"So that is how it is, so that is how it is…"
Seeing that gigantic malignant tumor descend upon Hua Tiandu's body, its formless power suppressing the qi of eternal life, Fang Han could not help but come to a sudden realization. A feeling of transparent clarity spontaneously arose in his heart.
"Hua Tiandu is the malignant tumor from within the Gate of Eternal Life, an engendered destroyer, while I am the reincarnation of the artifact spirit of the Gate of Eternal Life! Therefore, this is why so many Immortal Kings ultimately chose him to oppose me."
At this very moment, Fang Han finally understood.
He had ultimately come to know his past life's identity. He was the reincarnation of the artifact spirit of the Gate of Eternal Life, and also the will of the Gate of Eternal Life!
The reason many Immortal Kings dealt with him was precisely for the Dao of Eternal Life.
The power of the Gate of Eternal Life was too tyrannical. Anyone who entered it in an attempt to dominate this gateway would thoroughly die. But if they captured him and obtained him, the artifact spirit, they could master the Gate of Eternal Life and achieve eternal life.
No one could comprehend the Great Destiny Art. The reason he could comprehend it was because he himself was the artifact spirit of the Gate of Eternal Life. As for Fang Qingxue, she originally could not comprehend it; it was he who bestowed it upon her.
All sorts of things were centered around him.
It was also precisely because of this that he had such an intimate resonance with the Gate of Eternal Life. Because from a certain perspective, he was the Gate of Eternal Life, and the Gate of Eternal Life was him.
He was the Eternal One, the Everlasting One. The supreme existence that is undying and imperishable.
In a split second, he also understood and remembered. Back then, within the Gate of Eternal Life, he suffered injuries because of the malignant tumor and was brought out by Fang Qingxue, reincarnating to eliminate the great scourge anew. Now, he had finally succeeded, making a comeback once more.
Finally, he had nearly reached the pinnacle.
Crack, crack!
Under this clear enlightenment, his realm elevated rapidly. He finally broke through that layer of membrane and stepped into the realm of an Immortal King. The power within his body consequently rose like a boat on a rising tide. That large Sansheng Stone shattered instantly and was refined into a liquid, flowing within the Era Divine Formation. It did not become a formation node, but rather became a part of the many crystalline divine kingdoms.
The stone liquid of the Sansheng Stone fused with the crystalline divine kingdoms, causing Fang Han's body to undergo a metamorphosis once again. Massive power finally allowed him to break through the peak of the nineteen epochs and reach twenty epochs, successfully advancing to an Immortal King.
Immortal King grand completion!
At this moment, the black storm destroying the heavens seemed to stand still. Various entirely new laws condensed into form around Fang Han. He was like an ancient deity, recreating the world and splitting heaven and earth apart.
He was a true Immortal King. Every single crystalline divine kingdom within his body turned into an Immortal King's crystal. The many magical treasures within his body underwent waves of metamorphoses, especially that Thirty-Three Heavens Ultimate Treasure, which rumbled loudly, absorbing all the divine objects of the heavens into it and transforming into a Creation divine artifact.
At the same time Fang Han advanced to an Immortal King, another evil intent actually emitted blasting sounds and advanced concurrently!
It was none other than Hua Tiandu, who had obtained the true body of the malignant tumor.
Hua Tiandu was originally the humanoid form created by the fusion of the tumor's intent and Hua Tianjun's soul. Now, the body of the malignant tumor, having grown and strengthened again within the Gate of Eternal Life, came out and united as one with the true body. This allowed him, like Fang Han, to understand his past and present lives, and advance in one fell swoop, also achieving the Immortal King realm.
"Hahaha, hahaha… Fang Han, it turns out my origin is also extraordinary. I am a destroyer specifically meant to ruin the Dao of Eternal Life, I am your nemesis. No wonder you haven't been able to kill me for so long. I am destined by fate to be your nemesis. Now that I have advanced to an Immortal King, you can do even less to me. Back then, I caused you to be heavily injured and brought out of the Gate of Eternal Life by Fang Qingxue. Now, I will corrode you again, pollute you, and cause you to fall forever!" Hua Tiandu completely fused with that gigantic malignant tumor, becoming an Immortal King whose entire body emitted a rotten stench.
Under his transformation, the qi of eternal life consecutively turned into toxic gas, which was much more terrifying than the toxic gas of the Five Declines of Heaven and Mortals.
"The Dao character! Bring it here!"
Fang Han did not strike at Hua Tiandu at all. Instead, he grabbed an empty space with his large hand, driving his Dao arts with the power of an Immortal King to strike preemptively. Many, many ancient characters once again fell into his hands.
Tens of thousands of ancient characters flew into Fang Han's body sequentially like a school of crucian carp crossing a river. His cultivation base also increased accordingly: twenty-one epochs, twenty-two epochs, twenty-three epochs…
Having cultivated to the Immortal King realm and understood his past and present lives as the reincarnation of the artifact spirit of the Gate of Eternal Life, Fang Han's cultivation base could elevate endlessly as long as he had power.
These ancient characters also sensed his mother-body-like aura, throwing themselves into his body one after another and being fused by him.
He had advanced to an Immortal King a split second earlier than Hua Tiandu, so Hua Tiandu was robbed of the initiative by Fang Han once again. By the time he thoroughly consolidated his Immortal King realm, out of the tens of thousands of ancient characters, only the enormous Dao character remained suspended in the air. The rest had all been collected cleanly by Fang Han.
"Fang Han, fall!" Seeing this, Hua Tiandu was simply flustered and exasperated. He stretched his large hands wide open, obscuring the sky with pitch blackness. The storm of the destruction of the entire heaven and earth rolled over, becoming even more ferocious: "Fang Han, do you know why there is the Great Destruction of Heaven and Earth? It is precisely because of me. I am the malignant tumor; in every epoch, I am engendered within the Gate of Eternal Life. The reason the Gate of Eternal Life wants to destroy heaven and earth is actually that it wants to spew out the toxic gas from within its body."
"Exactly because of this, I must eradicate you!" Fang Han said faintly, "By thoroughly eradicating you, there will no longer be destruction between heaven and earth, and the earthly world will welcome a true golden age."
His large hand rotated, tightly grasping the Great Dao. Oceans of eternal life descended one by one. The entire Gate of Eternal Life was trembling, seemingly ready to fly up at any moment.
As he breathed, the Gate of Eternal Life bobbed up and down following his breath.
Rumble!
Facing a punch from Hua Tiandu, Fang Han blew out a breath of air. The air current turned into a long river and crashed against the fist. Instantly, Hua Tiandu's fist started burning fiercely, and all its power was burned to nothing.
"Sansheng Stone, come out!"
Fang Han beckoned with his palm!
In a split second, that small Sansheng Stone flew out from within Hua Tiandu's body. Carrying the black qi of the malignant tumor, it fell into Fang Han's hand. Then, as the true fire of the Era burned, the toxic qi on the Sansheng Stone was transformed into pure and clear qi.
"Hua Tiandu, I returned through reincarnation, comprehended the Dao of the Era, alternating changes and retaining all sorts of things within a single heart, precisely to eradicate you, this malignant tumor. You are still merely a chess piece of mine!" As Fang Han spoke, the small Sansheng Stone also integrated into his body, causing his cultivation base to increase once more, thoroughly suppressing Hua Tiandu.
"Dao, return to me! I am the controller of the Great Dao!"
Woo woo woo, that Dao character, under Fang Han's unparalleled power, ultimately shrank and was driven into his body, illuminating the myriad ages. Every single crystalline divine kingdom was almost thoroughly lit up!
His cultivation base also soared skyrocketingly!
In just this short while, having swallowed tens of thousands of ancient characters, the two large and small Sansheng Stones, and the Dao character, his cultivation base had reached a terrifying degree of fully thirty epochs!
Thirty epochs! What kind of concept was this? Even during their peak periods, the Lord of Primordial Beginning, the Creation Immortal King, or any other Immortal King had never reached this height.
Meanwhile, Hua Tiandu was currently in the Immortal King realm, at twenty epochs. The cultivation bases of the two men differed by fully ten epochs. Think about it, what kind of scene would it be when an expert who just advanced to Heavenly Lord fought against an expert of ten epochs? It was equivalent to a full-grown strongman toying with a tiny infant.
"Heaven and Earth Gourd, come out!"
While melting the Dao character, Fang Han beckoned at Hua Tiandu with one hand.
Rumble!
A gigantic gourd flew out from Hua Tiandu's body. It was exactly the Creation divine artifact, the Gourd of Heaven and Earth! The two characters Heaven and Earth on it were clearly visible.
However, it no longer belonged to Hua Tiandu now.
It was directly snatched away by Fang Han, becoming his magical treasure once again.
"Ah! Fang Han, I don't believe this, I just advanced to an Immortal King and comprehended my past and present lives, only to be suppressed by you. I will defy the heavens, reverse eternal life, and destroy everything!"
Hua Tiandu's body transformed back into an enormous malignant tumor again to resist Fang Han's suppression. But it was of no use. With a movement of Fang Han's body, even more massive chains of order and divine laws descended, firmly trapping this malignant tumor. Blazing true fire of the Era began burning within, about to refine it.
"Blood character! Gate of All Marvels… all come out!"
Having encircled Hua Tiandu, Fang Han did not pause in the slightest. In the process of refining, he once again stripped away Hua Tiandu's power. With a suction from his hand, the many ancient characters Hua Tiandu had once swallowed flew out immediately. The divine object, the Gate of All Marvels, also followed suit, falling into Fang Han's hand.
Hua Tiandu's primal qi was massively weakened, whereas Fang Han's power increased again. As the boat rose on the rising tide, Hua Tiandu became weak and feeble, like a flickering candle in the wind, liable to be eradicated at any moment.
He was the malignant tumor. Once he was eradicated by Fang Han, the entire universe and heaven and earth would usher in a brand-new great era, a golden age.
But right at this moment, the Gate of Eternal Life suddenly stopped spewing divine objects. Countless great powers incubated and lingered within it, reaching a limit. Finally, with a massive rumbling sound!
The many crystal wall systems in front of the Gate of Eternal Life shattered one by one, all of them being destroyed. Streams of Immortal King auras finally descended upon this earthly world!
After finishing the spewing of divine objects, those Immortal Kings finally obtained release and began breaking free one by one.
Fang Han cast his eyes forward and happened to see inconceivable existences descending thoroughly. Their towering bodies caused the previously destructive storm to be filled everywhere with holy radiance.
An Immortal King with a full head of white hair stretched his palm open, covering a hundred thousand light-years. Having mastered the truth of the world, he began infusing magic power into Hua Tiandu.
"Fang Han, we have finally returned. What a pity that Hua Tiandu, this piece of trash, actually failed to restrain you. It truly disappoints us. Since that is the case, we will once again borrow his body as a malignant tumor to corrode you!"
This Immortal King was the Truth Immortal King!
The very first form to manifest after the Truth Immortal King broke free, his magic power was majestic and profound. Striking from a distance, he shattered the sealing laws laid down by Fang Han, causing Hua Tiandu to recover once again!