Chapter 1949: The Immortal Astral’s tenth sun; Five Great Heavenly Venerates!

The sudden appearance of Great Heavenly Venerate Jiudi did not surprise the Immortal Emperor in the slightest. His eyes flashed, his expression remained confident, and standing atop the Immortal Ancestor's skull, he looked up as Jiudi approached.

"Jiudi! You came after all!" The Immortal Emperor smiled faintly.

Great Heavenly Venerate Jiudi's expression was solemn as he stared at the Immortal Emperor, his gaze focusing particularly on the Immortal Ancestor's skull beneath him, a trace of complexity appearing in his eyes.

"The Immortal Ancestor's skull… In the past, this old man served under the Immortal Ancestor. Now countless tens of thousands of years have passed… Lian Daozhen, this old man has witnessed several generations of Immortal Emperors. Your generation is worthy of being called exceptionally ambitious and strategic!

You utilized the State Preceptor's desire to gain control over this Immortal Ancestor's skull. If you were given enough time, once you completely absorbed this Immortal Ancestor's skull and integrated it into your Physical Body, turning it into your own head, then you truly could become the number one Great Heavenly Venerate of my Immortal Clan!

"But right now, you don't have that chance!" Jiudi's voice carried the weight of ages. As he spoke, he stepped toward the Immortal Emperor. The instant that step landed, the woman formed by the Fusion of the Gemini Great Heavenly Venerate also flashed her eyes, purple energy spreading across her entire body as she strode toward the Immortal Emperor!

Three Great Heavenly Venerates began a battle within this Forbidden Palace!

Facing Gemini and Jiudi, the Immortal Emperor's expression remained confident. He raised his right hand, and the moment the two opponents arrived, he struck the Immortal Ancestor's skull beneath him in the Void Realm.

"Eight Extremity Dao, Extreme Fire Dao!"

With this strike, golden light flashed across the Immortal Emperor's entire body, and the Immortal Ancestor's skull beneath him also spread dazzling golden light. While massively dispelling the purple color in the sky, the Immortal Ancestor's skull actually opened its mouth and emitted the Immortal Emperor's voice!

"Eight… Extremity… Dao… Immortal… Fire… Dao!"

Although the words were intermittent, they were spoken completely. The moment the words left the mouth, nine plumes of green smoke, each about a zhang thick, immediately rose from the Void Realm, circling the Immortal Ancestor's skull and the Immortal Emperor above it nine times before shooting straight toward Gemini and Jiudi.

A deafening roar echoed throughout the Forbidden Palace. Wang Lin, hidden inside the Physical Body, clearly saw everything outside through the Physical Body's eyes, specifically through the Immortal Ancestor's right eye, unnoticed by the currently shocked State Preceptor.

Regarding this sudden change, Wang Lin did not act rashly; he was still waiting! He always felt that things were far from as simple as they currently appeared, and the appearance of Jiudi might trigger a new transformation!

Before everything became completely clear to Wang Lin, he absolutely would not step out!

Amidst the booming expansion, the Gemini Great Heavenly Venerate turned pale, her body wreathed in purple energy, retreating several steps. Great Heavenly Venerate Jiudi also retreated, his expression solemn.

What the two of them faced just now did not seem to be the Immortal Emperor, but the Immortal Ancestor! It was a Divine Ability deployed by the Immortal Ancestor, which was why their combined attack was instantly forced back!

"It's not the complete power of the Immortal Ancestor, only about ten percent!" Jiudi's eyes flashed, and he immediately spoke. As he spoke, popping sounds came from inside his body, and his aged appearance visibly changed at a rapid speed, instantly transforming him from a weathered old man into a middle-aged man!

His appearance was extremely heroic and martial, exuding an overbearing dominance befitting an emperor! Great Heavenly Venerate Jiudi typically maintained his aged appearance; only when his cultivation was significantly unleashed would his appearance change like this.

"Speaking of which, this is the first time We have seen you look like this, Jiudi. But even so, you are still not Our opponents!" The Immortal Emperor smiled faintly, simply sitting cross-legged on the Immortal Ancestor's skull, spreading his hands and pressing them onto the skull's heavenly spirit on either side.

"By My Blood, Shadow Summon the ancestral spirit!!" The Immortal Emperor bit his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood.

The moment the blood spurted out, the Immortal Ancestor's skull beneath him instantly shook violently, and massive amounts of golden light surged up, condensing outside the Immortal Emperor's body. A gigantic golden phantom, visible to the naked eye, materialized within the Forbidden Palace. This golden figure, wearing imperial robes, was precisely the Immortal Ancestor!!

Its head was real, but its body was phantom. At this moment, its golden eyes flashed, and it raised its right hand and grasped in the Void Realm. Suddenly, a gigantic golden sword materialized and was clutched in the hand of the Immortal Ancestor's phantom.

Immortal Extremity Sword!!

The instant this sword appeared, Wang Lin, who was inside the right eye, immediately felt a deep summons.

"Back then, under a single strike from the Immortal Ancestor's sword, numerous Outer Heaven Spirits were destroyed in both form and spirit. Only those qualified were Sealed into Continents. Now, you two dare offend the Immortal Might? With this sword strike, step back immediately!!" The Immortal Emperor's voice echoed throughout heaven and earth. The gigantic golden sword was raised and suddenly slashed fiercely down toward Jiudi and Gemini below!

There was no sound, yet at this moment, the colors of heaven and earth changed, as if the space where the Forbidden Palace stood was about to collapse and be sliced in half. As that sword fell, Great Heavenly Venerate Jiudi's expression abruptly changed. He performed Hand Seals with both hands, and immediately a white sun materialized outside his body. That sun hung high alongside the purple sun, reflecting each other. Then, a roaring white wolf materialized from within the white sun, howling toward the golden great sword descending upon them!

At the same time, the Gemini Great Heavenly Venerate performed Hand Seals with both hands. Purple energy surged behind her, abruptly forming a patch of purple bamboo. The purple bamboo grew instantly, covering the heavens and earth in the blink of an eye, forming a bamboo forest. Moving in unison like ten thousand swords firing simultaneously, the individual bamboo stalks shot up from the ground toward the golden great sword in the sky.

"Daoyi, Wufeng, if you two don't move now, when will you?!" Jiudi roared. The moment the white wolf charged out, drastic changes suddenly appeared on the left and right sides of the Immortal Emperor!

On his left side, heaven and earth became motionless, and all things stood still. Great Heavenly Venerate Daoyi stepped out, his expression extremely solemn. He raised his right hand and pointed a finger toward the Immortal Emperor. This finger strike looked ordinary, but it represented Great Heavenly Venerate Daoyi's Dao!

His Dao was the transformation of all things into one. That single finger strike contained the Peak power of his entire body!

On the Immortal Emperor's right side, the wind and clouds changed color, and roars swirled, as if the heavens were collapsing and the earth was splitting apart. The bald Great Heavenly Venerate Wufeng stepped out. The moment he emerged, he did not hesitate in the slightest, clenching his right fist and smashing a punch toward the Immortal Emperor!

Great Heavenly Venerate Wufeng was the person who had once passed through the nineteenth level of Heavenly Venerate Nirvana. He pursued the Martial Dao, entering the Dao through martial arts. This punch now unleashed his full power, containing his comprehension of heaven and earth, and embodying his Peak conviction!

The Four Great Heavenly Venerates attacked simultaneously!!

Wang Lin clearly saw all of this from inside the Immortal Ancestor's right eye, and his Soul trembled. He had not expected that this trip to the Underground Palace would result in such a change, with Daoyi and Wufeng actually appearing as well!

The moment the two of them appeared, Wang Lin understood that the changes in this Underground Palace were like a game of chess, and he was merely one of the pieces. Even these Great Heavenly Venerates were pieces. One player in this chess game was the Immortal Emperor, but he didn't know who the other player was!

The golden sword descended, sweeping against and clashing with the four people—Gemini, Jiudi, Daoyi, and Wufeng—erupting in earth-shattering roars. Amidst the booming, Daoyi's body trembled, and he retreated backward. Wufeng, whose face was pale, had popping sounds coming from his body, and he also retreated simultaneously.

Gemini and Jiudi, whose cultivation was higher than Daoyi and Wufeng, still had to retreat under the force of this golden sword.

Although the four of them retreated, the combined power of their four strikes was extraordinary. In this world, apart from the strongest Great Heavenly Venerate of the Ancient Clan, no single Great Heavenly Venerate could withstand the combined strength of four others!

Not to mention, this gigantic golden sword was merely illusory and contained only ten percent of the Immortal Ancestor's power. Amidst the roar, the golden great sword collapsed, transforming into fragments that swept backward, whistling past the Immortal Ancestor's phantom and falling onto the ground.

At the same time, the Immortal Ancestor's phantom figure also dissipated. Only the real skull floated in mid-air, and the Immortal Emperor atop it trembled, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. He suddenly looked up, staring intently at Daoyi and Wufeng!

"If this old man's appearance was not enough, then adding Daoyi and Wufeng—Immortal Emperor, do you think that is enough?" Jiudi looked at the Immortal Emperor and spoke coldly.

"What exactly do the four of you want Us to do!" The Immortal Emperor said slowly, his expression gloomy.

"Release Wang Lin! This Venerate will leave!" The Gemini Great Heavenly Venerate's goal was very clear; she stared at the Immortal Emperor and spoke calmly.

"This old man hopes that the Immortal Emperor will allow the Immortal Ancestor's skull to be Sealed again. This skull suppresses the spirits of the Immortal Clan's Seventy-Two Continents, and it is a matter of great importance, not something the Immortal Emperor should possess!" Jiudi swept his gaze across the Immortal Ancestor's skull and spoke slowly.

"This Venerate's thoughts are the same as Jiudi's! Immortal Emperor, maintaining the previous structure of us five Great Heavenly Venerates' power is good; there is no need to redefine it!" Daoyi's expression was grim as he looked at the Immortal Ancestor's skull beneath the Immortal Emperor, feeling considerable apprehension in his heart.

"This is Wufeng's meaning as well!" Wufeng remained silent for a moment before speaking.

The Immortal Emperor burst out laughing, his laughter extremely cold. Raising his hands, and as Daoyi and Wufeng's expressions changed, he suddenly pressed his hands against his chest and spat out large mouthfuls of golden blood. Then, the Immortal Ancestor's skull showed golden light surging from its eyes, and when it opened its mouth, golden light spread out. Furthermore, golden light radiated from all seven apertures, including both ears and both nostrils.

This golden light suddenly spread outward, forming a massive golden wave that caused Jiudi and the others' expressions to change, forcing them all to retreat involuntarily.

As they retreated, the Immortal Emperor's expression became ferocious. Having reached this stage, he would never compromise easily. He would rather unleash the power of the Immortal Ancestor's skull to prevent others from approaching temporarily, allowing him to forcibly absorb the power of the Immortal Ancestor's skull. Once he succeeded, he would have no fear facing the four Great Heavenly Venerates!

As the golden light erupted, the Immortal Emperor bent his body, pressed his hands onto the Immortal Ancestor's skull, and fiercely inhaled. However, during this absorption, no golden light was drawn in. It was as if a layer of confining power surrounded the Immortal Clan's skull, preventing the Immortal Emperor from achieving Fusion.

"It's the Seal of the Daowang Clan! That damned State Preceptor! When he previously made the Immortal Ancestor speak, he used spirit Fusion, causing this Immortal Ancestor's skull to contain a trace of the confining Seals from his Daowang Clan ancestors!

But this Seal cannot stump Us! We are the Immortal Emperor. Normally, We couldn't unlock this Seal, but since We can now control this Immortal Ancestor's skull, We can!

Even if We unlock the Daowang Clan's ancestral Seals now, the State Preceptor is about to die and won't be able to cause any trouble!" A thought flashed through the Immortal Emperor's mind. The situation was critical now, and he had no time to think further!