When the Heaven-devouring Technique was cast, the Tempest King's energy surged from First Step Monarch to Ultimate Monarch.
The Heavenly Sovereign's eyes widened in shock. "Tempest King, I have underestimated you. All three of you, come at me together!"
It was the Tempest King, the Human Empress, and the Earthen Monarch versus the Heavenly Sovereign.
All four of them were the strongest of the human race, and the battle between them would be the rarest fight across the Infiniverse.
The fight was astonis.h.i.+ng.
The heavens and earth were destroyed, while galaxies were annihilated. With the Yin and Yang disrupted, the realm was turned upside down. Realms were annihilated and forced to reset back to nothing but chaos.
The fight shook half of the Great Hongmeng Universe.
Many Monarchs sensed the fight, and it scared them.
They fought from the Great Hongmeng Universe to other universes before ending up in the void between universes. The fight startled all in the Infiniverse. However, the outcome of the fight was a mystery. Other than the four of them, no one knew who won or lost. After the fight, the Tempest King returned to the Pan Gu Sect and went into close-door meditation.
"What an amazing fight."
Somewhere in the universe, the Dark Demonic Ruler expressed his awe when he sensed the battle. Even he admired the power they possessed.
Though, he wondered if the Doomsday Darkness could rival them.
The Dark Demonic Ruler then looked at the man in front of him.
The man in black robes was the sect master of the Doomsday Sect, the person he would be working with.
"We're down to the final details. When you decide to make a move, come to me again," the Dark Demonic Ruler said before he left.
"Safe trip, Demonic Ruler."
The Doomsday Sect Master bowed politely.
After that, he looked into the dark void and said sincerely, "My lord, you won't have to wait any longer. Soon, you will be able to return."
Inside the dark void was a strange consciousness circulating in nothingness. The power formed a vague contour of a strange beast.
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Back in the Divine Destiny Temple, Chu Kuangren continued fusing with the Human Ancestor's Blood.
At the same time, his mind was in the s.p.a.ce between Daos, comprehending all kinds of Daoist laws. He wanted to master three thousand Daoist laws as soon as possible.
Mult.i.tasking was not too difficult for him since he had multiple souls.
Even though they all fused back to one, he still had experience in controlling them.
In the s.p.a.ce between Daos, he arrived at a Great Dao that was pitch-black.
It was the Darkness Dao.
Chu Kuangren was comprehending the Darkness Daoist law energy and met a few cultivators doing the same.
Suddenly, something further away caught his attention, and he sensed a familiar presence.
"This energy belongs to a Monarch. A Darkness Dao Monarch?" Chu Kuangren was intrigued.
There were only so many Darkness Dao Monarchs.
Based on what he knew, there was only one Dark Demonic Ruler. In addition to the familiar presence, he was sure it was the Dark Demonic Ruler.
"I feel ashamed. I made a deal with him to search for a recovery item, but I still haven't found it." Chu Kuangren shook his head with a self-mocking smile. The Dark Demonic Ruler had given him a list of items that could help his recovery, but Chu Kuangren had not found any of them.
It was either Chu Kuangren or the Dark Demonic Ruler who was having bad luck. "Should I meet him?" Chu Kuangren thought to himself.
With the Dark Ruler Amulet, he could easily sense the Dark Demonic Ruler's presence and identify him on the Great Dao.
When he was about to go up and greet the Dark Demonic Ruler, the presence disappeared.
The Dark Demonic Ruler must have left the s.p.a.ce between Daos.
"Too bad."
The odds were slim running into an acquaintance on the Great Dao. As he did not get to speak with the Dark Demonic Ruler this time, he had no idea when he would see the man again. Chu Kuangren shook his head and completed his comprehension of the Darkness Daoist law before he left.
His cultivation went on for years. Even Chu Kuangren had lost count of how many years he had been comprehending the Daoist laws.
The Daoist law energy on him got denser as he comprehended more Daoist laws.
He could already manifest the Monarch's Heart and break through to the Monarch Realm, but he did not do it.
It was because he wanted to fuse three thousand Daoist laws first.
At that moment, he arrived at another Great Dao — the Greed Dao.
It was a Great Dao that only a few cultivated, and as soon as he arrived, he felt endless desire affecting his Daoist core. If not for his steady Daoist core, he would have succ.u.mbed to the temptation.
The Greed Dao was indeed terrifying, and no common cultivators could get close.
"Bang!"
Before he could start comprehending, the Daoist law energy of the Greed Great Dao erupted. Endless evil spirits gushed outward and shook the entire Great Dao.
Like dark clouds, the swarm of evil spirits hovered in the sky. It was terrifying to look at, even for Chu Kuangren.
Then, amidst the dark clouds came a slender figure in black robes. There was a pair of wings behind her back, and she had silky dark hair draped on her shoulders.
She was like a poppy flower that bloomed in darkness, exuding lethal temptation.
"Isn't this my dear ally? How have you been?"
She recognized Chu Kuangren immediately.
"Greetings, Devil King." Chu Kuangren bowed.
Other than the Devil King, who else possessed such intense wicked intentions?
"Little one, your Daoist law energies are a little messy. Don't tell me you're trying to master all three thousand."
The Devil King was indeed a smart one to be able to see through Chu Kuangren at first glance.
Chu Kuangren admitted it frankly. "This is a difficult path, but you might just succeed," she said with a smile.
She had high hopes for Chu Kuangren, who seemed to have magical powers. He could always turn impossible into possible.
"Oh, I heard something huge happened to the human race a while ago," the Devil King said.
After that, she told him about the internal conflict between the three Adjudicators.
Chu Kuangren responded with a grim look.
"Is Lan okay?"
"Your little disciple is fine. In fact, she's doing good."
Chu Kuangren breathed a sigh of relief.
A while ago, the other tribes had plans to target the humans, and now, the three Adjudicators of the Supreme Council were fighting among themselves. It was quite an eventful era for the human race. However, the humans were said to be the masters of the realm, so how could the human race be so unfortunate?
Fortune? Wait a minute. Could someone be stealing the human race's fortune?
Chu Kuangren pondered.
Then, the Devil King said, "The Darkness Tribe that you left at my place has left."
"Where did they go?"
"The Dark Demonic Ruler took them away. That little one is pretty interesting. To think he can use the Doomsday Darkness's power so skillfully and turn it into his own energy."
The Devil King clicked her tongue and added, "And he made an interesting deal with me."
That statement surprised Chu Kuangren.
The Dark Demonic Ruler had returned to the Great Hongmeng Universe?
Had he recovered from his injuries?
"What deal?" he asked.
"It's a secret."
If it were a secret, why would the Devil King mention it? To tease him?
It seemed like many interesting things had happened while he was away cultivating. However, he felt that the Dark Demonic Ruler's return was a little out of the blue.