The Strongest Mythical Emperor
Chapter 685: Tathāgata Battles the Demon Ancestor

Chapter 685: Chapter 685: Tathāgata Battles the Demon Ancestor

The next morning, after Liu Bowen and the Black Butterfly Fairy had signed their contract, the Black Butterfly Fairy left.

That afternoon, Qin Jun issued an imperial decree announcing the event throughout the entire Great Qin Heavenly Court, rapidly spreading it to all the Imperial Dynasties and throughout the Southernmost Sea.

"An alliance between the Great Qin Heavenly Court and the God Temple!"

This news was earth-shattering, sending the whole world into an uproar.

The righteous and demonic paths, together with various Imperial Dynasties, kingdoms, and sects, all began to discuss the matter.

"The Great Qin Heavenly Court is becoming more and more formidable; they are now on equal footing with the God Temple!"

"You don’t know, some time ago, the God Temple asked His Holy Majesty for help. Countless mighty ones arrived then, and the battle was so fierce that the sky darkened, and the sun and the moon lost their light..."

"It’s unbelievable, hasn’t our Holy Emperor advanced too quickly?"

"Doesn’t that mean in a few months, the Great Qin Heavenly Court will surpass the God Temple in status?"

"Wishful thinking. Although those divine generals are incredibly strong, the entirety of Great Qin cannot be compared to the God Temple."

For a time, cultivators everywhere were talking about this event, and even storytellers were recounting the life of the Holy Emperor of Qin, causing Qin Jun’s fame to skyrocket even further.

As the situation grew more intense, time began to fly by quickly.

Day by day, Qin Jun was cultivating, or fostering relationships with Hou Yi, Bai Ze, Luo Shixin, and Kua Fu.

When the pipa was summoned, it was already at the peak late stage of the Golden Immortal Realm of the Daluo, on par with Hou Yi.

Elsewhere, Liu Bowen was also starting to work on the qi movement spellcasting.

Across the Southern Domain and the Southernmost Sea, statues of the Torch Dragon were being erected to gather incense offerings for it.

Everything was developing in an orderly manner.

Once a month, the opportunity for the God and Demon instance arrived, and Qin Jun simply saved it. The limited assistance that could be brought back from the God and Demon instance was not worth using immediately; it would be more beneficial to accumulate five opportunities for a targeted summon, which would be incredibly satisfying.

Time quickly passed, and half a month went by.

Boom!

Suddenly, an explosive noise coming from the west startled the cultivators in the Southern Domain, the Southernmost Sea, and even those in the adjacent regions.

Qin Jun too was startled awake from his sweet dreams, with Daji and Wang Xue sitting up after him, both women used light veils to cover their modesty, clinging tightly to Qin Jun’s arms.

"That direction... it’s the Western Domain..." Daji exclaimed in alarm. As a Taixuan Mysterious Immortal, she could feel an overwhelmingly strong battle aura coming from the west, making her feel as if the sky itself were about to collapse.

The aura was so powerful that she had never felt anything like it before. Even as a Taixuan Mysterious Immortal, she felt panic in her heart and her soul trembled.

Qin Jun furrowed his brows, and the voice of Ji Yongsheng echoed in his mind, "It’s actually the aura of a Daluo Supreme Immortal, and there’s another one, inconceivably strong..."

Daluo Supreme Immortal?

Qin Jun’s eyebrows raised, and he quickly asked in his mind, "Is the Daluo Supreme Immortal the next realm after the Golden Immortal of the Daluo Realm?"

He had once heard from the system that the Daluo Realm was divided into three minor realms.

"Correct, the Daluo Supreme Immortal can already dominate a part of this world as an extremely powerful being!" Ji Yongsheng said soberly, his tone somewhat unnatural.

He was well aware of the strength of the Great Qin Heavenly Court; to have a Daluo Supreme Immortal appear nearby was definitely not good news.

While the Great Qin Heavenly Court now had a fair number of Golden Immortals of the Daluo Realm, a single Daluo Supreme Immortal could destroy everything!

The higher the realm, the greater the gap between each level.

Qin Jun narrowed his eyes, feeling as if a whole new world had opened up to him.

Golden Immortal of Daluo, Supreme Immortal of Daluo, he wondered what further heights awaited beyond...

"Amitabha, the compassion of Buddha is boundless, but the solemn dignity of Buddha cannot be trampled upon!"

The voice of Tathāgata sounded as if it came from the Nine Heavens, causing even Qin Jun to shudder.

Within the Holy City, figures soared into the air, each person’s face filled with dread.

"That old Tathāgata..." Sun Wukong cried out in alarm, the aura reminding him of the terror he felt when he first encountered the Tathāgata.

Li Yuanba, Bai Ze, Luo Shixin, Nine Spirits Yuan Sheng, Kua Fu, Hou Yi, Yuan Hong, and Pipa all wore faces of horror.

The nine Daluo beings were all frightened by the two overwhelmingly powerful auras coming from the West Domain.

Even the beings in the Mysterious Immortal Realm like Her Highness Shiji, Sixth Golden Crow, Tang Sanzang, Nezha, Yang Jian, Nine-headed Insect, and others were trembling.

Those of lower cultivation levels were even more panicked to the point of confusion.

It wasn’t just the Holy City; everyone in the entire Great Qin Heavenly Court was terribly frightened, with countless people screaming.

Qin Jun, dressed in his full attire, led Daji and Wang Xue out of the palace, standing on the steps and looking towards the West. Even separated by the spatial barriers of the Southern Domain’s Heaven World, they could feel that overwhelming pressure.

"Someone actually dares to challenge the Tathāgata, who could it be..."

Qin Jun frowned and muttered, the Demon Emperor?

The Demon Ancestor?

Or someone from the Corpse Emperor Palace?

No matter who it was, Qin Jun was pleased to witness it.

As for how strong the Tathāgata was, he couldn’t be sure since the prematurely arrived God and Demon might not be at their peak. For example, the Demon King of Bull, who only manifested in the realm of Taiyi Golden Immortal and was not even as good as the Envoy of the Altar, Zhu Bajie.

This time, it was definitely a crisis for the Tathāgata.

Even if he were to win, the West Domain would likely be turned upside down.

According to Ji Yongsheng, there was one Daluo ultra-immortal in the West Domain, and another even stronger being, but it was unclear who was who.

Soon, earth-shattering explosions came from the West, one after another, bringing with them violent storms that ravaged the Southern Domain’s continent.

"You... who exactly are you? How can your cultivation be so high?"

An enraged voice suddenly erupted, filled with disbelief, causing Qin Jun to be utterly astonished. Wasn’t that the voice of the Demon Ancestor?

The Demon Ancestor was actually confronting the Tathāgata!

Qin Jun was slow to comprehend, why did they have a conflict? The victor of the God Temple battle wasn’t the Tathāgata.

Little did he know, the Demon Ancestor was merely enraged; his main purpose was to cause trouble for Qin Jun. He was just passing through the West Domain and incidentally decided to deal with the Tathāgata, only to hit a snag.

The Double-pupil Bird swooped down onto Qin Jun’s shoulder with a whisper. It was shaking its head, clearly frightened.

Even with its full cultivation in the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm, it could only tremble in the face of an ultra-Daluo immortal.

Seeing this, Qin Jun frowned and instinctively looked up at the divine generals in the sky over the Holy City, noticing they were also tense, even to the point of panic.

It seemed that even if he were to head to the West Domain with all the Daluo Golden Immortal powerhouses, it would not be enough.

Just the aura of battle leaking from the Tathāgata and the Demon Ancestor had them this tense; what would happen if they actually began to fight?

"These two guys would be among the few most powerful beings who dominated the world even tens of thousands of years ago," Ji Yongsheng said with complex emotions, yet he also seemed calm, which made Qin Jun wonder how strong he had been at his peak.

Ji Yongsheng, who dared to battle the countless immortals and gods, was definitely one of the strongest at that time.

The battle in the West Domain continued for a long time, and even from the sky above the junction between the Southern Domain and the Southernmost Sea, Qin Jun could hear those heart-shaking roars.

It was hard to imagine the level of destruction the West Domain was currently enduring.

"Tathāgata, this hatred will not be shared under the heavens, I swear to kill you!"

The voice of the Demon Ancestor sounded again, full of rage and unwillingness, startling countless people.

The name of Tathāgata was sure to become famous in all directions!

"Has the Demon Ancestor lost?" Qin Jun thought with a frown. He had learned from the Black Butterfly Fairy that the Demon Ancestor was extremely strong and the Demon Burial Hall was one of the three major grounds.