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Chapter 1644 - 1585: The Ancient General, Facing Four Emperors Alone! (Four Updates)

Chapter 1644: Chapter 1585: The Ancient General, Facing Four Emperors Alone! (Four Updates)

The roar of the Stone Turtle continued, as if it was ready to unleash the fury accumulated over countless ages.

Xiao Chen leaned against the rock without moving. He waited for the Stone Turtle to awaken again. He had never heard of the name, Supreme Battle General Haotian of the Human Race.

However, he didn’t think the Stone Turtle would lie. In this realm, some beings cannot speak without consequence, often because it involves cause and effect.

Moreover, he could sense something. Though the Stone Turtle appeared enraged, it clearly held no deep hatred toward the Gaotang Ancient Emperor. Instead, Xiao Chen faintly caught a hint of emotion—the kind that comes after feeling relieved about a long-held concern.

Clearly, even though the Gaotang Ancient Emperor hadn’t awakened, he hadn’t perished, which secretly delighted the Stone Turtle, for this was indeed the outcome it had been waiting for.

The Supreme Battle General of the Human Race, the Gaotang Ancient Emperor, was the emperor among emperors. The relationship between them was evident. To dare to be called the Supreme Battle General of the Human Race was without question a figure that shook the epochs.

In a brief moment of clarity, Xiao Chen seemed to understand something. This playfully carefree Stone Turtle transformed itself into a state neither human nor stone to await the return of the Gaotang Ancient Emperor. Otherwise, it would be impossible to survive so many epochs given a Dao emperor’s lifespan.

"Once you return to the Eastern Wasteland, call that old bastard back to wake up. The time has come."

At that moment, Xiao Chen understood. Previously, when he entered the Gaotang Emperor’s Mausoleum, he was told by the Gaotang Ancient Emperor that he must ascend to the divine realm to have the qualification to awaken him.

Though he hadn’t yet formed a divinity, his battle power was enough to defy heaven and an emperor, holding two emperor’s path avatars. Such strength was akin to an emperor and met the conditions to wake the Gaotang Ancient Emperor.

Moreover, he remembered the final transmission from the year he left the Gaotang Emperor’s Mausoleum urging him to awaken the Gaotang Ancient Emperor quickly. He could hear the urgency in the Ancient Emperor’s thoughts.

But now it seemed the key reason lay here. It wasn’t merely his lack of strength; a significant part was the Gaotang Ancient Emperor waiting for the right time to revive, which was now embodied in the old turtle.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, he stepped into the burial ground in the Central Plains and encountered this old turtle—everything seemed invisibly connected somehow.

Buzz!

Right after, Xiao Chen saw the Stone Turtle’s back. The originally cracked turtle shell glowed with mysterious divine light. The blurred array pattern suddenly started intertwining.

When Xiao Chen looked again, the blazing divine light emerged from the turtle shell and layered upon itself, weaving into two ancient, simple words: Gaotang.

In Xiao Chen’s eyes, these words seemed like a convergence of infinite Dao light, every stroke like a vast ocean of Dao laws. Yet as he tried to delve deeper, he found himself completely lost and unable to comprehend such profound laws.

"After bearing this for so many epochs, it should return to its rightful owner. Back then, to impersonate that Gaotang old bastard, I carried this Origin of the Emperor’s Path while wandering for fifty thousand years, but it was all worth it."

The Stone Turtle’s voice was hoarse but sent a tremor through Xiao Chen. In the calmest words lay an endless path of conquest. Evidently, when the Gaotang Ancient Emperor fell asleep, it must have been at a great cost to the Human Race, with the Stone Turtle being the most crucial piece.

"Young one, in this era, we shall again conquer the Path of Heavenly Conquest!"

Following the Stone Turtle’s words, the Origin of the Emperor’s Path directly merged with the previous Emperor’s Path imprint, settling back within Xiao Chen’s body as though nothing had happened.

"I have lived for battle all my life, now very old, witnessing the ages of three Supreme Emperors from the War Heaven Emperor. Never thought time would return, with our Human Race youth stepping upon this path—are you truly prepared?"

What!

The Stone Turtle’s words shocked Xiao Chen. The time that this Stone Turtle had lived through was even older than he had imagined.

He recalled clearly when the Gaotang Ancient Emperor spoke that the Human Race’s Supreme Emperors numbered eight from the ancient Desolate Emperor’s time to Gaotang’s.

The old being lived through the ages, witnessing three eras of the War Heaven Emperor, Da Yu Emperor, and Gaotang Emperor!

It had actually survived from the War Heaven Emperor’s era!

At this moment, Xiao Chen couldn’t help but take a deep breath. This was not a matter of one or two epochs but rather dozens!

How was this possible!

It completely upended Xiao Chen’s thoughts!

Crack! Crack!

Before Xiao Chen, the entire Stone Turtle began to shatter and then reform, finally transforming into a Stone Warrior holding a Stone Spear, covered with dense cracks through which Xiao Chen could even glimpse traces of dark blood.

"I was born at the end of the War Heaven Emperor, missing the initial world-shaking battles. Later, I was fortunate to follow Emperor Da Yu onto the Heavenly Path of Conquest. Eventually, Emperor Da Yu’s bloody demise led the Human Race warriors to retreat in defeat from the heavenly path, though I narrowly survived. Since then, we humans have faded into silence, starting to accumulate strength anew!"

"Emperor’s blood spilled, emperors’ bodies exploded, countless Human Race bones piled on the heavenly path—what utter despair!"

It was as if he had returned to that endless blood-red heavenly path, where the Stone Warrior even shed tears of blood!

At this moment, it was hard for Xiao Chen to connect the Stone Warrior with the former Stone Turtle. Perhaps this was the true Supreme Battle General Haotian of the Human Race!

Moreover, Xiao Chen now knows the scenes of the two previous attempts to conquer the Heavenly Path. The first was naturally during the reign of the Ancient Desolate Human Emperor, when the momentum of the human race was at its peak, swept along by the great force of the Desolate Wilds, aiming to break the shackles.

Unfortunately, facing the terrifying celestial race capable of annihilating a civilization, the human race failed, and the three successors to the Ancient Desolate Emperor all faced an extremely cruel end.

The second attempt was initiated by the War Heaven Emperor and continued until the reign of Emperor Da Yu, but ultimately, the human race retreated in defeat.

Since then, the human race has fallen into complete silence. At this moment, Xiao Chen somewhat understands why even Gao Tang Ancient Emperor, who reached the unimaginable zenith of emperors, still fell into silence, because in that era, the accumulation of the human race was not enough to once again conquer the Heavenly Path!

And now, the return is to inherit the aspirations of the human race across generations and once again step onto the Path of Heavenly Conquest!

Just then, from the vast dark place came a humming sound, the stone man looked up towards the deep Mountain Range, then his gaze fell back on Xiao Chen.

"Kid, there are a few people inside interested in you. Remember to quickly return to the Eastern Wasteland to awaken Gao Tang and tell him that with the cycle of reincarnation, conquest begins anew. If he continues to fall into slumber, I will truly smash his turtle shell."

In the moment Xiao Chen had no time to react, he felt himself step onto a path of light, whizzing towards the deep Mountain Range.

This old monster is truly capricious, previously stopping him from entering, now directly throwing him in!

Boom!

Yet before Xiao Chen could react, he sensed a thunderous roar in front of him, suddenly looking up, he saw a stone spear piercing through.

Behind the stone spear, Taihao’s black hair wildly danced, exuding an imposing presence that shook heaven and earth.

Clang!

In an instant, Xiao Chen’s hand grasped vainly, the divine spear manifested and collided with the stone spear, the piercing impact sound splashed out a continuous shower of sparks, the stone spear and divine spear clashing sharply, in the next moment, a point like the burning sun exploded at the center.

Instantly, both retreated, Xiao Chen’s divine spear pierced the ground, directly carving out a deep pit, countless white bones annihilated into ash.

"With this amount of power, you still want to become the emperor of emperors, better return to your Eastern Wasteland!"

From behind, a shadow floated from the heaven and earth, a coiling dragon roared through the Void, smashing down towards Xiao Chen’s back.

Boom!

The coiling dragon staff smashed down, directly pounding into the earth, with the roar of the coiling dragon, Xiao Chen’s body shattered under the sweep of the rod, but it was merely an afterimage. Instantly, the gray-robed figure rose up, staff in hand, without even looking, sweeping directly behind him.

At their level, every slightest breath can be drawn to the extreme. It seems without any violence, but in reality, all sealed within the Emperor Soldiers, pouring directly into the opponent’s body between collisions, causing them to die by exploding.

Clang!

Accompanied by the piercing sound of friction, this time the coiling dragon staff did not sweep across, instead it splashed sparks directly suspended in mid-air.

The coiling dragon staff was thus held by Xiao Chen with both hands, divine palms like pincers, suddenly twisting the coiling dragon staff, under the violent impact, sending the wielder of the staff swiftly retreating backwards, instantly even shattering the Void, invisible breath plowing a deep trench into the earth.

"Coiling Dragon Splits the Sky!"

Dragon roar echoing heaven, the black coiling dragon soared from the staff, Xiao Chen immediately released his grip, body retreating dozens of feet, grasping the manifested divine spear, slashing towards the emerging coiling dragon.

Puff!

The coiling dragon shattered, the divine spear slammed into the coiling dragon staff, instantly the gray-robed figure’s body rapidly retreated, continually shedding Xiao Chen’s force.

Clang!

Swordsmanship reverberated with a hum, suddenly Xiao Chen sensed a gentle wind sweep around him, yet in the next moment these winds transformed into sharp short swords, stabbing towards him.

Body twisting, the divine spear continuously pierced the flying short swords away, taking advantage of this opportunity, the gray-robed warrior finally stabilized his declining posture, at this moment his legs were already sunk into the mud, down to his knees.

"Kill!"

Instantly, in all directions around him, four terrifying forces rose up, like the sun, like a long river, with winds swirling clouds, and even a coiling dragon roaring, sealing off all directions for Xiao Chen!

"Break!"

Almost at the same time, Xiao Chen roared loudly, his whole body rolling with dragon roaring and tiger roaring, like a giant dragon awakening.

Suddenly, within his body, shadows appeared, two illusory figures stepped out from his body, solidifying between breaths, three figures mutually supporting each other, for a time, radiating boundless divine light!