168: Chapter 168 The Stunning and Peerless Empress! Suppression…

The moment the Aura of the Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation surged, the Void Realm where the Azure Dragon Palace stood seemed to be tightly gripped by an invisible giant hand.

The air instantly solidified into steel, and even light seemed bent and distorted by this terrifying pressure. The Spiritual Qi that had been drifting freely in the Void Realm was instantly compressed into liquid, turning into crystalline droplets that fell like rain, pattering crisply against the glazed tiles of the Azure Dragon Palace.

Both Burning Heaven and Daoist Canglong felt an unprecedented sense of oppression. This pressure did not come from the crushing weight of cultivation Realm, but from the absolute suppression of the Origin of the Dao.

It was like a Mortal facing the thunder from above the Nine Heavens, or an ant facing a Dragon capable of overturning seas; the fear originating from the depths of their Soul caused their Dao Heart to tremble slightly.

The flame robe on Burning Heaven moved without wind, and the crimson flames that had been burning fiercely dimmed slightly under this pressure. His face, which was usually filled with arrogance and disdain, now became incomparably solemn.

He could clearly feel that the Aura of the Dao of Samsara radiating from the Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation was at least three times stronger than before, and it was still climbing at an astonishing speed.

Daoist Canglong gripped the horsetail whisk in his hand tightly, its snow-white strands standing on end. His face, usually so calm and indifferent, was now overcast with gloom.

He could feel the Dao of the Dragon within him trembling, as if it had encountered a natural enemy, and its circulation became sluggish.

One must know, he was an old-school Great Emperor who had lived for nine epochs and had once dominated all the heavens and worlds; when had he ever been in such a pathetic state?

After glancing at each other, a look of undisguised solemnity appeared in their eyes.

They both saw the same emotions in each other's eyes—shock, fear, and a trace of unwillingness.

It had been nine epochs; they had prepared for this battle for nine whole epochs.

They thought they knew the Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation well enough, and that by joining forces, along with their respective trump card treasures, they would surely be able to suppress her, extract her Dao of Samsara, and refine the legendary supreme treasure.

But now they realized that they had underestimated this woman too much.

Once this Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation, who had slept for nine epochs, awakened, the power she unleashed far exceeded their imagination.

"Old thing! Stop holding back." Burning Heaven's voice broke the dead silence. His tone still carried a hint of indifference, but if one listened closely, they could hear the hidden trace of anxiety. "If we don't bring out our trump cards now, I'm afraid we'll end up leaving everything to this woman."

Burning Heaven was speaking the truth. If they continued to hide their true capabilities, they would be completely crushed by the Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation before long.

By then, let alone extracting her Dao, even their own lives and lifelong collections would become the possessions of the Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation.

Upon hearing this, Daoist Canglong clenched his fists involuntarily, his knuckles turning white from the force.

He turned to look at Burning Heaven, a flash of cunning and calculation in his eyes. "Burning Heaven, this woman's Dao has grown stronger again. You want to extract her Dao to refine a treasure. But you only give me an empty shell to use as a Human Furnace, and you still want me to help you with all my might? That doesn't seem quite fair."

Daoist Canglong knew this clearly.

The main reason Burning Heaven was so eager to deal with the Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation was for her Dao of Samsara.

As long as he could integrate the Dao of Samsara into his burning heaven cauldron, Burning Heaven would have a chance to break through his current Realm and become the true number one person in the heavens.

And what about him, Daoist Canglong?

In the end, he would only get an empty shell with its Origin of the Dao extracted.

Although this empty shell was also the body of a Great Emperor and would be an unprecedented Human Furnace, it was ultimately less valuable than the Dao of the Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation.

Before, the strength of the Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation had been within their expectations, and Daoist Canglong felt that although this deal was a bit of a loss, it was still acceptable.

But now that the strength of the Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation had surged and the risks had greatly increased, Daoist Canglong naturally did not want to make such a losing deal anymore.

Burning Heaven heard this, and a strange look appeared in his eyes.

Of course, he knew what Daoist Canglong was thinking, and he knew that this old thing had always been insatiable.

But the situation was critical now, and he had to make concessions.

After pondering for a moment, Burning Heaven secretly transmitted his voice to Daoist Canglong. "I still have one Dao Crystal in my hand! I'll give it to you when the time comes."

Burning Heaven had thought that offering one Dao Crystal was generous enough, and that Daoist Canglong should be satisfied.

But unexpectedly, after hearing his words, Daoist Canglong just sneered and replied via secret transmission as well, "One is not enough! At least three!"

"What?!" Hearing this number, Burning Heaven almost couldn't help but curse out loud.

Three Dao Crystals? This old thing really dared to ask!

One must know, even though he had lived for nine epochs, he only had six Dao Crystals in his possession.

If these three Dao Crystals were given away, added to the previous three, he would be essentially bankrupt.

"Three Dao Crystals, you are being too greedy." Burning Heaven gritted his teeth, his tone filled with anger. "Don't forget, you and I are facing this death trap together. If we lose today, we will both die here; what use will you have for more Dao Crystals then?"

"Hehe." Daoist Canglong chuckled, his tone filled with confidence. "I can still leave if I want to!"

Daoist Canglong was telling the truth. He cultivated the Dao of the Dragon, and his specialty was escape techniques and fleeing.

Even if the Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation were stronger, as long as he was determined to leave, she might not necessarily be able to stop him.

Of course, this was just his own claim. In reality, if it truly came to a life-or-death moment, he himself had no idea if he could escape.

But for now, he had to adopt this attitude to squeeze more benefits out of Burning Heaven.

Burning Heaven looked at the peerless Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation whose Aura was surging, then at the confident Daoist Canglong, and couldn't help but feel conflicted.

He turned to look at the scene of the Six Paths of Reincarnation evolving in the Void Realm, a burning look of greed appearing in his eyes.

That was the true Six Paths of Reincarnation, the manifestation of the Origin of the Dao of Samsara.

The scene of the Six Paths of Reincarnation slowly rotated in the Void Realm, emitting an ancient and mysterious Aura. The Heavenly Dao, Human Dao, Asura Dao, Animal Dao, Hungry Ghost Dao, and Hell Dao were all clearly visible, with each path containing endless mysteries and power.

Countless living beings cycled through the Six Paths, experiencing birth, aging, sickness, death, joy, and sorrow; everything was controlled by this Six Paths of Reincarnation.

Burning Heaven's breathing involuntarily became rapid.

He could feel that within the Six Paths of Reincarnation lay a power capable of subverting the heavens and earth.

If he could integrate this Six Paths of Reincarnation into his burning heaven cauldron, his burning heaven Dao would undergo a qualitative leap.

Thinking of this, the greed in Burning Heaven's heart finally overcame his reason.

Isn't it just three Dao Crystals? As long as he could obtain the Dao of Samsara, not to mention three, even ten Dao Crystals would be worth it!

Burning Heaven gritted his teeth and finally compromised. "Fine! Three it is. But I'll say this first: if you don't do your best, then don't even think about the Dao Crystals, and you won't get that empty shell Human Furnace either."

"Rest assured." Seeing that Burning Heaven had agreed to his conditions, Daoist Canglong showed a satisfied smile. "Since I have accepted your benefits, I will naturally do my utmost."

Having said this, Daoist Canglong no longer hesitated; he quickly formed seals with his hands and began to chant.

"Hum—" A low humming sound rang out, and the Azure Dragon Palace suspended in the Void Realm suddenly trembled violently.

The gates of the Azure Dragon Palace slowly opened, and a brilliant cyan light shot out from the depths of the palace, soaring straight into the clouds.

Following this, an ancient stone stele slowly floated out from the Azure Dragon Palace.

The stone stele was cyan-black all over; it was unknown what material it was made of, but its surface was covered with the traces of time, looking incomparably ancient.

There were no words on the stele, only intricate, complex, and obscure Dao patterns. These patterns seemed to come alive, slowly flowing across the surface of the stele, emitting a terrifying Aura that suppressed the heavens and earth.

The stele grew against the wind, becoming incomparably huge in an instant, reaching a scale of trillions of zhang, spanning between the heavens and earth, like a giant mountain connecting the heavens and earth.

The moment the stele appeared, the surrounding Void Realm instantly became incomparably heavy, as if it had been infused with the power of billions of jun.

The space began to show dense cracks, as if it would be crushed and shattered by this Heavenly Dao might at any moment.

The heavens and earth instantly dimmed, the sun and moon lost their radiance, and the stars collided in the Void Realm, teetering on the edge of destruction.

The entire heavens and worlds seemed to feel this terrifying pressure, and countless Cultivators knelt down on the ground, kowtowing towards the direction of the Azure Dragon Palace.

"This is... azure sky dao stele!" Seeing this stone stele, a look of surprise flashed in Burning Heaven's eyes.

He did not expect that Daoist Canglong would actually bring out this trump card treasure.

The azure sky dao stele was Daoist Canglong's life-bound supreme treasure, as well as the treasure that guarded the Azure Dragon Palace.

It was said that this stone stele was obtained by Daoist Canglong from the Chaos at the beginning of the creation of the world, and it contained the complete Law of the azure sky.

Daoist Canglong's achievements today relied to a great extent on this azure sky dao stele.

For nine epochs, Daoist Canglong had never revealed the true power of the azure sky dao stele to anyone.

Today, in order to deal with the Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation, he finally stopped holding back.

"Hahaha! Good! Since you have brought out the azure sky dao stele, I cannot fall behind!" Seeing this, Burning Heaven also laughed loudly, and his Aura instantly surged.

He beckoned with both hands, and the burning heaven cauldron suspended above his head suddenly began to spin violently.

The burning heaven cauldron was crimson all over, with countless flame patterns carved onto its body, emitting a scorching Aura that seemed capable of burning everything in the world to ashes.

As the burning heaven cauldron spun, a faint wisp of flame slowly emerged from the mouth of the cauldron.

That flame was colorless and formless, looking completely unremarkable, without even a trace of temperature.

But the moment this wisp of flame appeared, the entire heavens and earth seemed to stand still.

Time ceased to flow, space stopped functioning, and even the azure sky dao stele, which spanned the heavens and earth, trembled slightly.

This was the Fire of Chaos!

The Fire of Chaos was the first wisp of flame born in the Chaos at the beginning of the creation of the world.

It was colorless and formless, without substance or mass, yet it was the most overbearing and terrifying flame in the world.

It could burn everything, refine everything, and could even burn through the River of Time and Space.

Fentian was able to become a renowned Great Emperor across the heavens and myriad worlds, largely relying on this wisp of Chaos fire.

Over the past nine eras, countless experts have been buried beneath this wisp of Chaos fire.

"Chaos fire! It is actually Chaos fire!" When Daoist Canglong saw this wisp of flame, his pupils shrank violently, and he could not help but feel a lingering fear in his heart.

Fortunately, he had not completely fallen out with Fentian just now; otherwise, once Fentian unleashed the Chaos fire, even if he could escape, he would inevitably be seriously injured.

Seeing this scene, the Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation had a hint of coldness in her beautiful eyes.

She stood quietly before the door of the samsara dao coffin, her white clothes whiter than snow, her dark hair like a waterfall, her bearing peerless, like a Fairy who did not consume the smoke and fire of the Mortal world.

However, the terrifying Reincarnation Aura emanating from her body caused the heavens and earth to change color.

She looked at the azure sky dao stele and the Chaos fire before her, a curve of disdain hooking at the corner of her mouth, her voice cold as ice, "The two of you have only found such a small amount of things in these nine eras outside. How truly pathetic."

The voice of the Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation was not loud, yet it clearly entered the ears of Fentian and Daoist Canglong, like a sharp dagger, stabbing fiercely into their self-esteem.

Nine eras!

Nine whole eras!

The two of them had roamed across the heavens and myriad worlds, collecting countless Heaven And Earth Treasure, crafting countless divine Sharp Weapon, thinking they had already stood at the Peak of the heavens and myriad worlds.

Yet in the eyes of the Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation, their efforts over nine eras were actually just "such a small amount of things."

What kind of contempt was this!

What kind of arrogance was this!

The faces of Fentian and Daoist Canglong instantly became extremely ugly, their eyes filled with rage.

"Arrogant woman!" Fentian roared, "I want to see how you will resist my Chaos fire today!"

"Hmph! Wait until I suppress you, let's see if you can still say such things!" Daoist Canglong also snorted coldly, his hands waving violently.

"Boom — —"

The azure sky dao stele emitted a deafening roar, suppressing fiercely toward the Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation.

The trillion-zhang-tall stone stele covered the sky and blocked the sun; wherever it passed, space shattered inch by inch, and the Law disintegrated piece by piece, as if the entire heavens and earth were about to be crushed by this stone stele.

At the same time, Fentian also flicked his finger, and that wisp of Chaos fire turned into a stream of light, shooting toward the Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation.

Wherever the Chaos fire passed, the river of time and space was burned with a huge crack, and countless fragments of time and space turned into nothingness in the flames.

Facing the pincer attack of the two great treasures, the face of the Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation still held no expression.

She only faintly raised her right hand and waved it gently.

"Hum — —"

Suddenly, the samsara dao coffin floating behind her erupted with ten thousand zhang of golden light.

The door of the dao coffin slowly opened, and the scene of the Six Paths of Reincarnation gushed out from the dao coffin, appearing as if it were substantial, actively rushing toward the azure sky dao stele and the Chaos fire.

The scene of the Six Paths of Reincarnation rotated, emitting a rumbling sound, like a giant millstone, wanting to grind all things in the world into powder.

The majesty of the Heavenly Dao, the prosperity of the human path, the slaughter of the Asura path, the ignorance of the beast path, the pain of the hungry ghost path, and the horror of the Hell path—everything was displayed vividly within this Six Paths of Reincarnation.

"Boom!!!"

The scene of the Six Paths of Reincarnation first collided with the azure sky dao stele.

An earth-shattering roar came, and the entire heavens and myriad worlds trembled violently.

Countless stars exploded under the effect of this shockwave, turning into fireworks filling the sky.

The azure sky dao stele trembled violently, the Dao patterns on the stele flashing crazily, emitting brilliant green light, wanting to suppress the scene of the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

But the power of the scene of the Six Paths of Reincarnation was simply too terrifying.

It was like a bottomless abyss, constantly devouring the green light emitted by the azure sky dao stele.

The light on the azure sky dao stele dimmed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the stele body even began to show fine cracks.

Seeing this, Daoist Canglong's expression changed greatly, and he hurriedly mobilized the Dao power within his body with all his might, injecting it into the azure sky dao stele.

"Suppress for me!" Daoist Canglong roared, blue veins bulging on his forehead; he had clearly exhausted all his strength.

Under the full mobilization of Daoist Canglong, the azure sky dao stele erupted with dazzling light again, temporarily resisting the offensive of the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

Just at this moment, that wisp of Chaos fire had also arrived before the Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation.

The Chaos fire burned silently, burning toward the body of the Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation.

It wanted to completely refine the body of the Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation along with her Dao of Samsara.

But the Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation only glanced at that wisp of Chaos fire faintly, then extended her finger and tapped it lightly.

"Ding — —"

A crisp sound came as the finger of the Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation tapped on the Chaos fire.

An incredible scene occurred.

That wisp of Chaos fire, capable of burning through the river of time and space, actually stopped burning under the finger of the Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation.

Immediately after, the scene of the Six Paths of Reincarnation split off a tributary, wrapping up the Chaos fire.

The Chaos fire struggled crazily within the Six Paths of Reincarnation, wanting to break free from the restraints.

It burned constantly, wanting to burn through the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

But the Six Paths of Reincarnation was like an indestructible cage; no matter how the Chaos fire struggled, it could not escape.

Instead, it was constantly eroded by the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and the light of the flame grew dimmer and dimmer.

"What?!" Seeing this scene, Fentian's eyeballs were almost popping out.

He could not believe that the Chaos fire he was so proud of had been trapped so easily by the Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation.

This was Chaos fire!

It was the most tyrannical flame in the world!

How could it be trapped by the Six Paths of Reincarnation?

Fentian was unwilling to give up; he once again mobilized the burning heaven cauldron with all his might, wanting to summon the Chaos fire back.

But no matter how hard he tried, the Chaos fire was like it was nailed within the Six Paths of Reincarnation, not moving an inch.

Instead, it was eroded by the Six Paths of Reincarnation until it became smaller and smaller, on the verge of disappearing completely.

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!" Fentian roared madly, his eyes filled with an expression of disbelief.

The Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation looked at the panicked Fentian and Daoist Canglong, her face still holding no expression.

She said faintly, "Although the Chaos fire is tyrannical, it is ultimately just a wisp of remnant fire from the beginning of heaven and earth. And my Six Paths of Reincarnation contains the birth and death Reincarnation of all things in the world. A mere wisp of remnant fire dares to show off in front of me?"

After speaking, the Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation gently clenched her fist.

"Puff — —"

That wisp of Chaos fire wrapped by the Six Paths of Reincarnation was instantly snuffed out, not even leaving a single spark.

"Puff — —"

Fentian spurted out a mouthful of blood violently, his face instantly turning pale as paper.

The Chaos fire was his natal fire, connected to his heart and spirit. Now that the Chaos fire was extinguished, he also suffered a serious backlash.

"My Chaos fire... My Chaos fire..." Fentian muttered to himself in a daze, his eyes filled with despair.

He never thought that the trump card he had prepared for nine eras would be so easily broken by the Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation.

Seeing Fentian's state, Daoist Canglong also felt a chill in his heart.

He knew that they were likely in real trouble today.

Even the Chaos fire had been extinguished; what else did they have to deal with the Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation?

Daoist Canglong subconsciously wanted to escape.

He secretly operated the Dragon Dao within his body, preparing to use an escape technique to leave this place of trouble.

But just at this moment, the Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation suddenly turned her head to look at him, a cold light flashing in her beautiful eyes.

"Want to leave?" the Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation said faintly, "Since you have come, you should both stay."

After speaking, the Ancient Emperor of Reincarnation waved her hand again.

The scene of the Six Paths of Reincarnation surged violently, enveloping the entire Azure Dragon Palace.

A terrifying suction force came from within the Six Paths of Reincarnation, wanting to suck both Fentian and Daoist Canglong into the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

Daoist Canglong's expression changed greatly, and he hurriedly mobilized the azure sky dao stele with all his might, resisting this suction force.

"Fentian! What are you still stunned for? Hurry up and act! Do you want both of us to die here?" Daoist Canglong roared at Fentian.

Hearing Daoist Canglong's roar, Fentian finally recovered from his despair.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, a flash of madness appearing in his eyes.

"Fine! Since you won't let me live, then I will perish together with you!" Fentian roared, slamming his chest violently.

"Puff — —"

Fentian spurted out another mouthful of blood; this mouthful of blood did not fall to the ground but flew entirely into the burning heaven cauldron.

"Hum — —"

The burning heaven cauldron emitted a piercing hum, and the flame patterns on the cauldron body instantly lit up, emitting a destructive Aura.

"Fentian! Are you crazy? You actually want to burn your own Dao Origin?" Seeing Fentian's action, Daoist Canglong was scared to the point of Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering.

Burning the Dao Origin was a suicidal tactic.

Once the Dao Origin was burned, even if one could survive, their cultivation would plummet, and there would be no possibility of further progress from then on.

"I am not crazy!" Fentian said with a ferocious expression, "Today, either she dies, or we both die together! There is no third option!"

After speaking, Fentian quickly formed seals with his hands, muttering incantations.

"Burning Heaven Dao, with my blood, with my Soul, burn the Origin, burn everything to nothing!"

Following Fentian's incantation, the Aura emitted by the burning heaven cauldron became increasingly terrifying.

Black flames began to appear at the cauldron's mouth; these black flames were even more tyrannical and terrifying than the Chaos fire just now.

This was the ultimate flame unleashed by Fentian burning his own Dao Origin—the Burning Heaven World-Extinguishing Fire.

This kind of flame possessed the power to destroy the heavens and extinguish the earth; once it erupted, even a Great Emperor would be burned to ashes.

Seeing this scene, Daoist Canglong also knew there was no retreat now.

He gritted his teeth, also slammed his chest violently, spurted out a mouthful of essential blood, and injected it into the azure sky dao stele.

"Azure Sky Dao Law, with my life, induce the Heavenly Dao, suppress the eternity!"

After absorbing Daoist Canglong's essential blood, the azure sky dao stele erupted with dazzling light again.

The cracks on the stele body healed instantly, and the Aura it emitted was several times more terrifying than before.

"Boom!!!"

The burning heaven cauldron and the azure sky dao stele collided toward the scene of the Six Paths of Reincarnation simultaneously.

This time, both sides had exhausted all their strength.