Regardless of what, life still had to continue.
Fang Han thus stopped pondering this problem that even Heavenly Monarchs and Immortal Kings could not figure out.
Luster transformed on his palms, mobilizing all the power of the "Six-Character True Words" and "Nine-Character True Words". The true words formed a net, abruptly lifting out the four great figures, Huangfu Bi'an, War King Heavenly Monarch, Yi Heavenly Monarch, and Miao Li Heavenly Monarch, from their seals together, dropping them all into the Hongmeng Hall.
Four massive cages locked the four great Heavenly Monarchs inside.
Existences of the Heavenly Monarch level, at this very moment, were imprisoned like ferocious beasts. It was incomparably humiliating and incomparably suffocating, yet there was nothing they could do.
Originally, if relying solely on his own strength, Fang Han simply could not imprison any single one of these Heavenly Monarchs; he could defeat them, but could not prevent these experts from fleeing.
However, Fang Han was within the Dan Realm, holding the Hongmeng Hall and the Heavenly Burial Coffin, taking a world as a foundation. His magic power was comparable to that of an antique Heavenly Monarch who had lived through five or six primal chaos destructions like the Death Heavenly Monarch. These experts were naturally not his match and were captured and imprisoned one after another.
"Fang Han, what do you want to do? Do you want to refine us? What a vicious mind you have. Are you not afraid of becoming enemies with the whole world?" War King Heavenly Monarch Muye Huang said. Imprisoned in the cage, no matter how he struggled, it was to no avail. Looking at the incessantly rotating array diagrams in the firmament of the Hongmeng Hall, he knew it was already impossible to escape.
"Enemies with the whole world? Who is my enemy? Do you perhaps still have some sort of backing? You are all Heavenly Monarch loners. Killing you will precisely accomplish my supreme prestige." Fang Han coldly swept a glance over War King Heavenly Monarch Muye Huang: "Muye Huang, originally your family allied with me, which was quite good, but you, this ancestor, actually came to kill me, an unforgivable sin. Those descendants of yours will probably not survive either."
The Muye Aristocratic Family had experts as numerous as clouds, and what was more, they had the shelter of a Heavenly Monarch; they had always been a supreme existence with illustrious fame in the Heaven Realm.
But now, even Muye Huang was captured by Fang Han. The entire Muye Aristocratic Family thus became a nest of ants. One could bluntly say that from far away in the Dan Realm, if Fang Han were to blow a breath across space right now, the Muye Aristocratic Family spanning a hundred thousand great provinces of the Heaven Realm would disperse like smoke and completely disappear, entirely destroyed.
"He actually captured even War King Heavenly Monarch Muye Huang and Huangfu Bi'an. It is truly unimaginable, as if in a dream." The head of the Xuanyuan Aristocratic Family, Xuanyuan Zhulu, and the head of the Xu Family and others watched all of this blankly, finding it hard to fathom.
They were all great families from the hundred thousand great provinces of the Heavenly Court and deeply knew the terror of the Muye Aristocratic Family and the Huangfu Aristocratic Family of the Divine State Pure Land.
Now, the ancestors of both great families had been captured, and these Heavenly Monarchs were about to be refined; where did this even begin?
"Fortunately, we followed the right person and became a part of the Epoch Gate. The future is boundless. Otherwise, we would be just like the Muye Aristocratic Family and the Huangfu Aristocratic Family now; once Gate Master Fang Han refines the four great Heavenly Monarchs, the two great families will be entirely turned to ash and annihilated." Some families who had joined the Epoch Gate congratulated themselves greatly.
"Fang Han, are you really going to refine them? Heavenly Monarchs are not that easy to refine." Yu Huang said: "Why not use them as dharma protectors; mobilizing the Hongmeng Hall with them would not be bad. Completely subjugating them can maximize their value."
"That is correct, Fang Han, we are all peerless Heavenly Monarchs. This time we admit defeat." Huangfu Bi'an said: "As long as you do not kill us, we can guard your portals and refine magical treasures for you. Even if you refine us, the origin might not necessarily mold out a Heavenly Monarch."
"Fang Han, how about we make a pact?" War King Heavenly Monarch Muye Huang said: "For this one epoch, we shield your Epoch Gate, and in the next epoch, we break the agreement and go our separate ways, how about it?"
"Indeed, Fang Han, between Heavenly Monarchs, there are only eternal interests, no resentments. The benefits of refining us are not great; having us do things for you, the benefits are immense." Miao Li Heavenly Monarch and Yi Heavenly Monarch also said.
Instantly, upon hearing these words, even Linglong was somewhat moved.
Even if she refined a Heavenly Monarch, she might not necessarily advance to the Heavenly Monarch throne. However, keeping a Heavenly Monarch as a slave, completely mobilizing the many restricting arrays of the Hongmeng Hall, would cause her body to integrate much tighter with the Hongmeng Hall, making her advancement to Heavenly Monarch a matter of time.
By himself, Fang Han could mobilize a full fifty thousand arrays of the Hongmeng Hall. Together with the other four Heavenly Monarchs mobilizing it, they could probably mobilize up to sixty thousand array diagrams.
Although the array diagrams of the Hongmeng Hall got progressively larger and harder to mobilize towards the end, and the final few array diagrams could only be mobilized by an Immortal King, with Heavenly Monarchs being completely unable to—if they could mobilize an extra ten thousand array diagrams, Linglong's strength would also reach an inconceivable level.
"Hmph! Do you think I would believe you? Each of you harbors the wild ambitions of wolves, plotting treacherously." Fang Han waved his hand, "How could Heavenly Monarchs be so easily subjugated? Keeping you around is no less than keeping a seed of disaster. In the ancient era, a Heavenly Monarch subjugated another Heavenly Monarch to guard the portal. Later, when that Heavenly Monarch went out, the subjugated Heavenly Monarch broke free from control and cleanly slaughtered the entire sect from top to bottom. Such lessons are common to see, are they not enough of a warning? Therefore, this time, all must die, not a single one can remain. Huangfu Bi'an, you die first!"
Fang Han showed absolutely no mercy. Piercing divine light flashed from his eyes: "Only a dead Heavenly Monarch is a good Heavenly Monarch."
He struck suddenly, reaching directly toward Huangfu Bi'an locked in the cage with a single grab.
Spurt. His palm directly grasped through the other party's heart, plucking out a blood-drenched, matchlessly tyrannical heart from Huangfu Bi'an's chest. It beat violently, resembling a divine drum that could even shatter the sky.
As soon as this heart was plucked out, unyielding will evolved from within it.
Sadly, the Minor Destiny Art appeared on Fang Han's palm. A massive power of destiny, nearing fate, faintly brought out the Gate of Eternal Life, descending and washing over the heart for a moment. The heart instantly ceased beating, seemingly killed by Fang Han.
Huangfu Bi'an let out a hysterical tragic scream.
Fang Han's Minor Destiny Art had reached an inconceivable level, on the verge of comprehending the Great Destiny Art. The moment he ascended to the Dao of a supreme Heavenly Monarch, he faintly sensed the immense power of the Heaven Realm and the aura of the Gate of Eternal Life.
The energy of eternal life generated within the Gate of Eternal Life manifested by the Minor Destiny Art was close to reality.
Although Huangfu Bi'an was a Heavenly Monarch, he could not resist either.
"Linglong! Catch!" Fang Han dug out the heart at once and tossed it directly toward Linglong. His palm sealed it, submerging it into Linglong's body. Linglong's entire person leapt up, instantly beginning shedding off her old body for a new one with the enhancement of the massive power of the Heavenly Monarch's heart. Streams of aura resembling a Heavenly Monarch origin emanated from within her body.
Fang Han did not stop. Doing a hand chop, with a slashing sound, he chopped off Huangfu Bi'an's left hand, right hand, all four limbs. Washing them one by one with the Minor Destiny Art, all were refined and submerged into Linglong's body.
Towards the end, Huangfu Bi'an screamed repeatedly, entirely unable to resist, having a large half of his vital energy worn away!
"Spare me, Fang Han! Spare me, I shouldn't have opposed you, I repent, give me one chance. I cannot fall. I endured billions of kalpas, boundless grand tribulations, and minor tribulations as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, managing to finally become a Heavenly Monarch with great difficulty. I cannot fall here." Huangfu Bi'an roared and begged for mercy. Facing death, a Heavenly Monarch was also unwilling—not terrified, but unwilling, unwilling to be stripped of life.
For a Heavenly Monarch, how many hardships did it take across the myriad heavens to cultivate to that point?
No Heavenly Monarch was willing to die. All dignity, bottom lines; to a Heavenly Monarch, the ultimate goal was not dying. As long as they could not die, they could do anything. They could exterminate a race, destroy infinite planes, upend the universe.
"You regret now, it is too late."
Fang Han brought out the Heavenly Burial Coffin. The vermilion coffin opened, black light sweeping out from inside, locking onto Huangfu Bi'an's final body. Under this Immortal King level magical treasure, he ultimately lacked the ability to resist, finally turning into a three-zhang long multi-story boat. Engraved on this boat was an ancient scripture, the Scripture of Bi'an.
This was Huangfu Bi'an's final form, the Boat of Bi'an, a Saint Grade Immortal Artifact, turned from a magical treasure. Ascended to a Heavenly Monarch. Inside that Boat of Bi'an, the massive Heavenly Monarch origin surged like a wild tide.
"Ah! Fang Han, I curse you, curse that you will inevitably fall, I use my life to curse you!" Huangfu Bi'an's final tragic scream echoed through the void. Everyone was terrified until profusely sweating, their faces ashen. They all understood that a Heavenly Monarch had finally fallen.
Was entirely killed.
"Linglong, this Boat of Bi'an and Heavenly Monarch origin, all are given to you to refine. Whether or not you can advance to the realm of a supreme Heavenly Monarch will depend on your own good fortune." After beheading Huangfu Bi'an, Fang Han's expression did not change, as if it were as simple as eating a meal or drinking water. Since cultivating into a Heavenly Monarch, he was absolutely calm, absolutely composed.
There was no longer any situation in the world that could shake his will.
The Boat of Bi'an was beaten into Linglong's body. Linglong sat perfectly composed within the highest array diagram of the Hongmeng Hall. Gusts of Hongmeng Wishing grand fire twined around her body, integrating the Heavenly Monarch origin into her body completely and thoroughly, and she entered a state of dhyana.
Fang Han then turned his gaze towards War King Heavenly Monarch Muye Huang.
Muye Huang let out a loud roar: "Fang Han, what do you want to do? Having beheaded Huangfu Bi'an, you now come to kill me? Impossible, even if I commit suicide, I cannot let you refine me!" While speaking, a massive will emanated from his body; the central battlefield, Sovereign Sacred Law, and Seven Styles of Adjudication supreme ultimate arts appeared.
"Wanting to die, is also difficult in front of me." Streaks of seals shot from Fang Han's hands and permeated into War King Heavenly Monarch Muye Huang's body. Instantly, this Heavenly Monarch could not move a bit. Killing intent violently shot from Fang Han's eyes, drawing streak after streak of marks upon Muye Huang's body, and fresh blood flowed continuously.
"Shrink!"
With a scolding shout, this War King Heavenly Monarch turned into a seven-inch small person, flew into Fang Han's hand, and subsequently was driven into the center of Yu Huang's brows.
"Senior Brother Yu Huang, I have carved Epoch Talismans upon this War King Heavenly Monarch's body. He will continuously emit blood essence origin into your body. By circulating Dao techniques yourself, you can refine it, and it can also temper your will fighting against a Heavenly Monarch. With this, there must be an opportunity to advance to a Heavenly Monarch."
Originally, Yu Huang didn't even have a one percent sliver of hope to ascend to Heavenly Monarch. Now, by Fang Han sealing War King Heavenly Monarch Muye Huang within his body, if refined, the hope of advancing to Heavenly Monarch became over fifty percent!
Of course, he would also have to comprehend his own principles modeled after Fang Han's.
Otherwise, he could not advance to a true Heavenly Monarch either.