thefictionvixens Chapter 376 The Life Source Stone Tablet, Destroying a City with a Single Hand
Chapter 376 The Life Source Stone Tablet, Destroying a City with a Single Hand
Chapter 376 The Life Source Stone Tablet, Destroying a City with a Single Hand
The aged Emperor Chao had no choice but to turn around and face these Source Emperors, sighing, "It's all for the sake of the Source River Clan—actually, I've been hesitant about whether to make this choice, but the Great River Spirit's warning made me realize that we have no other choice."
"What are you talking about?" Some of the Source Emperors on the other side sensed something was wrong.
"Do you all know what it was that a 'Great Spirit Level' being once existed in our world—how did it achieve such an astonishing level?" Emperor Chao did not answer the man, but continued talking to himself.
"Isn't it because of the blessing from the Great River Spirit?" a Source Emperor frowned.
"Can you use your grace to elevate another person to the Origin Emperor level?" Chao Di's question silenced the Origin Emperor.
"Actually—" Emperor Chao turned around again, tapping the ground lightly with his cane, causing the entire palace to tremble violently.
Those "geniuses" of the races who were brought here were all filled with astonishment and disbelief.
Meanwhile, the Source Emperors in the main hall stared in astonishment at the white jade stele that was slowly rising, sensing the primordial energy emanating from it.
That is not the primordial energy of all things, but it is their primordial energy, or rather—the primordial energy of all living beings in the Source River World!
"Our world was originally incapable of giving rise to any life."
Emperor Chao spoke slowly, stroking the strange white jade stele. This stele was actually the real secret of the deep palace, and the entire deep palace was built to cover up this secret.
"But this [Life Source] stone tablet has given the world of Tianyi Yuanshui the possibility of giving birth to life."
Emperor Chao said with a deep gaze, "Before the arrival of the foreign races, I couldn't understand why the [Source of Life] Stele and the [Source of Matter] Heavenly One Yuan Water were separate, but now I'm gradually understanding everything."
"This [Life Source] stone tablet comes from beyond this world—we are the first of the outsiders!"
Buzz~~
The white jade-like stone tablet seemed to vibrate, and all the Source Emperors in the main hall felt that their powerful bodies, honed over thousands of years, were undergoing some indescribable and terrifying change.
"My cultivation level!"
"What exactly did you do?"
One by one, the bodies of powerful Origin Emperors who once stood at the pinnacle of this world began to melt into liquid, transforming into the creation substance of this world, "Tianyi Yuan Water," which flowed all over the floor of the hall.
If it weren't for the special material of this hall, which is essentially solidified Heavenly Primordial Water, it would have long been corroded (returned to its origin) by the Heavenly Primordial Water covering the ground, creating numerous large holes.
The cultivation system of the Source River World is essentially about advancing one's life level by comprehending the laws of the world and developing the power locked deep within matter.
According to Emperor Chao, this "Source of Life" stele bestowed the miracle of life upon a world where life could not have been born. Therefore, the life foundation of these Source Emperors all came from that "Source of Life" stele.
Thus—through a long period of exploration and by studying the fragments left behind by that great spirit-level being, Emperor Chao found a way to activate the mechanism for "recycling the Life Source Stone Tablet".
This Life Source Stone Tablet possesses this function from the moment it is created.
It provides the foundation for the evolution of life, allowing life forms to compete, continue, and evolve in nature, ultimately reaping the fruits of life's evolution!
Originally, this would have been fine. Emperor Chao, who knew nothing about the many functions of the Life Source Stone Tablet, could not have gained any benefit from it. He had only eliminated a group of world-class combatants for nothing.
However, for a cultivator who can reach the Origin Emperor realm, understanding how to observe and utilize the patterns of things is the most basic requirement.
When Emperor Chao discovered that the Life Source Stone Tablet was refining the life forms of the Source River World, it would separate them into a mass of life energy and a pool of Heavenly Primordial Water.
If one can intercept that vital energy and integrate it into one's own body through some method, one can achieve the effect of "grafting flowers and trees," integrating the other person's physical talent, cultivation, and power into oneself!
Of course, this operation is very dangerous. If you are not careful, you will be drawn into the power of the Life Source Stone Tablet and be refined into life energy and Heavenly One Water.
However, Emperor Chao had already tried it many times, and practice makes perfect. He carefully intercepted the life essence extracted from the bodies of those Source Emperors who had no time to resist or struggle.
"What is the essence of life force, which is tangible yet intangible?" Emperor Chao's gaze was filled with curiosity and awe, then turned into endless sorrow and despair: "Gentlemen, we have never had a way to survive, never—"
"I will use your power to destroy the entire world, to destroy everything! Rebuild the Heavenly One, and all things will return to their origin!"
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"At that time, even the Great River Spirit will be destroyed, and the world's rules will be obliterated, leaving only the endless Heavenly Primal Water. Faced with a world that has lost all value, the foreign races should retreat, right?"
Emperor Chao has studied those outsiders for thousands of years and has determined that the Heavenly Primordial Water, a primordial substance with endless mysterious uses in the Source River World, is of no use to outsiders!
If Tianyi Yuan Water were taken to other worlds occupied by foreign races, it would just be an ordinary handful of pure water.
So—this is his true, ultimate plan for the inner palace!
He devoured and refined all the Origin Emperor Realm experts, then transformed into an existence comparable to the Great Spirit Realm, destroyed the world, and reforged Tianyi!
The "Deep Palace," constructed from solidified Heavenly Primordial Water, will carry 3 geniuses of the Source River Clan, who serve as the seeds of fire, to the endlessly distant future under the protection of this world-destroyer.
Perhaps they can reshape the world and create a new world before his power is exhausted, or perhaps they won't live to see that day, but the Yuanhe Clan will never sit idly by and wait for death again!
"The life essence refined by the twelve Origin Emperors, surrounding the [Life Source] stele, can initially construct the Emperor Spirit Life Body." Each subsequent addition of a single strand of life essence represents a qualitative leap!
Following the ancient inheritance discovered deep within the palace, Emperor Chao first absorbed twelve streams of Origin Emperor life essence into his body, followed by a large amount of Heavenly One Origin Water. His body began to rapidly increase in size, and his form gradually changed.
"How many Fate Points have you all received?"
Ye Yang glanced at his account balance and asked.
"119 Jing," said Tianxian Xingjun.
Tianxian Xingjun's contribution was considered small, but another Xingjun, who had been even more incompetent in the previous operation, spoke up: "89..."
Beijing.
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"213 Jing." Jing Liu Xingjun, one of the most active members of the group attacking the Zu River, said.
"134 Jing".
"172 Jing".
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These star lords were almost all born in the early period of the Silent Era, but they all possessed certain permissions to the Gate of All Heavens. This was due to the early research results of the Celestial Venerables on the Gate of All Heavens.
Before the population could be repopulated and the Gates of the Heavens opened to all, all members of the Immortal Alliance above the Immortal level completed the resonance of the dungeon world, and the first batch of advanced worlds appeared among these immortals.
"There are fewer and fewer of them," Tianxian Xingjun said, shaking his head.
"It's already in the late stages of development. The world's fate has long been in chaos. The big fish have been harvested, and what's left is just scraps."
The star lords whispered among themselves, while Ye Yang, having not actually made a move and merely observed, only reaped 114 trillion points due to the indirect influence caused by his own strength and realm.
Ye Yang nodded to himself, "Level 8 dungeon worlds are pretty good. Even in the late stages of development, they can easily produce a large number of Destiny Points."
Of course, compared to the gains he has made by disrupting and devouring the world's plot, this is nothing.
During the casual conversation, the short break came to an end.
The main purpose was to allow the True Immortal troops under their command to rest and recuperate. Maintaining the Five Elements Dharma Forms consumed a great deal of energy and put some damage on their immortal bodies, requiring some time for replenishment and repair.
Acquiring combat power that surpasses one's level is never an easy task.
"All troops line up, let's go!"
Heading towards the Jianzu River, Ye Yang and his group did not choose to return upstream and attack downstream, but instead chose to directly penetrate the middle of the river basin to attack the Jianhe Palace!
Jianhe Palace was one of the two major bases of the resistance army in the past, and it should also be the only major base where the resistance forces of Yuanhe World gather in one place today.
It possesses incredibly comprehensive defensive facilities; judging from the recently captured Tinghe Palace, if there were 12...
If a Source Emperor or higher is in charge, then a River Palace of the Ancestral River level will become a meat grinder!
Let alone a mere 1500 True Immortals, even if the Immortal Alliance were to send more than 50 Star Lords to attack, they would probably have to lose more than half of them to take it down.
Unless a powerful being of the True Monarch level intervenes—
Fortunately, the resistance army abandoned Tinghe Palace early on, and all the Yuan Emperors and important members were transferred away.
The remaining weak guards were unable to fully utilize the defensive capabilities of the Tinghe Palace. The Star Lords hastily formed a battle formation and launched several waves of attacks, quickly scattering the defenders.
But Jianhe Palace is definitely not that simple!
But it's okay, Ye Yang will take action.
In 14 days, the group arrived at Qicheng, one of the four major defensive cities surrounding Jianhe Palace.
"It possesses the aura of a Source Emperor!"
"Finally caught a fish!"
The star lords all showed joy. When they attacked the cities and towns in the Tingzu River Basin, apart from the first two Origin Emperors, they did not encounter any other Origin Emperor powerhouses.
It was all about fighting against annoying defensive structures, which was incredibly frustrating and nothing like the thrill of battling a strong opponent!
Furthermore, if the local strongmen cannot be eliminated outright, their guerrilla warfare and harassment will cause enormous trouble. Killing one more now will reduce future problems.
"It seems that Jianhe Palace is still guarded by powerful individuals."
Ye Yang nodded; he had sensed the two Origin Emperors in "Lacquer City" from afar.
This reassured him somewhat; at least the worst-case scenario wouldn't occur, with all the Source Emperors scattering and fleeing. He would be fighting on foreign soil, unable to teleport or conduct large-scale scanning and exploration, making it difficult to catch these rats.
Of course—if that situation really comes to that, Ye Yang will have no choice but to use his own thought algorithm Trojan.
The Source Emperor's willpower was far weaker than that of a True Monarch, and he was utterly unable to resist! Ye Yang spent several years spreading information about his thought algorithm around the world, and he managed to trick them one by one.
However, that would defeat the purpose of using direct combat to hone one's control over the Tai Su Battle Body.
"If each of the four major cities has two Source Emperors stationed there, that's a total of eight. If the defensive facilities of Jianhe Palace are similar to those of Tinghe Palace, at least 12 Source Emperors are needed to unleash its full power. Therefore, at least 20 Source Emperors can be gathered here in total!"
Jingliu Xingjun laughed, "If we can eliminate these 20 Source Emperors in one fell swoop, then we will have wiped out most of the resistance army's high-ranking forces!"
"But—" Tianxian Xingjun frowned, "Where are the remaining ten or so Origin Emperors?"
"That's a bit strange. If I were the decision-maker on the other side, and I knew that there was an invincible force among the enemy, I would definitely scatter all the high-end combat forces and send them on guerrilla warfare!" A military staff officer frowned.
"Not necessarily. Senior Qingfeng has never made a move, so his existence may not be exposed. However, the enemy's deployment is indeed somewhat strange. They abandoned a large ancestral river basin and a river palace fortress that they had cultivated for countless years, but they didn't completely abandon it, leaving a piece of 'meat' for us to eat."
Another military staff officer also seemed to have difficulty understanding this line of thinking.
"I think we don't need to worry about him so much. Let's just fight at our own pace," Jing Liu Xingjun said coldly. "As long as we see a Source Emperor, we'll just wipe them out. Every Source Emperor we kill is a unit of enemy manpower we eliminate!"
"Suppress all resistance as soon as possible!"
During the conversation, the troops had already approached within a 500 million kilometer radius of Qicheng.
The five celestial beings representing the five elements rose up, and the various star deities also subtly formed a formation.
Ye Yang made no attempt to conceal his terrifying aura: "I will lead the attack in this battle."
Although Jianhe Palace and the four surrounding major cities were well-defended, Ye Yang's methods were not without their merits.
This was undoubtedly a practice target for him.
boom!
The oppressive aura and the Great Dao Domain spread out simultaneously, but when Ye Yang reached the city ahead, he felt the pressure and consumption increase dramatically, so he took the initiative to stop expanding the domain to avoid unnecessary inefficiency and waste.
Ye Yang waved his hand and was the first to unleash his signature move, Shaking the Sea!
At this point, the Sea-Shaking Technique was no longer just a secret technique targeting the soul and consciousness. It also incorporated Ye Yang's understanding of thought algorithms and core information, making it a terrifying method that attacked from all aspects, including will, consciousness, soul, and memory.
Even if a strong person survives this attack, as long as they don't completely resist unscathed, they will still be imprinted with endless fear of Ye Yang deep within their will, mindset, soul, memories, and personality.
Wherever the Great Dao's domain reached, certain strange phenomena appeared, resembling "the wind of Ye Yang's fist," though not actually "wind," yet it still violently swept across the entire Lacquer City.
Click click click —
Bang!Bang!
Numerous cracks appeared on the towering city walls and layers of fortresses.
Those are various weakening materials and defensive structures designed to prevent the invasion of spirits or attacks on the soul.
But at this point, large areas are damaged or even dissolved.
"Can it still hold on?" Ye Yang noticed the large number of deaths of Yuanhe people's army inside the city, but the two powerful auras at the very center remained stubborn.
Although he could wait until the city's defenses weakened due to the large number of garrison deaths and the lack of support, he could easily capture or kill the two Source Emperors.
However, Ye Yang would not be stingy with this power.
"After all, this is another world, and there were still many flaws in my execution just now. Let's try again!"
He raised his arm again, his Tai Su Battle Body now blazing white, his soul bearing the Tai Su substance displaying an astonishing strength.
"Shaking the Sea".
The shadow of the fist fell.
This time, the technique was even more refined, displaying greater power. The phenomena of Ye Yang's Great Dao Domain became incredibly clear, distorting all things in the world. The image of the golden sun falling into the sea, which had remained essentially illusory despite countless years of refinement, was now transformed from falsehood into reality.
A real ocean appeared, lifting up the city of Qi, while a great sun fell from the sky, causing the Immortal Alliance troops in the distance to feel real heat radiation and high-energy particle streams.