"What a Little Stone Emperor, compared to when he fought me that day, he is simply stronger by an unimaginable amount. This strike featuring the stone diagram of the Heaven Realm's hundred thousand great provinces is even more perfect."
Seeing the Little Stone Emperor Song Tengfei execute the strike "Petrify Chaos, Seal Heaven and Earth", Fang Han nodded secretly, but his expression suddenly shifted. This was because he found himself actually unable to calculate the fate of that youth named "Jun Cangsheng".
This shock was no small matter.
Having inherited a portion of the Samsara Daoist's Dao attainment, he could be said to have calculated all matters in the world without a single omission. Now he actually could not calculate a single person's fate. What kind of existence was that person?
"Hmm? I know now, this person's fate is obscured by a connate restrictive technique. It’s not that I can't calculate it, but that my power is insufficient. I must meditate in seclusion, single-mindedly employing the Dao of Samsara to calculate for a long time before everything becomes transparent and the mysteries are laid bare." While calculating again, Fang Han discovered there were still a few traces that could be sought out, but it required too much origin energy to consume. Such a calculation would likely require burning King Grade spirit veins one by one, spending money like flowing water, which wasn't worth it.
Anyway, this "Jun Cangsheng" would definitely be forced to reveal his true strength later on, and when the time came, his identity would be clear at a glance.
"Jun Cangsheng, I care not for your origins. By blocking my path, you will absolutely die without a doubt! Whoever obstructs me from taking the championship this time, I will slay them."
With an angry roar, the Little Stone Emperor Song Tengfei erupted upwards. A stone sword appeared in his hand. Ruling over the world, he executed a cleaving strike toward the suppression of the stone diagram. It carried the momentum to sever the firmament and split the earth.
Suddenly, the body of the dark horse "Jun Cangsheng" straightened slightly. The faint smile on his face turned into a cold sneer, and his body exuded a supreme, high-and-mighty aura of a Heavenly Monarch. His clothes fluttered loudly, and a rippling wave spread out.
Heavenly waves.
It was actually heavenly waves. The heavenly waves that could only be generated by a heavenly tribulation had shockingly appeared.
As the stone qi and stone diagrams approached the heavenly waves, they were vibrated into fragments, fundamentally unable to draw near "Jun Cangsheng's" body.
"Little Stone Emperor, you truly do not know life from death. I intentionally spared you a path of life, hoping you would retreat in the face of difficulties, but you failed to grasp my painstaking intentions. There's no other way, I can only slay you and let you slowly repent in eternal death."
"Buzz!"
The appearance of this young man "Jun Cangsheng" suddenly shifted, becoming tall and robust, unexpectedly bearing the momentum to pierce the firmament. Furthermore, his magic power kept rising node by node, as if some seal within his body had been opened.
At the beginning, when he fought the Little Stone Emperor, his cultivation was only at the peak of a Sage, approaching the Half-Emperor realm. Yet in this split second, he directly broke through to the Emperor realm, and even attained the As Old as Heaven and Earth realm, still rising continuously. In an instant, his magic power was actually no less than that of some ancient old-timers.
Moreover, the aura exuding from his body made even some old-timers feel dread. This was not the aura of a mortal, nor the aura of an immortal, but an aura that transcended everything, transcending chaos eras, and escaping the shackles of the Great Destruction of Heaven and Earth.
Simply put, this was the aura of a Heavenly Monarch.
"Reincarnation of a Heavenly Monarch!" an ancient Heavenly Court Emperor, "Emperor Gua", abruptly roared madly.
"Without a doubt, he is a true reincarnation of a Heavenly Monarch. Only the reincarnation of a Heavenly Monarch could possess such an aura." Emperor Xu also expressed shock: "I actually completely failed to detect this person; only now has he truly exposed his actual strength."
"Reincarnation of a Heavenly Monarch? It can't be fake, right? How is that possible? Which Heavenly Monarch's reincarnation is it?"
"In this world, there are many boasting to be reincarnations of Heavenly Monarchs, but they are all fake. For instance, Xiang Yizhen of the Dark Emperor Prefecture, who claimed to be the reincarnation of the Night Emperor Heavenly Monarch. In reality, it was fundamentally nothing of the sort; he was merely the reincarnation of one of the Night Emperor Heavenly Monarch's divine abilities."
"This Jun Cangsheng is a true reincarnation of a Heavenly Monarch! He is absolutely not the reincarnation of some divine ability. Look at his aura, it simply surpasses some of the Heavenly Court's old-timers. Among the Heavenly Court's numerous Emperors, even Emperor Xi appears shocked."
"Is this Jun Cangsheng a genius gathered by the Eternal Heavenly Monarch? Worthy of the Eternal Heavenly Monarch, to actually be able to find the reincarnation of a Heavenly Monarch."
Tens of thousands of experts from supreme great sects all stood up, watching the crucial battle. Many Emperors of the Taiyi Sect instantly changed expression.
They completely never anticipated that the Little Stone Emperor Song Tengfei would actually encounter an existence that was the reincarnation of a Heavenly Monarch.
The reincarnation of a Heavenly Monarch was a true favoured child of heaven, unmatched by anyone. Any genius faced obstacles in cultivation, but Heavenly Monarch reincarnations had none. Provided they cultivated step-by-step and accumulated power, their cultivation speed was faster than anyone else’s. Moreover, as their original spirit memories gradually awakened, the various abilities from the Heavenly Monarch's previous life would be developed. Not only were they invincible within the same realm, but they could also completely challenge those above their realm.
For instance, while still a Sage, they could slay an Emperor who was As Old as Heaven and Earth.
This was the ability of a Heavenly Monarch reincarnation, and also his authority, because they were Heavenly Monarchs in their past lives.
However, Heavenly Monarch reincarnations were extremely rare. Up until today, Fang Han had only encountered one, that was the Lightning Mother Heavenly Monarch Fang Qingxue. There was also Hua Tiandu, although it was unknown whether he was the reincarnation of Heavenly Monarch Hua.
Unimaginably, he encountered another one right here.
He already believed that this "Jun Cangsheng" was truly the reincarnation of a Heavenly Monarch, because he could not calculate the other party's fate. Only a Heavenly Monarch reincarnation could obscure his calculations.
"Now, the Little Stone Emperor is in danger."
Fang Han similarly stood up abruptly, watching the exchange in the Heaven and Earth Battle Arena.
Rip!
The moment "Jun Cangsheng" displayed the aura of a Supreme Heavenly Monarch, the Little Stone Emperor retreated immediately, contracting his power. He behaved exceedingly alertly, but it was too late. His opponent was the reincarnation of a Heavenly Monarch, absolutely not someone an ordinary genius or Emperor could match.
Facing the power-contracting Little Stone Emperor, Jun Cangsheng made no grand movements, instead just executing a simple slashing strike with his sword!
Beneath the momentum of the sword, a vortex formed. Within the vortex appeared the earth, the sky, the ocean, the stars, ten thousand worlds… one sword annihilated myriad laws, one sword severed the void.
Streaks of stone qi were sliced open, and a stone armour worn by the Little Stone Emperor was also cut through.
The God Sealing Stone Stele appeared, only to be sliced in half by the sword. The Little Stone Emperor let out a miserable shriek and was split open down the middle. His whole person cleaved into two pieces, screaming continuously, but utterly unable to merge back together.
"God Sealing Stone Stele, God Sealing Stone Stele, today your calamity is unavoidable. Dying beneath my sword can also be considered great perfection for you. You won’t be lonely on the road to the Yellow Springs, have a good journey! Your essence, lifeblood, spirit, and laws are exactly what I can use to refine a magic treasure."
Jun Cangsheng took one step forward, possessing an imposing manner capable of swallowing the universe. Once again, his sword moved, stirring up winds and clouds, as dragons and tigers manifested. Every single movement carried the unperishing majesty of a Heavenly Monarch. Heaven and earth could no longer bind him, and the cosmos could no longer claim jurisdiction over him.
Swish!
With another sword strike, the Little Stone Emperor let out a shrill and miserable scream.
Everyone saw that upon Jun Cangsheng's sword, a departed soul appeared. It was shockingly the soul of the Little Stone Emperor Song Tengfei, forcefully picked off by a strike from Jun Cangsheng.
Tragic, unprecedentedly tragic.
In just two strikes, the erupting Jun Cangsheng slew the Little Stone Emperor Song Tengfei, even hooking his soul upon the sword.
On the sword, the departed soul of the Little Stone Emperor Song Tengfei continuously wailed and pleaded for mercy, yet entirely failed to move Jun Cangsheng, this mysterious Heavenly Monarch reincarnation powerhouse.
The Little Stone Emperor, who once swept across the wind and clouds with illustrious prominence, had now met an even stronger foe, slain with merely two strikes. This showed just how invincible and piercingly severe the methods of the Heavenly Monarch reincarnation, Jun Cangsheng, truly were.
"Stop!"
From outside the arena, a sharp voice suddenly transmitted in. It was the Sect Master of the Taiyi Sect, an absolute pinnacle figure cultivated to be As Old as Heaven and Earth, Emperor Calamity.
"Jun Cangsheng, if you spare Song Tengfei's life, my Taiyi Sect will definitively offer heavy rewards. We will forge a good karmic tie and look after one another in the future."
He surprisingly spoke out to plead for mercy.
Indeed, an absolute pinnacle figure like the Little Stone Emperor Song Tengfei was a rare genius in any supreme great sect, or even in the Heavenly Court. For him to die was far too much of a pity.
"Too late." Jun Cangsheng did not listen to Emperor Calamity's words in the slightest and smiled faintly. "Dead is dead, it is no big deal. Merely the reincarnation of a King Grade Immortal Weapon, what is there to pity? Back in the immemorial era, there were a dime a dozen in figures like this."
As he spoke, his sword's momentum shook, buzz… The departed soul of the Little Stone Emperor Song Tengfei directly evaporated within the sword qi, leaving only the sound of a miserable scream echoing in the void.
Everyone watching felt their scalps turn numb.
This "Jun Cangsheng's" methods were exceedingly cruel and severe, and his invincible image instantly prominently stood out, invincible in the mortal realm, dominating the cosmos.
Seeing all this, Emperor Calamity of the Taiyi Sect knew the matter was irretrievable. His eyes flashed with hateful glares, and he sat down without a word.
Jun Cangsheng, entirely indifferent, grabbed with his large hand. An invincible power swept out, and the remains of the Little Stone Emperor Song Tengfei condensed on his palm, slowly transforming into an ancient, exquisite stone stele.
This stone stele was about seven inches tall, the size of a palm, landing in Jun Cangsheng's hand motionless, as if having submitted completely.
"A treasure is a treasure, but可惜 it can never be cultivated to become a Sage Grade Immortal Weapon. Serving as a neat little toy is passable." Jun Cangsheng retracted his hand, and the shrunken God Sealing Stone Stele was stowed away inside his sleeve, out of sight.
Subsequently, the Heavenly Court's reward cascaded down with his victory. With a sweep of his large sleeve, he absorbed it all.
This true dark horse once again reverted to his prior unobtrusive appearance, exiting the Heaven and Earth Battle Arena holding an ordinary aura, like a hidden king. But now, everyone's gaze toward him had changed.
Even some geniuses similarly gathered by the Eternal Heavenly Monarch looked at him with surprised eyes, some even harboring deep fear. The Taiyi Sect also surprisingly did not come forward to cause him trouble.
"A Heavenly Monarch reincarnation, it is actually the reincarnation of a Heavenly Monarch…" Emperor Ferocity trembled all over with excitement, "I originally thought that damned Feng Yuan would claim the championship, but looking at it now, he will definitely be slain by this Jun Cangsheng! Emperor Life, exactly which Heavenly Monarch's reincarnation is he… Once he claims the championship, I will secretly devise a scheme to absolutely trap him, refine him, and absorb him into my own body; that way, I will have the chance to cultivate to Heavenly Monarch!"