Chapter 1689: Defeating the Heavenly Majesty Sacred General!

Chapter 1689: The Fall of the Heavenly Might General!

Seeing Zhou Shiyi's utterly bewildered expression, Kou Shan, the Sword Saint, immediately grasped what the other was questioning.

He burst into laughter, "Your Highness, do you not understand this at all?"

"The Sacred King is the chosen future leader of the Great Cosmos, selected directly by the Supreme Will of the Ultimate Void Cosmos. Once he matures, he stands a chance to become a Cosmic Emperor."

"And now, the Emperor of the Great Heng Ultimate Sacred Nation—the Great Heng Sacred Emperor—was once the Sacred King. But he felt he could no longer meet the standards set by the Original Will of the Cosmos, so he voluntarily relinquished his position as Sacred King and founded his own Sacred Nation, becoming the most powerful ruler of the Ultimate Void Cosmos."

"In other words, as soon as you grow strong, you are destined to replace that Great Heng Sacred Emperor."

"The Heavenly Might General, Tuolin, of the Great Heng Ultimate Sacred Nation, wishes to assist his Emperor by eliminating you—your future rival—before you rise."

The Heavenly Might General did not deny it, merely gazing at Kou Shan with a calm, unflinching stare.

In his heart, Zhou Shiyi was already dead.

"Be careful, then."

The Koushan Sword Saint advised, "Though you are a clone, this one has quite a few tricks up his sleeve—perhaps he can still pass through you and eliminate your original form."

"Thank you."

Zhou Shiyi glanced at him, and found himself developing a slight regard for him.

"You talk too much," the Tianwei Holy General said coldly to the Koushan Sword Saint.

"Seeing these arrogant beings from the Ultimate Holy Nation of Dahan suffer—my heart feels joyous. What can you possibly do to me?"

The Koushan Sword Saint chuckled cheerfully.

The Tianwei Holy General's expression darkened, yet he truly had no means against this man.

If he employed all his reserves and fought to the death, he was certain to kill this one.

But he wasn't foolish—would he risk his life in a battle against a powerful being with whom he had no deep enmity or significant interest?

Is that not sheer folly?

You're not some young recruit who gets heady from a minor setback.

"Hmph!"

"Since you know what awaits you..."

"I still urge you to submit to my Great Everlasting Holy Empire. Otherwise, I shall have you and your true form perish at my hands."

"Though I gain greater rewards by enlisting you into my holy court, should I be forced to eliminate you, the Emperor will still bestow upon me a reward—though perhaps a smaller one."

The Heavenly Might General spoke coldly.

"Would you truly wish to kill me, and extend the slaughter to my true form?"

Zhou Shiyi smiled faintly. "Then I shall be most interested to see what skill you possess."

"Fortunately, I've also longed to witness firsthand the techniques of the Heavenly Vanguard General from the legendary Great Heng Ultimate Holy Nation."

"Excellent!"

The Heavenly Vanguard General's eyes flashed with cold light as he grasped a black spear, instantly transforming into a streak of black dragon, charging straight toward Zhou Shiyi.

In Zhou Shiyi's hand appeared a purple longsword.

This was a Supreme Transcendent Artifact, named the Heavenly Rainbow Sword.

The Heavenly Rainbow Sword was a primordial transcendent artifact naturally forged by the Ultimate Void Cosmos itself—not crafted by any strong being through later means—and in terms of power, even surpassed ordinary Supreme Transcendent Artifacts by one-third.

After obtaining this Supreme Transcendent Artifact, Zhou Zhou had stored it within his first treasure vault for long-term preservation, for use by his various incarnations.

Zhou Shiyi's fortune was favorable—since no one else currently possessed this sword, he simply took it and used it.

Then, a series of transcendent artifacts appeared upon his body, each one a Supreme Transcendent Artifact.

Then...

He directly manifested the "King."

At this moment,

The combined strength of forty-five thousand wills transcending realms surged onto him, all concentrated into a single being.

Even then, he had not layered in the strength of any beings below the Supreme Will Transcendence realm.

Boom!

His mid-level Supreme Will Transcendence power instantly surged to the level of upper-tier Will Transcendence warriors, and his aura continued to rise, climbing ever higher until reaching a peak—only then did his aura begin to stabilize.

He lifted his gaze toward the Heavenly Might Saint General, and there, on the General's face, he saw shock.

His expression remained cold. With a single motion, he raised his hand and pierced forward with a sword.

It was merely a simple stroke—but to the Heavenly Might Saint General, it radiated an overwhelming terror between life and death, freezing his body, rendering him motionless.

"Cannot block!"

"Take it and die!"

"Move!"

The Heavenly Might Saint General roared in fury.

At last.

Harnessing the explosive potential born from life and death, he forcibly broke through the rigidity of his body, pushing every ounce of willpower to evade a single step.

A blade of infinite reach and piercing light flashed by—so bright it lit up the entire space where the Heavenly Might corpse lay, as if a miniature sun had erupted within the corpse itself.

When the light faded, all present gasped in shock.

There, the Heavenly Might Saint General stood—yet only half of him remained.

The other half, severed with perfect precision, vanished entirely.

Staring at the wound in his own body, the Saint General's previously calm and composed gaze finally flickered with a whisper of terror.

“No… no… that’s impossible!”

The Tianwei Holy General murmured, his voice trembling with disbelief.

Though ranked only ninth among the Ten Holy Generals of the Great Heng Ultimate Holy Realm, his strength was such that even against the fourth and fifth-ranked generals, he could hold his own for dozens of exchanges before finally succumbing.

Only when facing the top three Holy Generals did he falter—vanishing in a single strike, utterly defeated.

And now, before this mortal emperor of the mortal realm, he had been defeated in a single move.

Did that mean the Celestial Emperor of the Mortal Realm surpassed even the top three Holy Generals of their Great Heng Ultimate Holy Realm in combat prowess?

Impossible!

How could this being have risen so swiftly and already achieved such power?

To be on par with the top three Holy Generals of their realm meant that this one stood at the very apex of the entire Ultimate Void Cosmos.

Few beings in the entire Ultimate Void Cosmos could surpass them. Few could even stand against them.

This Celestial Emperor of the People—could he also be such a figure?

"Give up,"

Zhou Shiyi said calmly. "If you won't, I can send you to extinction—no need to linger in this dead end."

"I—"

General Tianwei opened his mouth, intending to speak, but ultimately said nothing. He lowered his head and spoke softly, "I surrender."

A true man knows when to avoid a fight.

He naturally understood this.

"Emperor of the People, truly a name that does not fall short."

He said.

By his side—

The Koushan Sword Saint saw this scene and had completely gone still.

His fierce opponent, who had battled him for countless ages, now facing the Sovereign of All Life, had simply fallen in one decisive encounter?

Is this truly beyond belief?

Koushan Sword Saint quickly regained his composure, realizing that the Sovereign of All Life had ascended to the very pinnacle of the Ultimate Void Cosmos.

For a moment, he was left speechless.

The sheer magnitude of the Sovereign's power, coupled with the astonishing speed of his rise—so utterly beyond his understanding—it shattered his very worldview.

Was this being born a champion?

Otherwise, how could he have risen so swiftly?

This being had only been practicing for a short while, yet he had already surpassed them, these seasoned masters, and become the apex force in the Ultimate Void Cosmos?

At this moment.

Zhou Shiyi spoke softly to Tianwei's Sacred General, his tone calm and detached. "Bring it over."

Tianwei's Sacred General said nothing.

With his right hand, he gathered one by one the imprints of fists, until they coalesced into a golden fist, hovering gently above his palm.

As soon as the golden fist appeared, the entire realm of Tianjun's corpse trembled—as if the will of Tianjun General himself, in his final days, clung to this lineage of the Breaker of Heaven Fist, unwilling to let it go.

Tianwei's Sacred General lifted it gently and tossed it forward. The golden fist soared through the air and landed before Zhou Shiyi.

Looking at the golden fist in his hands, Zhou Shiyi felt the aura of eternal immortality pulsing through it. A smile spread across his face.

There was no doubt about it.

This was indeed the lineage of eternal immortality!

The sensation of this inheritance resonated with the one he carried within—his Supreme Sacred Body's inheritance—so similar, it was almost indistinguishable.

Yet He could sense that, though both were inheritances of the Eternal Immortal Realm, this Duan Tian Fist Sect’s lineage paled in comparison to His Supreme Holy Body.

It seemed that the Supreme Holy Body lineage of His essence was among the rarest and most precious within the vast array of Eternal Immortal Realm inheritances.

Zhou Shiyi silently assessed this in his heart.

And with that, a deeper sense of joy stirred within him.

It now appeared that, should He ever face enemies possessing Eternal Immortal Realm inheritances, His superior Supreme Holy Body would grant Him a decisive advantage.

For now, however—

The prerequisite was that He first elevate His Supreme Holy Body to a higher level.

His current Supreme Holy Body stood only at the lower tier of Supreme Will Realm, far short of being able to contend with foes of mid-tier or higher will transcendence levels.

He would need to raise his Supreme Holy Body at least to the lower tier of Will Transcendence Realm—only then would this Eternal Immortal Realm lineage enable Him to dominate among the Will Transcendence masters.

Though, at present, He did not require such a level of Supreme Holy Body—among the Will Transcendence masters, He encountered few adversaries to challenge him…

But who could resist strength?

"Correct."

Zhou Shiyi smiled faintly, "Thank you for the inheritance."

Tianwei the Sacred General remained silent.

Kou Shan, the Sword Saint, his eyes flickered, as if he intended to speak.

Zhou Shiyi looked down at the corpse of Tianjun beneath his feet and suddenly asked, "Is this corpse of Tianjun yours, from the Great Heng Ultimate Sacred Nation?"

"He was the former Tianjun Sacred General, who later defected to our Great Heng Ultimate Sacred Nation, and was dispatched to be killed by the Third Sacred General sent by our nation's sovereign."

"But before his death, he used the Great Translocation Technique, making it impossible for us to locate him through normal means, and thus retrieve the sacred inheritance upon his body."

"The Sovereign was furious and sent countless Sacred Generals, Divine Generals, and ten thousand Sacred Soldiers and Divine Armies—commanding us to search every corner of the Ultimate Void Cosmos, to find his whereabouts."

"Ultimately, I did locate him, yet the techniques he employed in his final moments have left me trapped here, fighting against this very being ever since."

As Tianwei's Sacred General spoke, he cast a glance at Koushan's Sword Saint.

Koushan's Sword Saint turned his head with disdain.

Tianwei's Sacred General looked at Zhou Shiyi and asked solemnly, "Imperial Sovereign of the People, have you truly thought it through—do you intend to seize our Sacred Nation's heritage?"

"If you take it, you will have truly become enemies of our Sacred Nation."

"Then even your master's highest will will be powerless to save you."

"Who is this meant to frighten?"

Zhou Shiyi replied calmly. "I am a Supreme Holy King personally chosen by the Ultimate Void Cosmos Will. Your Great Heng Sacred Nation's status is inherently sensitive. Can you truly bear the weight of punishment from the Ultimate Void Cosmos Will and dare to confront me?"

"Are you not afraid of the Original Will of the Ultimate Void Cosmos itself—capable of simply thinking one thought and splitting your Sacred King in half?"

"Besides—"

Zhou Shiyi pointed to the golden fist in his hand. "I just glanced at the general outline of the 'Break the Sky Fist Sect'."

"Our creator is Tian Quan Buxiao!"

"Before ascending to the eternal, unshakable hall, He never joined your Great Heng Ultimate Holy Kingdom. In fact, He even harbored enmity toward your Great Heng Ultimate Holy Kingdom."

"If it weren't for Tian Quan Buxiao, back when He was preparing for ascension, He would have had no interest in settling accounts with you little pests. Do you think your Great Heng Ultimate Holy Kingdom could have survived this long?"

"What right do you have to claim that the Tian Quan Sect lineage belongs to your Great Heng Ultimate Holy Kingdom?"

"The lineage of Tian Quan was always meant for the strong to inherit."

"Back then, you used force to seize this lineage from an unnamed Supreme Will state."

"Today, I use force to reclaim it—this perfectly aligns with the proverb of our homeland: 'Cause and effect cycle endlessly, never faltering!'"

"Want the Tian Quan Sect lineage?"

"Of course. Have your Great Heng Ultimate Holy Emperor come personally and fetch it from me."

Zhou Shiyi sneered.

Tianwei Sacred General remained silent, unable to refute.

By his side.

Kou Shan, the Sword Saint, could not help but gape in astonishment.

How long had it been?

It had been a very long time since he had seen any true master dare to challenge the legendary Great Hong Sacred Emperor.

Though he was known for his playful and reckless nature, he himself would never dare to challenge that Great Hong Sacred Emperor.

Yet this one before him—his voice carried genuine conviction, not mere empty bravado.

The fact that he could single-handedly eliminate the Tianwei Sacred General—though perhaps his strength still fell short of that of the Great Hong Emperor—raised a question: would the Great Hong Sacred Emperor, facing the threat of the Ultimate Void Cosmic Origin Will, dare to directly confront Zhou Shiyi?

No.

The Great Hong Sacred Emperor possessed the strength of a near-eternal, unbreakable being—indeed, he was formidable.

But for the ultimate void cosmic will, a being of quasi-eternal immortality and a black iron junior transcendent creature are no different.

Both are mere ants, capable of being one-move eliminated.

No true being of eternal immortality poses any threat before the ultimate void cosmic will.

"Let's go."

Zhou Shi-11, seeing Tianwei Saint General remained silent, grew bored and prepared to leave.

With the coveted inheritance of eternal immortality now secured, the primary mission assigned to his body had essentially been fulfilled.

From now on, this place—this Tianjun corpse site—could only serve as a channel for obtaining chaotic divine treasures.

Unless absolutely necessary.

Zhou Zhou and his duplicates would likely not return. At most, they might send some beings of Supreme Will Immortality and Will Transcendence to periodically collect the chaotic divine treasures here.

Just then.

The Heavenly Might Sacred General added, "The place where Tian Jun's corpse lies is the treasure of the Sacred Court. One day, I will bring that very place back to the Sacred Court."

Zhou Shiyi suddenly turned sharply, fixing the Heavenly Might Sacred General with a gaze so sharp it cut through the air. Under the crushing weight of that gaze—so fierce, so overwhelming—the General, a being who had survived for countless ages, felt a sudden tremor in his very soul.

"Heavenly Might Sacred General!"

Zhou Shiyi spoke coldly, "I advise you to speak with care."

"You may be the Ninth Sacred General of the Great Heng Ultimate Sacred Realm, but that doesn't mean I won't kill you!"

"You've been lost for an unknown length of time. The Great Heng Ultimate Sacred Realm has not come to find you. That proves you are now beyond their reach, hidden from their search."

"So tell me," he continued, "if I were to eliminate you here, would the Great Heng Ultimate Sacred Realm ever suspect it was I who did it?"

The Sacred General shuddered, lowered his head, and remained silent.