There is a beast in the bright morning.

Chapter 260 Reaffirming the Dao Fruit

The Eastern Celestial Realm is a self-contained star field and one of the seven forbidden zones for life in the Dark Universe.

Unlike other star regions, the Eastern Celestial Realm is composed of continents floating in the universe, and the Sun Star and Moon Star residing on each continent.

Legend has it that in the distant past, the Eastern Celestial Realm was a vast continent comparable to a planet, but it was shattered in a divine war, forming the unique geocentric structure we see today.

Since ancient times, there have been various legends in the Eastern Heaven Realm. It is said that there are immortal medicines in the star field, as well as divine springs that can prolong life.

Furthermore, the Eastern Heaven Realm is rich in life essence, and the continent is covered with ancient trees and immortal herbs, making it appear full of vitality.

However, according to ancient legends, anyone who wants to establish a religion and spread their teachings in the Eastern Heaven Realm, or who wants to occupy the Eastern Heaven Realm, or even who picks the spiritual herbs within the Eastern Heaven Realm, will encounter misfortune.

Over time, the Eastern Heavenly Realm was designated as a forbidden zone for life, and even the immortal lineages of the universe did not want to set foot there.

However, today, an anomaly occurred in the Eastern Heaven Realm. On the continent at its very center, a divine mountain shaped like an upright coffin suddenly shone with a chilling black and white celestial light, covered with mysterious runes.

Accompanied by a pulsating sound like a heartbeat, the strange phenomena of the sacred mountain became even more astonishing, and showed a tendency to spread eastward beyond the celestial realm.

These changes naturally attracted the attention of various schools of thought in the universe, and even alarmed beings in other forbidden zones.

"Where am I? How did I get here?"

In the darkness, Hao Chen slowly opened his eyes. He felt like he had slept for a very long time and was still not fully recovered from the parallel world.

But soon, Hao Chen realized something was wrong; he seemed to be enveloped by a substance full of vital energy.

After a brief sensing, Hao Chen realized that what enveloped him was actually an Immortal Source, which was even higher than a Divine Source.

Although the Immortal Source was a good thing, Hao Chen didn't want to be trapped inside any longer. With a gentle tremor, Hao Chen shattered the Immortal Source and broke free.

"This immortal essence is still quite abundant, let's take it!"

Following his habit of being thrifty and hardworking, Hao Chen waved his paw at the Immortal Source Block on the ground and collected it.

Although Hao Chen had left the Immortal Source Block, the surroundings were still pitch black.

As runes flashed in Hao Chen's pupils, he instantly saw his surroundings and realized that he seemed to be inside something.

Although the space inside was just as spacious, Hao Chen had no intention of staying there any longer.

Just as Hao Chen was about to find an exit to leave, he felt his claw kick something.

After carefully examining the item on the ground, Hao Chen was delighted: "I'm lucky, I actually found the Divine Mark Purple Gold Token."

Just then, the Divine Mark Purple Gold Token suddenly emitted a dazzling purple light, and then a surge of information flooded into Hao Chen's mind.

After reading the information on the Divine Mark Purple Gold, Hao Chen's heart sank to the bottom.

Hao Chen felt like he had just taken a nap, but he ended up going from the world of beasts back to the dark universe.

Moreover, it's not just any ordinary dark universe; it's a world that has existed for nearly two million years.

"So, I slept for two million years straight?"

Hao Chen's expression was strange, but what he wanted to know more was how much time had passed in the Beast World and how Tian Lu and the others were doing.

Two million years is far too long, so long that the divine race led by Chen Ying has vanished into the past, and true immortals and immortal kings have become legends.

Even now, it is no longer the era of the Celestial Venerable; the supreme beings of humanity are collectively referred to as the Ancient Emperors.

According to the records of the Divine Mark Purple Gold Token, Ji Wuyue, who was inconspicuous at the time, not only defeated powerful enemies from all sides after obtaining the divine legacy, but also rose against the heavens and eventually proved himself to become the first emperor of the dark universe, known as the Wuyue Divine Emperor.

The Divine Mark Purple Gold Token was also specially left for Wu Yue. It has special runes on it and can be used to automatically record events that occur in the Dark Universe, as well as some major secrets.

Wuyue specifically left it for Haochen so that Haochen wouldn't be completely unaware of anything after waking up.

"Celestial Venerable? Ancient Emperor?" Hao Chen sighed as he thought of the records in the token.

He once attained the status of a Celestial Venerable in the Dark Universe, but in this era, those who achieve enlightenment are called Ancient Emperors. This is not merely a difference in titles, but rather represents the new and old myriad paths of heaven and earth.

The Celestial Venerable represents the old Heaven and Earth and the myriad paths, which naturally differ from the new Heaven and Earth and the myriad paths that represent the ancient emperors.

The token also clearly stated to Hao Chen that if Hao Chen did not re-prove the Ancient Emperor Dao Fruit, he would not be able to exert his full strength in the current Dark Universe and would be suppressed by the new Heaven and Earth Dao.

"Forget it, I'll go find Tianlu and the others after I've attained the Ancient Emperor Dao Fruit."

Hao Chen took out the fragments of immortal essence he had just collected, absorbed their essence, and restored himself to his best condition.

"The Great Dao is formless, Heaven and Earth are nameless. The Great Yin is the beginning of all things, the Great Yang is the origin of all things. Yin gives rise to Yang, Yang gives rise to Yin, Yin and Yang complement each other..."

As Hao Chen circulated the cultivation laws within the Imperial Supreme Book, the essence of the Immortal Source was continuously drawn into his body, and his slumbering physical body began to revive, its condition constantly improving.

"Om..."

Until a certain moment, Hao Chen's sea of ​​consciousness was filled with vigorous life essence, and the entire sea of ​​suffering transformed into a yin-yang divine diagram that slowly rotated.

The life spring gushed forth, brimming with vitality, and a celestial bridge spanned the sky, reaching the other shore and extending into the Dao Palace.

Within the Taoist palace, the five divine treasures radiate light, and the five elements circulate, mutually generating and restraining each other, yet also echoing one another, creating an endless cycle of life.

And from the Taoist palace came a grand chanting sound, the sound of the Great Dao resounded, stirring the life master, the deceased self and the Dao self worship the true self, so that the true self may be eternal.

Then Hao Chen's limbs suddenly became illusory, as if they disappeared into the void, imprinting the myriad paths of heaven and earth, forming a series of Dao diagrams.

The next moment, a dragon's roar resounded from Hao Chen's spine, as if a great dragon was winding upwards, heading towards the Sendai, and finally disappearing into the Sendai.

Hao Chen took a deep breath. He felt that he was in better condition than ever before. After all, he had once been a Heavenly Venerable. Now he was just adapting to the new world and myriad paths.

"Next, we will use the Heavenly Tribulation to sever the old Dao and leave only the new Dao of Heaven and Earth."

As Hao Chen stood up, the coffin-shaped divine mountain in the center of the Eastern Heaven Realm split open from the middle, as if the coffin lid had been opened.

The next moment, Hao Chen rushed out of Coffin Mountain and instantly appeared in the Eastern Heaven Realm. However, Hao Chen did not stay in the Eastern Heaven Realm, but flew towards the edge of the universe.

This scene also caught the attention of many Daoist lineages outside the Eastern Heaven Realm.

"I didn't see wrong, did I? Did someone just fly out of the restricted area?"

"My God, isn't the Eastern Heavenly Realm supposed to be a no-man's land? How come there are living beings in there?"

Soon, news of the appearance of living beings in the Eastern Heaven Realm spread among the various Dao lineages, shocking many people. There were even rumors that the taboos of the Eastern Heaven Realm had disappeared and that it was now possible to enter.

Hao Chen had no idea what kind of shock he had caused, and even if he did, he probably wouldn't care, since those weren't the furry things he liked.

At full speed, Hao Chen quickly arrived at a desolate star field on the edge of the universe.

As Hao Chen's Daoist aura surged, his aura also rapidly increased, soon surpassing a certain limit.

Hao Chen's actions also resonated with the heavens and earth, and a vast sea of ​​lightning manifested from all directions, instantly spreading the terrifying aura of the lightning tribulation throughout the universe.

Countless terrifying beings sensed that someone was about to prove their Dao and turned their gazes toward them.

Some lineages, either through supreme artifacts or grand formations, look towards the desolate frontiers of the universe.

Rumble!

A massive tribulation of lightning instantly enveloped the entire desolate star field, and countless divine lightning bolts manifested, transforming into vast thunder dragons that descended towards Haochen Town.

A black celestial monument appeared behind Hao Chen, which was Hao Chen's brick weapon, only now it had been enlarged by Hao Chen.

At this moment, Hao Chen grabbed a corner of the Heavenly Stele and used it as a large brick to smash the lightning dragon that the Heavenly Tribulation had transformed into.

boom! ! !

With a series of explosions, the Thunder Dragon was repeatedly shattered by Hao Chen, transforming into law runes that were imprinted on the Heavenly Stele.

At the same time, even more powerful divine thunder emerged from the sea of ​​thunder. Yin-Yang divine thunder, Five Elements divine thunder, and Creation divine thunder took turns attacking, but they were all shattered by Hao Chen and merged into the Heavenly Stele.

The scene of Hao Chen undergoing his tribulation was also witnessed by the beings secretly watching him.

"Which fellow cultivator has resumed cultivation?"

"If the appetizer is this terrifying, could it be that this fellow Daoist's tribulation to attain immortality is the legendary Ninefold Immortal Tribulation?"

Some beings within the forbidden zone recognized the Heavenly Venerable Law emanating from Hao Chen, signifying a previous era, and understood that Hao Chen was not a contemporary being, but rather a Heavenly Venerable Ancient Emperor.

This discovery also silenced some Supreme Beings who had planned to hunt down Hao Chen. Facing a Heavenly Venerable who was also a high-level cultivator, they did not want to take risks. Who knew if Hao Chen had prepared any backup plans?

As the power of the lightning tribulation continued to increase, wounds gradually appeared on Hao Chen's body, and crystal blood was sprinkled into the star field.

But Hao Chen remained calm because he could clearly sense his own situation. Although he was injured, the same lightning tribulation had also severed his old magic and left behind new magic.

After an unknown amount of time, the divine lightning in the sea of ​​thunder gradually dissipated, but the heavy pressure did not dissipate with it; instead, it appeared even more terrifying.

The next moment, Hao Chen saw nine heavenly palaces evolving within the sea of ​​thunder, with a palace rising and falling in each of the nine heavenly palaces.

"It really is the Ninefold Immortal Tribulation."

"I wonder whose mark this fellow Daoist can trigger, and I also wonder if mine is among them."

"Perhaps the legendary God Lord will appear, or at the very least, the Moonless God Emperor will surely appear. It's just unknown which Heavenly Palace he will appear in."

The Ninefold Immortal Tribulation, known as the strongest tribulation for attaining enlightenment, will randomly display the imprints of celestial beings and ancient emperors from ancient history. If you're lucky, you might even be beaten up by legendary true immortals.

Of course, the True Immortal Mark that appears cannot actually possess the combat power of a True Immortal, otherwise no one would be able to overcome it.

Even if the True Immortal Mark that appears does not have the combat power of a True Immortal, its combat power will far exceed that of an ordinary Heavenly Venerable Ancient Emperor.

Boom~

The palace of the first heavenly palace was pushed open, and a humanoid lightning bolt holding a celestial sword walked out. Endless extreme pressure emanated from him, and his power was terrifying.

Before Hao Chen could adjust his breathing, the humanoid lightning struck with a sword, causing all the myriad paths of heaven and earth to groan in pain, as if they could not withstand the blow.

"war!"

Although Hao Chen was still injured, his fighting spirit soared after his battle with the Heavenly Tribulation. He grabbed a corner of the Heavenly Stele and slammed it down.

(Next, we'll fill in the gaps from the beginning and try to finish this dungeon as quickly as possible.)