Buzzing!
The entire Taishan Palace was vibrating and roaring with joy at the return of its former master.
Behind Heishan Jun, the realm created by the sacrifice to Taishan Lord continued to draw the vitality of beings from the Three Realms, transforming it into a massive force of dark red energy.
Boom!
This dark red power merged with his innate energy, turning it into a black-purple force streaked with blood light. Like a mountain pressing down from the sky, it crashed down upon the City God of Heitai, causing sparks to fly and streams of cyan energy to be rapidly drawn out.
If Wu Ming were here, he would immediately recognize that this cyan energy was the very essence of the Heitai City God—indeed, even the authority of a deity!
Even among deities, power is mostly manifested in white, red, or golden hues, differing only in magnitude.
Reaching the cyan level, one becomes a Great Deity!
Moreover, divine fortune is a manifestation of strength. The fortune of gods and immortals is enduring and firm, far more precious than the fortune of mortals.
Among mortals, even purple energy is rare; in the divine and immortal paths, it is even rarer, and can be considered the power of the world’s very foundation.
For the original Heitai City God and Heishan Jun, golden energy was perfectly suited.
But this cyan energy was the essence of the original Dongyue Dadi (Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak) and Taishan Lord. As for the purple energy, it was the faintest thread of the world’s foundational power obtained by a former god of land and grain after receiving the Dragon’s Blessing and controlling the authority of the underworld. It was the ultimate expression of power. The true authority of the Taishan Lord was still the cyan energy!
Now, with large amounts of cyan energy being extracted, the flame atop the City God’s head visibly shrank.
“Heishan… you…”
Feeling the transfer of authority, the Heitai City God’s gaze remained as cold and indifferent as ice, unbothered by the loss of his foundation.
He looked at the grotesque Heishan Jun and deeply sensed the hatred within the other.
This hatred originated from the very core of the City God’s being, making it easier for him to understand and accept.
“Still… this Sovereign is a heavenly ordained deity. Rather let the world betray me than I betray the world! Even if I fall, I cannot allow the Three Realms to be destroyed and all life to perish…”
The Heitai City God stood up, and suddenly golden-cyan flames erupted around his body.
Boom!
The force of these flames even caused the faintest trace of purple energy to surge rapidly, resisting the encroachment of the Taishan Lord’s sacrificial realm.
“Sacrifice?!”
Heishan Jun’s eyes narrowed: “Now you burn your divine power—do you think I’ll just let you get away with it?”
“Heishan Jun… whether you are right or wrong, this Sovereign no longer wishes to argue. Now, I can only entrust my hopes to those who still remain!”
The Heitai City God stood up and walked directly out of the 300-mile illusionary Heishan realm, stepping into the real palace.
Buzzing!
As expected, the Taishan Palace accepted the Heitai City God’s power, after all, he was also its master, possessing half of its authority!
“Entrust?”
Heishan Jun sneered: “Your land god avatars have all been destroyed, and my underworld officials have been captured—where else could there be…”
But at this moment, an intense unease quickly overtook his heart, prompting him to act without hesitation: “Decree! Suppression!”
Dark purple clouds surged downward, only to be blocked by roaring flames.
From within the fire, the Heitai City God’s form grew increasingly ethereal, but his words rang out clearly: “Indeed! All divine positions were bestowed by this Sovereign. Holding them is a matter of fate and causality, representing a thread of inheritance…”
“You mercilessly erased all the deities bearing my mark…”
“Pity… there remains one land god position that had long escaped my control, hehe… The vitality of heaven and earth always leaves a thread of hope—now I finally understand!”
“Not good!”
In an instant, Heishan Jun also thought of something and rushed forward in alarm.
Unfortunately, it was already too late.
“The Taishan Palace cannot stop this Sovereign, nor can you… Heishan, from now on, let humanity deal with you as they will!”
After saying this, the Heitai City God’s face showed a faint smile.
Then, his entire body burned away in the flames. The power released by the self-immolation of a deity momentarily seemed to make heaven and earth hold their breath.
Boom!
Massive golden divine energy burned forth, transforming into flames that violently shattered the power of the Taishan Lord’s sacrificial ritual, opening a passage.
Swoosh!
In an instant, half of a cyan-colored divine decree, tinged with purple, could be seen soaring upward like a dragon along the passage, breaking through the underworld’s blockade and ascending directly into the mortal realm.
“No…”
Heishan Jun roared, his black claws reaching out, but he was too late, only grasping strands of golden flame, and he began to scream hysterically.
…
In the mortal world, within the protective barrier formed by the Land God’s decree in the Black Mountains, more and more Daoists gathered, gazing with reverence and gratitude at the young figure in the center.
Wu Ming withdrew his spell technique, but his brows slightly furrowed.
“Although Qingmangzi and the others exceeded my expectations, events have unfolded even faster. This Black Mountain barrier covering both the mortal and underworld realms cannot be broken with merely the accumulated redemptive power we have…”
“Plans change faster than actions. It would be wiser to reduce the mission’s difficulty and look for an opportunity to retreat…”
Wu Ming was not a madman willing to fight to the death. When things become impossible, timely withdrawal was his style.
“After all, I’ve already gained much—merit and even a divine decree…”
He looked toward the Land God’s decree, intending to retrieve it, when suddenly a massive force surged forth, causing a look of surprise and doubt to cross his face.
Boom!
The underworld passage opened, and a cyan-purple light arrow pierced the decree with lightning speed.
“What is this…”
Wu Ming’s pupils widened. In that instant, he seemed to see half of a cyan-colored divine decree, brimming with indescribable power, pouring into the original Land God’s decree.
Buzzing!
A mysterious transformation instantly occurred.
Outside the Land God’s decree, large amounts of undigested heavenly virtue in the form of cyan energy were rapidly absorbed. On the Land God’s position, the last trace of white quickly faded, transforming into a deep red glow.
Peng!
The red glow intensified, gradually tinged with gold, and suddenly exploded.
The original Land God’s decree fragmented into countless points of light, reassembling around a thread of purple energy and half of a cyan decree at its core.
Mysterious and profound power rippled outward, and a golden-cyan divine decree, centered with a hint of purple, emerged.
“This is… the power of a near-Imperial Deity?”
Wu Ming murmured softly, reaching out to lightly touch the golden-cyan glow.
He had long refined the divine decree to his will, and now a flood of information surfaced in his mind.
“Heishan Jun… Heitai City God… and Dongyue Dadi?”
“Never would I have thought… Heishan Jun and Heitai City God were actually the same being! And this realm of the Taishan Lord’s sacrifice must be shattered, or else all life in the Three Realms may truly perish…”
The knowledge flooding his consciousness seemed like only an instant to the outside world.
Now Wu Ming understood that the Heitai City God had been utterly annihilated—without burning his last divine thought and staking everything, how could he have broken through Heishan Jun’s blockade?
“Hesitation invites disaster! And besides… do I still have room to retreat?”
Feeling the turbulence of the underworld, the rage of the entire Black Mountains, and the approaching presence of a certain entity, Wu Ming gave a bitter smile and stepped forward.
Because he had already refined the decree, it offered no resistance, flying into the top of his head and instantly merging completely with him.
Roaring!
Golden-cyan flames surged, instantly engulfing the entire mountain.
Beside him, Gong Yunshang, Xu Ziquan, and other righteous sect experts were stunned, their mouths agape. They had a vague idea of what had happened, yet found it increasingly hard to believe.
Moreover, at this moment, the immense power of the divine position suppressed all directions, rendering them unable to even move a finger, let alone act on any thoughts they might have had.
Wu Ming had no time to concern himself with external affairs.
As he accepted the divine position, a flood of information instantly appeared in his consciousness. If not for his existing foundation, he might have been overwhelmed and shattered by the sheer volume of knowledge.
The divine path differs from the immortal path. A deity inherently possesses knowledge upon ascending the divine throne, naturally understanding how to wield authority and display power.
At this moment, Wu Ming had a clear grasp of the forces he now commanded, feeling completely at ease, as if they were innate instincts.
“This divine decree’s authority mainly consists of three parts… First is the control over the thousand-mile divine mountain, Taishan. Of course, due to territorial limitations, aside from Black Mountain, it’s practically useless!”
“The second part is the control and manipulation of the Dragon’s Blessing, even capable of summoning earth dragons to support the True Heavenly Emperor… This is the mighty power accumulated from the sacrifices of many emperors!”
“And the third part is the authority over the underworld, with extremely high permissions, perhaps even surpassing the Ten Halls of Yama…”
Wu Ming was deeply awed by the mighty power he now commanded: “Such authority is truly worthy of Dongyue Dadi, the God of Taishan! Unfortunately… each of these powers is incomplete, only half! The other half remains with Heishan Jun…”
As this realization dawned, the divine decree was completely refined, merging with him forever.
Boom!
To those outside, only an instant had passed when a mighty being emerged from the flames.
This being wore imperial robes, a ceremonial headdress upon his head, twelve strings of jade pearls hanging down, his whole form radiant and resplendent, holding a cyan jade seal in his right hand, revealing the image of a youthful Emperor.
To those who could perceive auras, this Emperor radiated golden-cyan flames, interwoven with purple energy forming a canopy above his head, cascading down in threads. At a single glance, one’s heart and spirit would tremble uncontrollably.
“I am known as…”
As a deity, Wu Ming spoke his first words to the heavens and earth, immediately invoking cosmic resonance, unleashing boundless power, making the entire world seem to echo:
“Taiyi Heishui Jiuku Tianwang (Great King of Salvation from the Black Waters of the Supreme Unity)!”
A deity’s title is of utmost importance. Now that Wu Ming possessed only half the authority of Dongyue Dadi, he naturally dared not claim the title of Emperor, but King was more than sufficient!
As these words were spoken, the heavens and earth responded, raining down celestial flowers while golden lotuses sprang from the earth.
“Praise be to Taiyi Heishui Jiuku Tianwang!”
A mysterious force caused all cultivators on the mountain, including Gong Yunshang and other reincarnated beings, to kneel in reverence.
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