Facing these excited supreme beings, Lin Yang could not say he was disdainful, but he did feel a sense of generational difference.
Indeed, the era of simply confronting each other head-on and fighting is over. The era where whoever had the strongest cultivation level was the most powerful and the strongest fighter is also over!
"Fine, let me bury you people of the old era completely and usher in a new era. To do that, I will exert my utmost effort and unleash my strongest move."
Upon hearing this, the Ruthless One and the Desolate Emperor also stopped, quietly watching Lin Yang and waiting for him. As for the remaining Supreme Beings, they gathered together all at once.
(The main reason Lin Yang performed so well today was the continuous support of the Heavenly Dao's magical power. A secondary reason was that these Great Emperors had never seen a magical treasure before and did not know how to properly handle this situation.)
"The Great Sun Golden Crow, the master of the sun, the yang of the heavens. It illuminates the past and the future, occupying all timelines. It brings light, shining upon all things. It brings life, allowing all things to ascend..."
As Lin Yang murmured softly, his body emitted rays of light, dazzlingly bright. When the light faded, Lin Yang disappeared, replaced by a three-legged golden crow, its entire body golden and exuding an aura of nobility.
That's right, this is Lin Yang's strongest state. The only thing comparable to magic weapons is supernatural power! Just like Sun Wukong's Fiery Eyes, Erlang Shen's third divine eye, and Red Boy's Samadhi True Fire, supernatural power is even more unreasonable and domineering than magic weapons!
With a hiss, a small flame appeared in the mouth of the three-legged golden crow. The flame was very small, only about one centimeter in size. It was truly insignificant in front of its body, which was thousands of feet tall!
But this tiny flame surprised the ruthless man, who instinctively took a step back!
Shi Hao's eyes widened with curiosity, his pupils darting back and forth as he carefully examined Lin Yang!
The Heavenly Dao above emitted bursts of divine light, continuously analyzing the detailed composition of the flames and emitting joyful sounds!
This prompted the opposing supreme beings to take immediate action.
"Let this fire be your final gift. By the way, its name is the True Fire of the Sun."
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Chapter 77: Forbidden Zones and Whetstones
The wind stopped, the rain ceased, and everything came to an end.
A massive, sweeping, and unprecedented dark upheaval that engulfed the entire universe has come to an end.
The forty supreme beings had just launched this upheaval, which came to an abrupt end before it even reached its climax. From the perspective of the outcome alone, it was the least damaging dark turmoil in history!
This battle truly terrified the supreme beings of the restricted area. Now, they've all become obedient children, unwilling to leave the restricted area even for a second. At least, many of them, while still alive, have no intention of coming out to their deaths.
"So far, sixty incomplete Supreme Beings have died in this battle. Most of them underwent a profound transformation before their deaths, restoring themselves to their peak combat power. Yet, despite this, they all perished at our hands. After this battle, they will surely behave themselves for a while."
"Of them, forty were killed on the spot, thirteen died during their escape when their lifespans were exhausted. Four passed away after returning to the forbidden area, and three others fell into a deep slumber, perhaps never to wake up again in this lifetime; they can be considered dead." Recalling the glorious victory of this battle and feeling the vibration of the Creation Jade Disc above his head, Lin Yang couldn't help but laugh.
This battle was really tough. Although it seemed to go smoothly, Lin Yang beat them as easily as cutting melons and vegetables, and Shi Hao beat them as easily as an eagle catching chicks.
Later on, even more powerful figures like Liu Shen and Wuzhong Immortal Emperor joined the effort. With everyone working together, defeating fifty or sixty Great Emperors was quite easy.
But if he hadn't been so lucky back then, or if Shi Hao hadn't been so strong and hadn't received a wisp of his primordial spirit directly from the heavens, would things have gone so smoothly afterward?
How could the strength of a mere imprint compare to that of the original?
As for Lin Yang, he wouldn't have been able to unleash such formidable combat power without the strong assistance of the Heavenly Dao. Rather than saying Lin Yang was slaughtering everyone, it would be more accurate to say that the Heavenly Dao was using Lin Yang to slaughter everyone.
"This battle has terrified even the Supreme Beings of the Forbidden Zone. There are only about fifty left. But why don't we continue our attack? Wouldn't it be better to take this opportunity to wipe them all out in one go?" the ruthless man asked, somewhat puzzled.
"There are many reasons for this. First, the time limit for his Transformation of Freedom and the Law is almost up. The Desolate Heavenly Emperor is also about to return. Without him there to confront the enemy head-on and draw their attention, the difficulty will increase greatly if it is just the two of us."
"Secondly, if we insist on continuing the fight, the Supreme Beings of the Forbidden Zones aren't fools. They're fleeing all over the universe; how long would it take the two of us to chase them down? Besides, if there's no chance of survival, what if they all launch a Dark Turmoil without restraint before they die?"
"At that time, if forty or fifty Supreme Beings simultaneously launch a rebellion and destroy all life in the universe, even if we win, the number of living beings will be reduced by at least half. Perhaps, the level of the entire world will also decline again!"
"Moreover, this great battle has also greatly depleted the Heavenly Dao's resources. Especially with so many spiritual treasures with thirty-six restrictions activated simultaneously, the consumption is truly enormous. The Heavenly Dao is still in its infancy and its grasp of the entire universe is not yet complete. What if something goes wrong if the battle continues?"
Upon hearing this, the ruthless man nodded. Lin Yang was right; whether from the perspective of the Heavenly Dao or the universe, Lin Yang's statement seemed to make a lot of sense.
However, for some reason, the ruthless man always felt that Lin Yang was not telling the truth, or at least, he did not reveal the real reason.
Seeing the ruthless man's suspicious gaze, Lin Yang had no choice but to pretend that he knew nothing and hadn't seen anything.
Actually, these are just the surface reasons; there are two real reasons.
First, if all the forbidden zones were wiped out, history would be completely different. Perhaps figures like the Void Emperor, the Beginningless Emperor, or the Heavenly Emperor Ye wouldn't even have a chance to be born.
Without forbidden zones, where would the story of the Nine Sacred Bodies protecting humanity come from? Without tremendous contributions and unparalleled achievements, why would the Western Emperor have taken a liking to that generation of Great Accomplished Sacred Bodies?
In that case, perhaps there would be no Wushi. By the same token, in the future, perhaps there would be no Ye Fan, the Holy Body.
Of course, this is only a secondary reason. After all, with the will of Heaven in hand, even if history were completely altered, so what? The tide is in our hands, so what is there to fear?
The main reason is that Lin Yang came to this world to gather reinforcements. Therefore, the more reinforcements, the better, both in terms of quantity and quality!
Why did the Great Emperor Wushi grow up? Why did the Great Emperor of Void struggle and grow all the way? And how did Ye Fan achieve such great success?
From a certain perspective, these are actually inseparable from restricted areas!
It is precisely because the supreme beings of the forbidden zones occasionally launch dark disturbances that the human race is under immense pressure!
Enemies provide motivation. With the enemy's swords out in the open, there is no room for hesitation or death. That's why Ye Fan has made such great progress!
In the two to three hundred thousand years before the Ancient Era and after the Ruthless One, the entire universe saw the emergence of two Red Dust Immortals: the Ruthless One and the Great Emperor Wushi! At least seven other Great Emperors, including the Void Emperor, the Huanyu Emperor, the Azure Emperor, the Supreme Emperor, the Nine Li Emperor, the Western Emperor, and the Chaotic Ancient One!
But since Ye Fan became the Heavenly Emperor and pacified the forbidden zone, apart from those related to Ye Fan, how many ordinary people have cultivated to the level of Great Emperor?
(It seems that after Ye Fan became the Heavenly Emperor, there were only those who achieved enlightenment through alternative means, but no more Great Emperors, because there is only one Heavenly Heart Mark in each era.)
However, it seems that Ye Fan later shattered his own Heavenly Heart Mark so that everyone could become Emperors. But ultimately, the number of those who became Emperors was still pitifully small. Neither the quality nor the quantity could compare to those before the Ancient Era.
It's not that Ye Fan becoming the Heavenly Emperor was bad; after he became the Heavenly Emperor, he destroyed the forbidden zones, which was indeed a good thing for ordinary cultivators and common people.