422: Emperor Zhenwu

Behind Old Huan, the other seven individuals also ignited flames of different colors.

Old Man Kongyuan's silver flames, Ji Xiao's sky-blue flames, Xuan Shi's jet-black flames... Eight figures, engulfed in roaring flames, led by Old Huan, shot into the sky.

They fiercely charged towards a figure sitting cross-legged in the heavens.

Wang Teng's eyes flashed with a cold glint upon seeing this. They truly sought death!

He had given them so many chances to live, but since they insisted on acting like moths drawn to a flame, he would fulfill their wish today.

"Lightless Meteor!"

The Ancient Hall of Annihilation appeared before Wang Teng... Bang!

Bang! Bang!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Eight consecutive explosions followed, creating a rift between the upper and lower spaces.

Even the Four Profound Heavens' instinctive frantic attempts to repair it were futile.

The massive void created in space, instead, expanded continuously at an extremely high speed.

At the same time, it possessed an extremely strong suction force; anything drawn into it would be instantly shredded into oblivion.

Perhaps it served as material to fill the space, or perhaps it was swallowed into an unknown place.

Just as the range was about to expand further, it suddenly stopped, as if a timer had been pressed.

Then, it rapidly contracted at an extremely fast speed, returning to its original state.

Of course, those things that had already been devoured could naturally never return.

The vast spatial void shrank into a small dot, continuing to contract until it became a tiny speck of light and completely vanished.

And Wang Teng's perfectly intact figure reappeared before everyone's eyes.

The power of the eight individuals' final self-detonation was very strong, even stronger than his baseline combat power during his fight with Ji Hao.

The reason it caused such a huge commotion was mainly because the self-detonation attack did not entirely land on Wang Teng.

The excess portion spread out, naturally triggering such a grand display.

After all, attacks after self-detonation are difficult to control and could only inflict a portion of damage on Wang Teng.

In reality, when he and Ji Hao exchanged blows, attacks of this level were unleashed many times.

It was just that both of them controlled their power very well, with only a small portion leaking out, while the rest landed on their opponent.

So, it seemed the scene was not as grand as the self-detonation of the eight individuals.

Seeing that the battle below had been resolved, Wang Teng controlled his body to descend to the ground.

The other Ancient Hall powerhouses, seeing this, respectfully said, "Greetings, Hall Master. Congratulations on this great victory, Hall Master. There are no more obstacles on the path to immortality."

Wang Teng nodded, "As I instructed earlier, you may proceed with your actions."

"Yes!"

Upon receiving the command, the Ancient Hall powerhouses departed one after another.

However, Wang Teng remained there, watching the Shenwu Empire's imperial palace.

For some reason, only a portion of the vast imperial palace was affected by the battle; the rest remained completely intact.

Wang Teng took a step and was already inside the imperial palace.

There was no one left in the imperial palace now.

Those who wanted to stay and fight to the death had already perished in the previous battle; as for the imperial concubines...

After Divine Martial Emperor Ji Hao ascended the throne, he began to realize his grand ambitions. For over a hundred years, he had never once visited the imperial harem.

Therefore, he had never chosen any women, and his imperial harem had no concubines.

Ji Hao's predecessor had left some behind, but Ji Hao had never touched them.

Before this great war, he had even dismissed all the imperial concubines, eunuchs, and palace maids from the imperial harem.

Wang Teng did not go to other places but went directly to the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

The Imperial Ancestral Temple here was different from Chen De's previous life; each emperor built a separate hall for worship.

Undoubtedly, the hall used to enshrine the founding emperor was naturally located in the central position.

The other halls were built around it, based on the length of time since their reign.

The older the emperor, the closer their hall was to the founding emperor's hall.

And Wang Teng's target this time was precisely the hall used to enshrine the founding emperor of the Shenwu Empire.

Upon entering, Wang Teng saw the detailed three-dimensional image of this founding emperor.

"Long time no see, Emperor Zhenwu!"

Looking at the image, Wang Teng said with a smile, as if greeting an acquaintance.

Yes, strictly speaking, Wang Teng was from the same era as the founding emperor of the Shenwu Empire.

It cannot be said that way, because Wang Teng was in the late period of Emperor Zhenwu's era.

At that time, Emperor Zhenwu had already established the Shenwu Empire for over three million years, and he himself was over five million years old.

In that era, there was no method to achieve the realm of a Ruler. Emperor Zhenwu relied on some other secret techniques to live to that age.

Not only that, he was also a Great Accomplishment Sacred Lord, having achieved the Sacred Lord realm at over 1.5 million years old.

Sacred Lords were much harder to be born in that era compared to the present, as the Sacred Lord level focused on comprehension and did not demand much spiritual energy.

The dilemma faced by powerhouses of that era was that although the spiritual energy concentration was higher, their lifespans were not long.

This era, however, could accumulate over endless time; for example, the Sacred Lords under him, the earliest to achieve Sacred Lord status, did so at the age of five million.

In Emperor Zhenwu's era, even with lifespan-extending secret techniques, they would not become Sacred Lords by the time they died.

Moreover, using secret techniques also required a certain level of strength; otherwise, one could not extend their lifespan so much.

Furthermore, the rarity of Sacred Lords in that era was also extremely high; often, only one could be born over several eras.

Once one appeared, they were almost invincible in the world, unlike the current accumulation of so many.

As for Great Accomplishment Sacred Lords, they were the invincible among the invincible.

Once Emperor Zhenwu reached this level, he was undoubtedly the strongest in that era, without exception.

At the time of its founding, he was not a Great Accomplishment Sacred Lord, so the world was still unstable.

It was not until he became a Great Accomplishment Sacred Lord, relying on his absolutely invincible strength in the world, that Emperor Zhenwu was able to truly stabilize the Shenwu Empire, long after its establishment.

Of course, it was also fortunate that the later successors were not incompetent, until today, when he, along with the Ancient Hall, destroyed it.

Wang Teng was born when Emperor Zhenwu was in his late years, with only tens of thousands of years of lifespan remaining.

He was born into a prominent family in the imperial capital, where his father and ancestors all served as officials, relying on the great tree of the Shenwu Empire.

According to normal development, Wang Teng would also be arranged by his father to enter the political system of the Shenwu Empire to work.

And indeed, things developed that way.

Wang Teng displayed astonishing cultivation talent from a young age; at six years old, he was already a Spirit Opening Realm powerhouse.

Later, his cultivation soared rapidly, and he quickly crossed the subsequent major realms.

Such a genius naturally attracted the attention of Emperor Zhenwu at that time.

At that time, sect forces were stronger than they are now, and the world was much more chaotic.

Emperor Zhenwu also realized his days were numbered and therefore attached great importance to the development of the next generation.

Coupled with the fact that Wang Teng's family was a loyal royalist faction, Wang Teng naturally received his support.

Tens of thousands of years passed in a blink of an eye, and by this time, Wang Teng's cultivation had already reached the ninth level of the Heavenly Imperial Realm.

He naturally became Emperor Zhenwu's right-hand man, deeply trusted by him.

The Imperial Advisor at that time was a fellow named Myriad Gods. Wang Teng's first encounter with him...