The Protagonists' Chat Group: Beyond the Boundaries — Chapter 376

Chapter 376: Slaying Nine Great Immortal Kings, Even Immortal Kings of the Immortal Realm Are Slain

A moment later, the blinding, catastrophic light of the battle subsided.

The remaining Immortal Kings who had dared to intervene against the two brothers were all utterly suppressed and brutally killed. Their existence was instantly erased from the tapestry of time.

Within the colossal Immortal Realm, all other beings below the Immortal King Realm trembled violently, feeling an overwhelming, terrifying pressure under the palpable Qi emanating from Shi Jian and his brother, Shi Hao.

Many distant Immortal Kings exchanged horrified glances, their ancient minds reeling. Such a scene of destruction was truly too horrifying to bear witness to.

Shi Jian and Shi Hao stood absolutely still in the Void Realm. One held the Nethergod Spear, a weapon of ultimate darkness, and the other the Grand Luo Sword Embryo, radiating primal chaos. They had suppressed and slain a total of nine Immortal Kings; even the ancient Immortal King Giants, long reputed to be immortal and unkillable, had perished by their hands.

The two of them, having just slain nine supreme Immortal Kings, remained utterly spotless. They showed no trace of having fought such a cataclysmic battle, as if the recent great struggle had caused them no harm whatsoever.

Such a chilling display of effortless might possessed an unparalleled and immediate deterrence.

A full nine supreme Immortal Kings, the rulers of vast territories, were suppressed and slain just like that, in a single, brutal exchange.

The entire Immortal Realm experienced a great, terrifying upheaval.

Everyone knew that from this day forward, the undisputed power structure of the Immortal Realm was destined to change forever.

“The prestige of the Myriad Law Immortal King is absolutely not to be provoked!” someone whispered in the far reaches of the Immortal Realm, their voice laced with both fear and worship.

Such a young giant—one who had not even officially completed his breakthrough to the true Immortal King Realm—already possessed such a peerless and invincible demeanor. How terrifyingly powerful would he become if he formally broke through to the Immortal King Realm in the near future?

Even more terrifying was the realization that it wasn’t just the Myriad Law Immortal King who was so incredibly Heaven-Defying. There was also the equally devastating Desolate Immortal King standing silently beside him.

One family, two Immortal Kings? The shock was immense.

And the murmurs quickly began to include the names of other powerful figures. Adding their father, Shi Ziling (Stone King), it would make it one single family that boasted three Immortal Kings!

Looking across the entirety of the Immortal Realm, even those monolithic Dao Lineages that had existed for eons had never been so prominent or so absolutely dominant.

Moreover, the Heaven-Defying Immortal Kings of the unified Nine Heavens and Ten Lands were not limited to just these two extraordinary brothers.

“With the innate Aptitude of the Myriad Law and Desolate brothers, perhaps there truly will be a day when they can break through the King Realm and shatter all the ancient, unbreakable myths!”

An ancient existence, finally awakened from their forced slumber in the river of time by the shockwaves of the battle, murmured this profound possibility.

Above the Immortal King Realm lies the realm of the Quasi-Immortal Emperor—an existence that is merely a legend to most.

No matter how Heaven-Defying one’s talent, historically, no one dared to boast with certainty that they could achieve that final breakthrough and truly transcend the King Realm.

But now, the inhabitants of the Immortal Realm felt a powerful, undeniable conviction that Shi Jian and his brother could actually achieve it.

Their strength was so formidable, their combined power so terrifying, that they were viewed as harbingers of a new era.

Even the remaining Immortal Kings, watching from the deepest recesses of the cosmos, dared not harbor the slightest shred of resentment or ill will towards Shi Jian and his brother.

Even though the two brothers had just slaughtered nine great Immortal Kings of the Immortal Realm, the remaining Immortal Kings could only exclaim, “Well killed! They were a relic of the old era.”

“From today onwards, the Universes where these nine arrogant individuals resided shall permanently belong to the unified Nine Heavens and Ten Lands,” Shi Jian declared, his voice ringing with absolute, imperial authority. “My temples shall be built there, and my divine statues erected. I command all races and all beings in those territories to pray to me!”

“Do any of you, standing in the darkness, object to this rightful claim?”

Shi Jian’s calm voice echoed with the supreme power of the world’s Destiny throughout the entire Immortal Realm, leaving no room for negotiation or dissent.

“We obey the Myriad Law Immortal King’s command! Hail the Myriad Law Hall!”

Within the Immortal Realm, thousands of powerful True Immortal powerhouses instantly shouted their allegiance. They knelt in the void and bowed deeply towards the location of the two giants.

Some young, ambitious cultivators also cheered loudly, exhilarated by the rise of the new, dominant power.

It was like a grand, universal pilgrimage. They were incredibly devout, prostrating themselves in the starry sky and paying ultimate homage to the new ruler.

It is an established cosmic law that those who become Immortal Kings will instantly possess a large number of followers and can rule a Universe as their own sacred Dao Field!

Shi Jian and Shi Hao, by slaying nine great Immortal Kings, had displayed unparalleled and world-breaking combat power. At this very moment, countless people in the Immortal Realm held both overwhelming reverence and profound terror for them.

Naturally, many were instantly willing to submit and pledge their loyalty. They were eager to build temples and erect statues for the new, terrifyingly powerful overlords!

“The Karma of the nine great Immortal Kings is completely and utterly eliminated! They shall have no descendants or legacy to seek revenge.”

Shi Jian’s expression was cold and merciless as he spoke again, activating the mystical Wheel of Destiny that spun behind him. He was directly dictating life and death with a single spoken word, using the power of the Heavenly Dao System to thoroughly and absolutely eliminate the lingering Karma of the nine fallen Immortal Kings.

The moment his decree was fully spoken, the effect was devastating and immediate.

Within the Universes where the nine great Immortal Kings had resided, the forces, clans, and Dao Lineages they had carefully created over countless years were completely wiped out in an instant. They were obliterated as if they had never existed in the first place, their names erased from the flow of cause and effect.

Words become Law!

With a single, simple word, he had brought all the Universes that belonged to the nine great Immortal Kings under the immediate and absolute jurisdiction of the Myriad Law Hall.

Shi Jian cast a brief, indifferent glance at the other remaining Immortal Kings still hidden in the deepest darkness of the cosmos, then completely ignored them and, with Shi Hao beside him, returned to the unified Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.

Subsequently, the command was given.

Within the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, the most capable personnel of the Myriad Law Hall poured out into the void.

They began to enter the Immortal Realm and swiftly take over the vast territories of the nine great, defunct Immortal Kings.

In just a few short years—an absolute blink of an eye on a cosmic scale—magnificent temples and colossal statues of Shi Jian and Shi Hao were erected in all the Universes where the nine great Immortal Kings had previously reigned.

Shi Jian needed this ceaseless Power Of Faith to successfully Cultivate and solidify the Wheel of Destiny.

Shi Hao, though perhaps not strictly needing it, also accepted the Power Of Faith to consolidate and further nourish his transcendent Primordial Spirit and the vast strength of the Desolate Heavenly Emperor lineage.

It is a well-known secret that Immortal King level existences can nourish their Primordial Spirit with the power of sentient beings’ faith, which serves as an excellent auxiliary aid to cultivation. A little auxiliary effect was always beneficial, even to a peerless being like Shi Hao.

After this first, successful contact with the Immortal Realm, the speed of development was staggering. In just a few years, Shi Jian’s Myriad Law Hall rapidly grew, suddenly expanding into a formidable, world-spanning behemoth.

Driven by ambition and fear, many powerful True Immortals eagerly sought to join the Myriad Law Hall, seeing it as the new path to power and safety.

Shi Jian also intentionally began to cultivate the power base of the Myriad Law Hall even further, pouring resources into his trusted allies.

The Ten Crown King, Chang Gongyan, and Shi Yi—all these immensely talented individuals who were originally competitors to the Shi brothers—also officially joined the rapidly expanding Myriad Law Hall.

Previously, they had competed on the same stage, vying for the title of the strongest among their peers. Now, after just a few hundred years, the gap between them and the Shi brothers had widened into an insurmountable gulf.

However, the Ten Crown King and Shi Yi truly possessed supreme Aptitude. They both still held the genuine potential to eventually become Immortal Kings.

Shi Jian was not petty; he didn’t mind cultivating them slightly. Once they grew up, these talented individuals could become the reliable backbone and administrative foundation of the Myriad Law Hall’s new, massive empire.

Now, the Myriad Law Hall possessed more than enough resources to Cultivate them to their fullest potential.

Not to mention Shi Jian’s continuous “Heavenly Dao System,” which tirelessly generated limitless energy.

Just the colossal Treasure Trove left behind by the nine vanquished Immortal Kings was an astonishing fortune.

After the nine great Immortal Kings were killed, Shi Jian and Shi Hao naturally moved to claim their possessions.

Various sacred and divine materials were piled up like small mountains in the Immortal Caves of the nine great Immortal Kings. These were treasures all accumulated over their incredibly long years, their foundations awe-inspiring and overwhelming.

A single Immortal King Family could awe the entire Immortal Realm and rule a Universe. To seize the combined wealth of nine was a cosmic fortune.

The Sharp Weapons, profound scriptures, and sacred Secret Manuals plundered from the nine Immortal King Families were literally innumerable.

Shi Jian collected all the scriptures for his Heavenly Dao Library and then distributed the various accumulated treasures to the high-ranking members of the Myriad Law Hall to strengthen them and consolidate his power.

After dealing with all the administrative and resource allocation issues, he once again prepared for a deep, closed-door Cultivation session.

Currently, his True Immortal Realm Cultivation was already at complete Perfection, a true pinnacle of that domain.

He was now fully prepared to attempt the ultimate Breakthrough to the Immortal King Realm.

With his current monumental accumulation, if he successfully achieved Immortal King status, his combat power would likely be directly comparable to the rumored strength of a Quasi-Immortal Emperor.

Therefore, he prioritized a final, successful Breakthrough to achieve official Immortal King status!

With the refined Primordial Spirits and physical Origin Bodies of the nine great Immortal King Giants as a foundational supplement, plus the Heavenly Dao System tirelessly generating vast energy day and night, he now possessed the absolute capital needed to attempt the great leap to the Immortal King Realm!

At present, he directly entered a deep-level, meditative Cultivation state.

A mysterious, immense Power Of Faith, like an endless, glittering long river, pierced through the Void Realm and descended upon him, surrounding his figure.

His faith and legal System had already been thoroughly established in the nine great Universes of the Immortal Realm.

The Power Of Faith he received daily now was incredibly vast in quantity, although perhaps not perfectly pure in quality.

This colossal flow of Power Of Faith nourished his Primordial Spirit. A shimmering rainbow formed by pure Primordial Spirit power pierced through the top of his head, and a concentrated Primordial Spirit True Fire refined his own cultivation essence.

This Primordial Spirit Fire was the fire of his ultimate hope, a form of his own energy cultivated and controlled through the Wheel of Destiny.

It possessed the divine ability to refine the raw Power Of Faith until it was absolutely pure and crystal clear, allowing the Wheel of Destiny to absorb it perfectly.

Shi Jian thus tirelessly cultivated the Wheel of Destiny while simultaneously preparing to violently Breakthrough to the Immortal King Realm.

Decades passed in the blink of an eye for the concentrated cultivator.

After decades, his Cultivation still had not officially broken through the final threshold to the Immortal King Realm, yet his combat power had significantly, terrifyingly increased.

The iconic Wheel of Destiny behind him now appeared in the primordial color of Chaos, almost solidified, resembling clanging metal! This was a powerful sign of the successful Cultivation of the Wheel of Destiny.

More importantly, the Dragon-Elephant particles within his body also began a profound, irreversible change.

They began transforming towards the legendary Primordial Elephant.

[Inorin’s Note: Dragon-Elephant particles are an advanced physical cultivation technique, where each particle in the body holds the power of a Dragon and an Elephant. Primordial Elephant represents a return to a more profound, ancient, and pure power origin.]

The original Dragon-Elephant particles were beings with scales and horns, physically resembling both creatures. Now, transforming into Primordial Elephants, the essence was completely different. Primordial Elephants shed their scales and even their horns, appearing like ordinary, ancient elephants, but covered in profound, mystical totems.

This physical change was a sign of returning to one’s true, profound nature—the power no longer manifested through external, showy appearance.

Instead, the power was displayed through the ancient totem characters that appeared directly on the body. These magnificent characters recorded the vicissitudes of history and the fundamental changes of the Primordial Era.

On the top of each Primordial Elephant’s head, patterns of Tai Chi Yin and Yang fish appeared—the ultimate symbol of the Primordial Elephant.

This represented the Origin (Yuan) of all things, the source from which all phenomena arise.

The Primordial Elephant is considered the central elephant, positioned at the center of creation. It represents not only an invincible, earth-shattering power but also carries unparalleled Law vicissitudes and the ability to reverse time itself!

Countless Dragon-Elephants were perfectly transformed into Primordial Elephants.

Shi Jian exuded a supreme, terrifying majesty that could swallow the eight directions and six harmonies, shake the foundations of the Primordial Era, and tear through space-time itself.

During this intense period of closed-door Cultivation, he had been constantly, rapidly growing stronger.

However, he was still one final, monumental step away from officially breaking through to the Immortal King Realm.

After all, the foundation of his True Immortal Realm was quite extraordinary, a perfect, absolute foundation.

Although his current combat power was absolutely terrifying, the difficulty of his final Breakthrough was also immense, commensurate with the power he would gain.

Decades became hundreds of years. A very long time passed in a flash.

“Having devoured the Origin of the nine great Immortal Kings, I still can’t force the Breakthrough!”

On this day, Shi Jian emerged from his deep closed-door Cultivation, a fleeting hint of annoyance flashing across his usually impassive face.

During this period, he had successfully cultivated the initial, formidable phase of the Wheel of Destiny.

Most of the Dragon-Elephants in his body had perfectly transformed into Primordial Elephants… His combat power had undergone a qualitative, unimaginable leap compared to before his seclusion.

However, he still hadn’t achieved the final, official Immortal King Realm status.

The current him could already be described as genuinely invincible within the Immortal King Realm. Even a giant like Emperor Light Immortal King might not be his opponent.

Yet, he still hadn’t achieved Immortal King status, nor had his combat power truly reached the ultimate Quasi-Immortal Emperor level—the power he knew he was capable of reaching.

“I need a great Chaos, a great cataclysmic battle…”

“And then a complete, final sublimation to achieve that final step!”

Light flickered with renewed determination in Shi Jian’s eyes. The current him was still one single, crucial step away from supreme power.

He could find a great world in the Instance Space for a deadly experience and a final Breakthrough attempt.

Or, he could cause a great disturbance in the Perfect World itself and then use the resulting chaos for his final Breakthrough.

Nine supreme Immortal Kings were not enough… Then, what about dozens, or even hundreds?

He cast his terrifying, calculating gaze towards the infamous Boundary Sea.

The Boundary Sea, once merely a desolate, dreaded place, had now become incredibly turbulent and active, no longer silent and still.

Behind the mighty Dam of the Boundary Sea, earth-shattering battles erupted from time to time.

Each wave that crashed was not water, but a vast, fragmented world, an astonishing and dreadful sight.

This was a place where absolute strength truly spoke. The weak could not survive here; they couldn’t even enter the region.

The Boundary Sea was also fearfully known as the Burial Sea!

Too many powerhouses had died here across the epochs, from powerful True Immortals to countless Immortal Kings—no one could possibly remember the true count.

Its furthest end was incredibly mysterious, leading directly to the ultimate darkness… the place that leads to that final, ultimate destination.

The World-Ending Old Man and the three mysterious Quasi-Immortal Emperors were rumored to be there, seeking the final truth.

Legend whispered that in that ultimate place, there was a hidden secret to finally achieving the ultimate Quasi-Immortal Emperor breakthrough.

The formidable threshold of the Quasi-Immortal Emperor had trapped the strongest and most brilliant individuals throughout history. They were the trendsetters of various eras, peerless Prodigies.

In pursuit of that higher, final Realm, they had bravely entered the perilous Boundary Sea.

After countless epochs of ups and downs, their strength had become incredibly terrifying and utterly unfathomable.

Since ancient times, an unending stream of beings had entered the Boundary Sea. Some True Immortals gained a supreme Opportunity there and advanced to the Immortal King Realm. Some Immortal Kings sought the final path to become Emperors there.

Shi Jian’s plan was simple and direct: he wanted to provoke the powerful Immortal Kings residing there, initiate a catastrophic Great Tribulation, and then, by devouring the collective Origin of those Immortal Kings from the Boundary Sea, thoroughly Breakthrough into the Immortal King Realm and beyond.

He would become a true, eternal god in one fell, devastating swoop!

Many people entered the Boundary Sea to seek fortune, but he would enter to seek total conquest.

Accumulated over countless epochs, generation after generation of beings had gone forth… Who knew exactly how many powerhouses truly resided within the vastness of the Boundary Sea?

The infamous Dark Great Turmoil also stemmed from this region.

The Nine Heavens, Immortal Realm, Burial Ground, Exotic Realm, and other different civilizations and races were all mixed together in the turmoil. If they were to return all at once, intense conflicts would inevitably arise.

When these conflicts accumulated to a certain, critical extent, then came the unavoidable turmoil.

This turmoil, spreading and extending to all Realms, would erupt into a peerless, bloody final battle for survival.

Strictly speaking, the Dark Turmoil was not solely aimed at the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, nor was it solely aimed at the Immortal Realm. It was directed at all living beings between Heaven and Earth.

Even the ancient Exotic Realm was no exception to the coming destruction!

Once the turmoil began, it would become a struggle at the King level, with millions of corpses and the destruction of one world after another, leading to the demise of entire civilizations!

Coupled with the massive storms that would arise at the very end of the Boundary Sea—storms that would force those powerful beings crossing the sea to return.

At that terrifying time, countless powerhouses would flee back, and one can only imagine how utterly chaotic such a scene would be for the Myriad Realms?

The Dark Turmoil was directed at everyone—not just man-made, but also a terrifying natural disaster of the cosmos.

In the past, when the dark tide at the end of the Boundary Sea swept through, only some Immortal Kings were capable of resisting, so they would not retreat from the Boundary Sea.

But this generation is profoundly different. The storm of this generation will sweep through an entire epoch.

All powerhouses, regardless of strength, will be forced to flee back to their origin.

When all these powerhouses return at that chaotic time… they are bound to clash violently with the powerhouses of their original places.

This is destined to be a continuous, apocalyptic battle, with blood staining all the Myriad Realms!

The Calamity of Darkness is also, paradoxically, the ultimate Calamity of Immortal Ascension for the boldest.

Now, the dark storm has not fully begun. The Dark Great Turmoil has not fully begun. Those beings crossing the sea have not yet begun their forced retreat…

Shi Jian didn’t mind bringing these beings back early to serve his purpose.

He didn’t need to devour all the beings in the Boundary Sea; devouring only a portion—enough to push his power over the line—would be sufficient to achieve official Immortal King status!

“I still need to make some final preparations…”

Shi Jian’s eyes flickered with a faint, intense glow of calculation.

To forcibly bring back the beings from the Boundary Sea early, he needed to prepare for the monumental backlash.

The accumulation of one epoch after another meant there were countless King-level powerhouses residing in the Boundary Sea.

Facing them all, Shi Jian dared not be careless. It would be a profound humiliation to capsize in a ditch right before achieving his goal.

He had to be completely prepared.

He fully emerged from his closed-door Cultivation and began to finalize his plan for the final, ultimate leap to Breakthrough the Immortal King Realm.

During this time, he had been making rapid, constant progress.

The others in the Chat Group were also not idle.

Especially Xiao Yan (Battle Through the Heavens) and Lin Dong (Wu Dong Qian Kun)…

Their current combat power, in their own home worlds, was already completely and utterly invincible. They had exhausted their current development paths.

Therefore, during this period, the two of them almost daily spent time in other people’s worlds for experience.

Today here, tomorrow somewhere else—constantly seeking new challenges.

On this day, the two of them arrived in Lin Feng’s (Peerless Martial God) world.

They were preparing to experience and study the unique “Martial Spirit” cultivation concept of this new, vibrant world!