven and earth, and from the crown of the Battle-Triumphant Buddha’s skull rose a demon-subduing pestle, releasing boundless Buddha-light, its power overwhelming the world — this was the sect-guarding supreme treasure of the Great Thunder Sound Temple on Mount Sumeru, joining him in defense!

“What do we do — could the Battle-Triumphant Buddha be about to perish? Can he withstand the being within the Life Forbidden Zone?!” Li Tian and the others were all shaken with fear.

The Monkey’s eyes bulged with rage, and with a great roar, he slammed his palm against the crown of his own skull, and from within his head burst forth a golden ancient scroll that plunged straight into the primordial ancient forbidden ground.

This was actually an imperial edict, personally written by the Battle-Triumphant Sacred Emperor himself back in the day, carrying his Great Dao before him — meant to save the Monkey’s life at the cost of his own, and now it released the old Sacred Emperor’s incomparable, world-dominating aura, boundless and overwhelming, filling heaven and earth!

It transformed into a beam of undying immortal light, plunging into the primordial ancient forbidden ground, blocking between the Battle-Triumphant Buddha and that great hand, shaking out ancient character after ancient character, radiating the Sacred Emperor’s power.

“Count me in on this one too!”

The Big Black Dog opened its mouth and spat out the Beginningless Great Emperor’s edict that had once been displayed at the Jasper Pond Gathering, likewise transforming it into a beam of eternal immortal light that flew into the sacred ground, blocking before the great hand, the aura of an ancient Great Emperor filling the air!

Beyond anyone’s expectation, that great hand truly did stop. Above the abyss, the being’s eyes flickered, staring at the two edicts, and then carved several ancient characters into the void with the great hand — and the hand vanished.

“That’s how the killing was stopped?” Everyone felt as though they had just woken from a great dream.

“What did those few ancient characters mean?” None of them recognized them, though they looked extremely ancient and profound, impossible to decipher.

“They should be Emperor-script — only those who have attained the Dao can recognize it.” said the Black Emperor.

It truly was such an outcome, beyond everyone’s expectation — the overwhelming slaughter had all vanished, and the primordial ancient forbidden ground returned to calm.

The surging black mist dispersed entirely, and that figure above the nine holy mountains flickered once and vanished, entering the abyss, its trace disappearing utterly, as if it had never appeared at all.

The empty mountains fell into deep silence, quiet to the utmost extreme.

“The Five-Colored Altar has appeared!”

Everyone was startled. Above those nine holy mountains, an ancient altar appeared, suspended there, sealing the abyss.

It was simple and unadorned, missing parts, worn away by the ages, hanging silently in the air, motionless.

Why had it appeared — what consequences had this battle brought about? Ye Fan and the others felt their hearts shake, exchanging glances, at a complete loss.

The Battle-Triumphant Buddha, his heroic bearing undiminished from years past, wearing the nine-colored battle robe and holding the black-gold immortal treasure iron staff, walked out step by step, his aura restrained, no longer intimidating, yet still making people want to bow down before him involuntarily.

“Uncle!” The Monkey immediately burst into tears, deeply devoted, leaping through the mountain range, rushing swiftly forward to stand before him.

“Damn it, why did I have to save him — I hate this monkey the most!” At this moment, the Big Black Dog seemed to have finally understood something, unable to resist baring its teeth, cursing under its breath.

Ye Fan, Ji Ziyue, Yan Yixi and the others also leapt into the air, rushing toward that area, quickly arriving nearby.

Among them, Pang Bo was the most excited, saying: “Greetings, Great Sage Equal to Heaven! Years ago, did you go to a place called the Great Tang of the Central Lands, and then head west out of Hangu Pass, crossing the starry sky, encountering the Tathagata, and finally arriving at Mount Sumeru?”