Chapter 1216 - The Relics of the Fourth True Monarch

This tribe is naturally gifted, with half of their skin a fiery red and the other half a deep blue, and they possess four heads oriented in the cardinal directions. Furthermore, their bodies are astonishingly large, measuring a hundred zhang at birth, and reaching at least a thousand zhang upon maturity. Some can even grow as tall as ten thousand zhang. Compared to other tribes, the number of individuals in this tribe is equally terrifying. Their cultivation does not require any techniques; they can instinctively absorb the essence of the upper planetary rings through the heritage within their souls and bloodlines. All of this is because the origin of this tribe is a true deity! Thus, this tribe once unified the entire Hunyuan Universe, wielding influence in all directions. In the divine system of the former Fifth Star Ring, they were considered one of the key rings. However... with the war between immortals and gods in the Fifth Star Ring, and the suppression of deities and the rise of immortals, all the glory that belonged to this tribe became a thing of the past. Their true deity was suppressed. Their tribe, having chosen to avoid battle and being among the earliest to surrender, was allowed to survive after the war. They were granted the right to manage the Hunyuan Universe and bestowed with the title of imperial family, as a form of honor. Similar royal families were numerous in the Fifth Star Ring, all rewarded for their merits. Yet, for such tribes in the Fifth Star Ring... necessary bloodline isolation was still enforced. Consequently, the original dual colors of this tribe turned into a single color, and their four faces became two. Their body's height was redefined, with a maximum of one hundred zhang! Likewise, their cultivation was restricted. The isolation of bloodline inheritance caused this tribe to lose their innate talents, forcing them to shift from divine cultivation to absorbing spiritual energy, with restrictions against becoming immortals or gods. Over generations, even their dual faces gradually disappeared, leading to reproductive gaps, causing a decrease in their numbers. Ultimately, in the so-called Hunyuan Imperial Family, most were about ten zhang tall, with only a single face. Until the dimming of the Aurora Immortal Palace, which left this outer heaven without a master, giving the Hunyuan Imperial Family a glimmer of hope. Thus, some tribe members experienced atavism, gaining dual faces again, and one became an emperor. At this moment, in the depths of the Hunyuan Universe, outside the massive Hunyuan Imperial Palace, Xinghuanzi stood in the starlit sky, his entire body surrounded by chains of order, gazing distantly at the imperial palace. His expression was indifferent, and his gaze sharp. Surrounding him were countless members of the Hunyuan race, towering at ten zhang tall, clad in black armor, exuding a dense murderous aura as they coldly watched Xinghuanzi. Between Xinghuanzi and the imperial palace stood three formidable figures. Each stood seventy to eighty zhang high; one wielded a long spear, another held a treasure pagoda, while the last had a gigantic banner unfurled behind him. The aura they emitted was unmistakably that of quasi-immortals! Such a phenomenon was unheard of in other celestial realms. Foreign races are prohibited from becoming immortals, even reaching the quasi-immortal stage is forbidden! Yet these three not only exuded the aura of quasi-immortals but also contained divine fluctuations within them, as if cultivating both immortal and godly paths. At this moment, they exchanged glances with Xinghuanzi, and the Hunyuan tribesman with the giant banner behind him spoke hoarsely. "You have engaged with us three many times, each ending in a draw, why persist?" "Moreover, you should have gathered the necessary primordial essence in this universe, and now knowing our tribe has an exemption decree, you still force your way in, isn't this... excessive." "Our Hunyuan Imperial Family has a bottom line. I hope you... do not mislead yourself!" Xinghuanzi's expression remained indifferent. He had been here for a long time, fighting his way to this point. Any one of these three, if faced alone, he was confident he could kill. Even against two, he could wipe them out at some cost. But three... and their perfect coordination made it impossible for him to advance. Upon hearing their words, he responded with an icy voice. "Whether the collection is sufficient is none of my concern." "Your tribe breaking limits is none of my concern, your tribe becoming immortals or gods is equally none of my concern. Who is supporting and sheltering you from behind is also none of my concern. “The Exemption Decree is the same.” “I only want... that lump of earth enshrined within your palace!” Xinghuanzi raised his hand and pointed towards the distant palace. As his finger directed, the palace shimmered with light, and a clump of yellow earth floated out from within, manifesting in the starry sky, exuding a terrifying aura of heavenly law! “You want this?” A deep voice, tinged with a hint of mockery, echoed from within the palace. Inside, the majestic figure of the Hundian Emperor, towering a hundred zhang tall, with a crimson body and two faces, chuckled lightly. “The relic of the Fourth True Monarch is not something I can give you.” With these words, the Hundian Emperor waved his hand, and the earth radiating heavenly law returned. Then, his voice, laced with a touch of coldness, reverberated outside. “Expel him.” The moment these two words were uttered, the three clansmen blocking Xinghuanzi erupted with a formidable aura. This time, not only did they exhibit the essence of immortals and deities, but it was even more pronounced. They stepped towards Xinghuanzi. Meanwhile, the surrounding clansmen, each exuding intense killing intent, melded their auras together, causing eighteen colossal phantoms wielding giant halberds to rise around Xinghuanzi. Each of these phantoms towered ten thousand zhang high, releasing terrifying waves, and they all swung towards Xinghuanzi with the force of an overwhelming tide. The roar of explosions erupted. In the face of such opponents, Xinghuanzi's eyes brimmed with murderous intent, yet his body ultimately retreated. Nonetheless, he had only been defeated once in his life. Even now, facing so many powerful foes, his fighting spirit remained undeterred. The chains of order around him spread out instantly, and his Constitution of Balance erupted, forcibly battling all with the strength of one person. For a moment, it was evenly matched. The eighteen phantoms and the three quasi-immortals could not suppress Xinghuanzi! This was precisely the formidable nature of Xinghuanzi. His Constitution of Order could delineate order for himself and his enemies, and the Constitution of Balance could forcibly equalize strengths and weaknesses. The stronger the enemy, the more his Constitution of Balance could augment himself, enhancing his combat power. Back when Xu Qing battled him, facing this Balance Law, he had to rely on multiple versions of himself from parallel universes, simultaneously erupting to throw Xinghuanzi off balance. This demonstrates the strength of Xinghuanzi. Praise echoed from within the palace. "You must be the strongest among the envoys this time. At such a young age, possessing such combat power, you are indeed a prodigy. If you become an immortal in the future, you will surely be a formidable one!" "No wonder you desire the relics of the Fourth True Monarch... Your Law indeed aligns with his, and this so-called balance is actually difficult to maintain for long. Therefore, for you, harnessing your own balance to display your strongest power is the method you've designed for yourself in battle. Unfortunately, your strongest power lacks a solid foundation. If this Heavenly Principle were given to you, it would perfectly fill this missing link." Xinghuanzi remained silent. Originally, he had it... Yet the voice continued to resonate. "Giving it to you isn't impossible. Form an alliance with us Hunyuan, become a guest elder of our clan, and take action for us three times, then... the relics of the Fourth True Monarch can be yours!" Upon hearing this, Xinghuanzi suddenly raised his head, coldly gazing at the palace, his eyes like those observing ants. "A mere foreign race with sinful blood dares to propose an alliance with me?" As these words emerged, all the surrounding Hunyuan clansmen showed anger in their eyes, and their murderous aura intensified. Inside the palace, the emperor of the Hunyuan Imperial Family chuckled softly. "Am I unworthy?" He raised his right hand, gently pointing outward. Under this gesture, the starry sky outside the palace instantly twisted, everything blurred, and all colors seemed to be forcibly stripped away, leaving only black and white. In this monochrome realm, a gigantic ink-like finger appeared out of thin air, pressing towards Xinghuanzi with immense momentum. Where it passed, the void shattered, and the starry sky withered. Xinghuanzi's expression turned serious instantly. He swiftly retreated, forming hand seals with both hands, preparing to go all out. At that moment, a familiar voice echoed through the starry sky. "He's right, you are indeed unworthy." Accompanying the voice was a crimson light, an endless scarlet brilliance emerging from the void, piercing through the black and white. In an instant, the colorless area was infused with red! Those reds were the leaves of seaweed, twenty in total, swiftly intertwining to form a whip that lashed towards the giant finger. With a resounding crack, a force of overwhelming destruction erupted, shattering the void and causing the starry sky to fracture. The finger halted and then dispersed. The eighteen colossal statues surrounding them trembled and shattered. Three Hundian cultivators' expressions changed dramatically as they retreated, yet they were still affected, spewing blood. Inside the palace, the previously composed Hundian Emperor's expression froze, his divine sense surged, forming a gigantic face outside the palace, staring at the enormous seaweed that appeared in the starry sky! And... the young man in black standing atop the seaweed! The youth stood with his hands behind his back, eyes like stars, his expression calm. The Hundian Emperor naturally recognized that seaweed! But precisely because he recognized it, his heart was in turmoil at this moment. "Number 29 of the First Rank... actually followed this person here!" "And this person's aura is clearly stronger than that of the Constitution of Order, could he be the leader of these emissaries!" Due to the different realms beyond the heavens, the Hundian Emperor was not well-informed about the events in the Nine Shores Celestial Realm. As he gazed, Xinghuanzi's heart did not calm with Xu Qing's appearance, instead, it was filled with even more turbulence. Because he realized... "Xu Qing has become stronger!" Xu Qing had indeed become stronger. On his journey here, he had been continuously absorbing the primal essence stored in other dimensions, and now he was just a hair's breadth away from achieving the great success of the Immortal Embryo's Illusory Truth and Indestructible Oneness. The advancement in both his realm and the Immortal Embryo also allowed Xu Qing's constitution to unleash even greater might. At this moment, he stood on the seaweed, glanced at the enormous face formed by the Hundian Emperor, and spoke calmly. "Hand it over."