15: The Immortal of the Mortal World, the Awakened Emperor Hengyu!

Half an hour later.

Inside the goddess furnace.

"Jiang, you bastard! Have the guts to let me out! My Sun God Sect will fight you to the bitter end!"

"Aaaah! I'm so angry! You despicable, shameless lecher! Scoundrel!"

The Sun Saintess was covered in burning True Sun Fire, attacking the furnace walls like a madwoman, but all her attacks were like a clay ox entering the sea—completely useless.

Great Emperor Jiang Hengyu picked his ear, a satisfied smile appearing on his face as he watched her exasperated state.

That's right! This is exactly the reaction there should be!

Just as he was preparing to further utilize the 'Six Desires Divine Tribulation' to properly 'educate' this irritable Saintess, the Group Master Wushi Great Emperor suddenly @him in the Chat Group.

【Group Master Wushi Great Emperor】: "@Hengyu, Fellow Daoist, have you played enough?"

Great Emperor Jiang Hengyu felt a chill in his heart.

This future Great Emperor really can see everything!

He hurriedly sent the Sun Saintess back, then pretended to be upright and incorruptible in the group.

【Hengyu】: "@Group Master Wushi Great Emperor, why do you say that, Fellow Daoist? This Emperor just found a demon from the Dao of Human Desire and confiscated the Demonic Weapon used for evil. I was just preparing to thoroughly refine it to set the record straight!"

【Hengyu】: "Sigh, I didn't expect such evil methods and malicious weapons to exist in this world! It's simply a disgrace to us Cultivators! To prevent such evil methods from spreading and harming the world, this Emperor has decided to personally establish a... uh, villainous organization called the 'Dao of Human Desire' and take all the infamy upon myself! This will serve as a warning to the world, and at the same time, allow me to better use this Demonic Weapon to deal with those truly wicked demons! Fighting fire with fire!"

Great Emperor Jiang Hengyu spoke with such righteous indignation, as if he were a dark hero bearing the infamy of the entire world.

The members of the group expressed their admiration one after another.

【Xiao Yan】: "The Great Emperor's righteousness is high! For the sake of the world's common people, you don't hesitate to tarnish your own reputation! This Junior is full of admiration!"

【Ye Fan】: "Who else but me! This is the true responsibility of a Great Emperor of the Human Race!"

Only the Black Emperor sent an emoji of a dog's head with a crooked smile, as if he had seen through everything.

【Black Emperor】: "Hehe..."

Wushi Great Emperor watched Great Emperor Jiang Hengyu's performance and shook his head with a laugh, not exposing him.

【Group Master Wushi Great Emperor】: "It's good that Fellow Daoist has such a heart. However, I am looking for you today because there is a major matter concerning all living beings in the Universe, and even the future of the Immortal Realm, that I wish to discuss with you."

Immortal Realm!

These two words caused Great Emperor Jiang Hengyu to instantly put away all his playful thoughts, his expression becoming incredibly solemn.

【Hengyu】: "Please speak, Fellow Daoist."

【Group Master Wushi Great Emperor】: "Fellow Daoist, do you know of the path to immortality?"

【Hengyu】: "I have heard a bit. Legend has it that every million years, a crack leading to the Immortal Realm appears in the Universe, known as the path to immortality. Since ancient times, countless Ancient Supremes have been waiting for that era to arrive."

【Group Master Wushi Great Emperor】: "Correct. But that path is wrong. Or rather, it is incomplete. What is entered through that path is not the true Immortal Realm, but a broken world. The true method of Immortal Ascension should be through tempering oneself in the Mortal World, living life after life, and finally transforming into an immortal within the Mortal World, known as a 'Mortal World Immortal'."

Mortal World Immortal!

Great Emperor Jiang Hengyu's mind was shaken; this completely overturned his understanding of 'Immortal Ascension'.

【Group Master Wushi Great Emperor】: "But regardless of which path one takes, there is an unavoidable arch-enemy."

【Hengyu】: "Who?"

【Group Master Wushi Great Emperor】: "The Undying Heavenly Emperor."

The Undying Heavenly Emperor!

As soon as this name was mentioned, Great Emperor Jiang Hengyu's emperor body jolted violently, and the entire ancient star beneath him cracked!

As a Great Emperor merged with the Imprint of the Heavenly Heart, he could naturally perceive those ancient and taboo existences in the dark.

The Undying Heavenly Emperor is still alive?

【Hengyu】: "He... is still alive?"

【Group Master Wushi Great Emperor】: "Alive. He has been plotting, wanting to absorb the Immortal Essence of Great Emperors to help him complete his final Nirvana and become a true Immortal. Behind every Dark Turmoil, his shadow is more or less present."

Hearing this, Great Emperor Jiang Hengyu's gaze turned completely cold.

Wouldn't that include him?

This was something he absolutely could not tolerate!

He suddenly thought of something, and his face became extremely unsightly.

He thought of the Materials he used to refine the goddess furnace—the corpses and ultimate dao emperor weapons of those Supremes.

He thought of the Undying Heavenly Emperor's true form—the Immortal Phoenix.

And the Immortal Phoenix was inextricably linked to a type of divine gold.

Phoenix Blood Red Gold!

He suddenly lowered his head, looking at the dark-golden goddess furnace in his hand.

He suddenly realized that this 'masterpiece' he was so proud of was probably as laughable as a child's toy when facing an existence of the Undying Heavenly Emperor's level!

The only thing that could truly pose a threat to the Undying Heavenly Emperor was the purest and most overbearing offensive power!

In an instant, all his previous complacency and playfulness turned into cold killing intent and a heavy sense of crisis.

He finally understood that while he had attained the Dao, the battle had only just begun.

He was not strong enough! His ultimate dao emperor weapon was also not strong enough!

"I understand."

Great Emperor Jiang Hengyu took a deep breath, the playfulness in his eyes completely vanishing, replaced by the determination and responsibility of a Great Emperor.

He looked at the goddess furnace in his hand, a hint of reluctance flashing in his eyes, but it ultimately turned into resolve.

Bang!

He struck the goddess furnace with his palm.

This ultimate dao emperor weapon that had just been born and hadn't had time to shine let out a wail, and cracks appeared on the furnace body.

【Hengyu】: "@Group Master Wushi Great Emperor, thank you for your guidance, Fellow Daoist. This Emperor knows what must be done."

With that, he carried the cracked goddess furnace in one hand and tore through the Void Realm with the other, stepping inside.

His target was pointed straight at the Eastern Wasteland—the Primordial Beginning Ancient Mine!

That place was one of the oldest Life Forbidden Zones in the Universe, burying more than one Ancient Supreme.

More importantly, there was something he needed most right now—Phoenix Blood Red Gold!

He was going to discard this tool of pleasure and re-refine a true, Supreme weapon born only for slaughter!

A weapon capable of contending with the Undying Heavenly Emperor's Heavenly Emperor Saber, and even... capable of drinking divine blood!

Eastern Wasteland, Northern Region.

The Primordial Beginning Ancient Mine had been a Life Forbidden Zone since ancient times, where even Saints dared not easily set foot. It was permeated with the Chaos Qi left from the Primordial Beginning Era, as well as the immortal killing intent emanating from the sleeping Ancient Supremes.

However, today, this eternally silent forbidden zone welcomed an uninvited guest.

Rumble!

The vault of heaven was torn apart by a giant hand, and the figure of Great Emperor Hengyu descended upon the sky above the Primordial Beginning Ancient Mine, treading on a golden path of light. His black hair was loose, his scarlet-gold battle armor clanged, and his emperor's prestige was as deep as the abyss and as vast as the sea, pressing down on the entire forbidden zone without concealment!

"Jiang Hengyu! You have already attained the Dao, what are you doing here!?"

Deep within the ancient mine, an old and dissatisfied Divine Thought awoke, carrying a decaying aura.

"This Emperor has come for only one thing."

Great Emperor Hengyu's voice was cold, his gaze like lightning, directly locking onto an area deep within the ancient mine called 'Falling Sun Ridge'. There, more than one Supreme lay sleeping, and more importantly, his target for this trip was there.

"I borrow your heads and the Phoenix Blood Red Gold of this place for my use, to refine my emperor weapon!"

Before his voice had even faded, he moved!

He threw the crack-covered goddess furnace high into the air, then threw a punch!

Boom!!!

The punch of a Great Emperor shattered the vacuum! This punch contained his farewell to his previous 'playful mindset' and his Supreme will as a new Emperor!

The goddess furnace, which had condensed the corpses of twelve Supremes, exploded violently under this punch!

A terrifying energy storm, like billions of suns exploding simultaneously, instantly swept through the entire Primordial Beginning Ancient Mine!