Chapter 1061: Mystical Ancient Mountain
Translator: Lordbluefire Editor: Lordbluefire
Emperor Yu smiled and walked over slowly. There were two more beside him and they similarly also exuded an unfathomable aura. This caused the gazes of those immortal emperors to stiffen. The cultivation of the two beside Emperor Yu was also extraordinary high.
"Since everyone came by to visit my place, won't you allow me to put on some airs? Alright then, what are you all here for?" Emperor Yu laughed as he spoke to the Violet Emperor. His tone was as calm as ever, with no hints of anger at all.
The eyes of the Violet Emperor flashed, as violet light flickered. His overwhelming might blasted outwards. To him, those with a lower cultivation base all had to submit to him.
"Hmph." The Violet Emperor coldly snorted.
Emperor Yu didn't mind it. He turned his gaze onto the other immortal emperors and spoke, "If any one among you doesn't like the fact that this old man loves to put on airs, you can jolly well leave now. I won't beg you to stay."
"Senior Emperor Yu must be joking. No matter what, when senior made your name, I was still a fledgling." Nanfeng Guhong smiled, her tone was extremely polite, wanting to diffuse the tension.
"Fairies from the Southern Phoenix Clan truly know how to speak." Emperor Yu nodded his head lightly to Nanfeng Guhong. "I know that all of you received news and are here for the secret art of senior Ancient Emperor Yi. Back then, Emperor Yi depended on God's Hand to dominate his era, how glorious was that? After that, the secret art was lost to history and disappeared from the immortal realms. Since everyone travelled from so far and arrived here, I believe that you all won't leave so easily without seeing the things you want to see. I won't hide things and lie to you all. Everyone, the secret art of Emperor Yi is here and I, Emperor Yu, am none other than the protector of this secret art."
The eyes of everyone flickered, they didn't expect Emperor Yu to admit to this fact so readily. But just as what he said, the immortal emperors made an effort and personally came here. If he didn't give a satisfactory answer, they probably wouldn't leave.
At this instant, silence was everywhere. Every expert here at the manor stared at Emperor Yu, waiting for him to continue speaking.
"There are many immortal emperors present. As immortal emperors, you guys evidently have your own secret arts and had focused on them for many years. I'm sure you know how tough it is to cultivate a secret art to its peak. If all of you changed and cultivate God's Hand after receiving it, would it be able to surpass the power of the secret arts you have cultivated for countless years?"
Emperor Yu continued, "Most probably it wouldn't. Pardon me for saying this. Because astral souls are different, the attribute law energy you are proficient in results in different domains. You all are already highly proficient in some laws, and God's Hand is something completely different to what you all have cultivated. Hence, even if God's Hand is before your eyes, I doubt that any of you would be able to master it."
"There's no need for Emperor Yu to worry about this. Just hand the God's Hand to us." A person spoke. This man who spoke had extremely sharp eyes that shimmered with golden light. He radiated a barbaric aura, and beside him was a young man whom Qin Wentian met in the ancestral lands before - Zong Zhan.
Evidently, this person was a demon emperor, his true form was a golden heaven-warring condor.
"Sure I will hand over God's Hand to you all. Let's see if any of you are able to cultivate it." Emperor Yu straightforwardly agreed. Even the demon emperor felt a little taken aback. Didn't this Emperor Yu agree to their terms too fast? As the protector of this secret art, why would he hand it over to them so easily?
"Everyone please step back. I'm going to brand God's Hand on the ground." Emperor Yu spoke. The eyes of everyone flickered as they retreated a few steps back.
"You all need to retreat further. Everyone please step back." Emperor Yu flicked his sleeves. Although everyone didn't understand, they still complied with him. Since Emperor Yu has agreed, there was probably no need for him to pull any tricks. The people here all had extraordinary statuses. Emperor Yu was an immortal emperor, and was extremely intelligent. He should know the consequences of tricking these people.
Emperor Yu slowly rose up into the air. The two beside him also retreated and an instant later, he was high up in the sky. His headful of white hair fluttered as a raging wind kicked up. The might radiating from him instantly swept over all eight directions, enveloping the heavens and earth.
At the center of his brows, a fearsome and incredibly dazzling light radiated. A moment later, glistening golden light shimmered around him as many ancient runes manifested in the air, containing boundless might, channeling streams of energy that blasted into the ground.
"BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!" At this instant, the entire space was shaking. Boundless runic light shone upon the earth as a golden-colored runic diagram took form, mysterious and powerful to the extreme.
The might from Emperor Yu grew more powerful, boundless streams of energy erupted outwards, causing the fissures they opened on the ground to turn golden, forming into the runic lines of a grand formation.
Finally when everything ended, a countless number of runes could be seen flowing along the lines of the diagrams. Ancient runic words floated independently in the air, projected by the diagram and what was even more terrifying was that there was actually a golden body at the central core of the formation. This golden body was formed from countless runes and was a runic body. Annihilative might rolled off in waves from it, it was over a hundred meters large and extremely shocking to the eyes.
Emperor Yu stood in the air, turning his gaze to the stunned crowd. "This is the secret art God's Hand. Everyone can cultivate it if you want to. I wish you all the best and truly hope some of you might succeed."
The Violet Emperor stepped out, instantly nearing the golden diagram on the ground. He appeared before the golden body as he closed his eyes, silently in contemplation.
"Bzz, bzz…"
Numerous figures stepped out at the same time, entering into the grand formation. Nanfeng Guhong spoke, "For those of you who wish to enter, don't leave my side."
"Yes." Everyone nodded. Experts here were too many, Nanfeng Guhong was an immortal emperor and was able to protect them.
Nanfeng Guhong also entered. Qin Wentian similarly stepped into the formation, bathing in the boundless runic light.
Qin Wentian closed his eyes, the runic words in the air drifted into his mind. They were extremely clear and incomparably mystical. This was actually the true complete version of God's Hand.
Qin Wentian cast aside all distractions and fully immersed within, sensing the profoundness of the secret art God's Hand. The immortal energy in his body was transformed into runes that turned into corporeal ancient characters that shimmered with power. The strength of his entire body gathered above his immortal foundation and evolved into a marvelous energy before erupting forth from his hands. He felt like he could shake the heavens and earth if he wanted to, there was nothing he couldn't do. His pair of hands, that just exuded that immense might, felt like the hands of god.
God's Hand wasn't like those extremely complicated secret arts. It was very simple, yet in its simplicity, there contained a profoundness that had boundless transformations. One needed to try and comprehend it unceasingly, growing stronger endlessly. If one couldn't comprehend the logic behind it, they wouldn't be able to even use the most rudimentary version of it.
In fact, many secret arts of the immortal realms had to be cultivated step-by-step, growing from weak to strong. Even for those with weaker talents, it was possible for them to comprehend a little and execute some of the power from the secret arts. However, God's Hand was different. If you can't comprehend, means you simply can't comprehend. It isn't a step-by-step understanding process but was rather more of something like either you understood it or you don't. There's a chance you could gain complete understanding in a single step and finish cultivating it. But as to the amount of power you can generate, that would depend on how deep your understanding of the profound mysteries are. The more you can comprehend, the more transformations you would be able to understand, which allowed you to generate and evolve even more different kinds of power.
God's Hand was a secret art that emphasizes on attack. The people who cultivate it are different, each proficient in different kinds of attribute energy. God's Hand is able to display countless transformations.
Three days later, everyone was still deeply immersed, including immortal emperor characters.
"Are you guys done yet?" At this moment, a voice rang out in the ears of everyone, causing them to open their eyes as they stared at Emperor Yu who was in the air. They then stepped out of the formation, but their eyes were constantly glancing to it while frowning.
The Violet Emperor slammed his palm through the air as a gigantic palm imprint shot towards the sky. When Emperor Yu saw this, he laughed, "Is that God's Hand? That's just a gigantic palm print right?"
"The God's Hand here is not complete. The form is here but the essence is missing. Where is the divine essence of this secret art?" The Violet Emperor inclined his head, looking at Emperor Yu. His eyes gleamed with sharpness as a tyrannical aura gushed forth from him.
"As an immortal emperor of the immortal realms, you still need others to teach you the divine essence?" Emperor Yu laughed as he stared at the Violet Emperor. "Just from this point, you are far inferior compared to the ancient emperors of old."
The Violet Emperor's eyes narrowed, streams of violet qi towered up into the sky, forming a fearsome tempest. Emperor Yu shrugged, "Why? You can't accept the criticism of others?"
"I will definitely step into the realm the ancient emperors are in." The Violet Emperor coldly spoke. "Now, tell us where is the divine essence."
"It should be inside the ancient mountain." At this moment, the immortal emperor from the Jiang Clan spoke. His eyes shone with a divine glow as he pointed to an ancient towering mountain in the distance. Over there, there was something his eyes couldn't see through. The secrets hidden there were too abstruse even for him.
"Go take a look." The demon emperor golden condor rushed over, yet Emperor Yu smiled. "There's no need for you to act. You guys want to obtain the full complete version of God's Hand? I'm afraid none of you here have that ability."
"You talk too much nonsense." An intense battle intent radiated from the demon emperor.
Emperor Yu glanced at one of the experts beside him. That expert flashed by, moving in the direction of a mountain some distance away. A moment later, the clouds atop the mountain started surging, it was actually a terrifying grand formation.
After the clouds dispersed, a gigantic diagram could be seen there, sealing this space. Emperor Yu stretched his hand out as a golden object twinkled in his hand. It was actually a golden arrow that radiated a towering sharpness.
"Swish~" The sound of an arrow piercing through air could be heard. The arrow shuttled through space and shot into the diagram in an instant, creating a loud explosive sound. The entire world seemed to change as the ancient mountain covered in mist, which was pointed out by the Jiang Clan's immortal emperor from before, appeared in the vision of everyone present. The immortal emperors instantly sent streams of their immortal senses into it, however they only felt a mysterious force blocking their probing.
"Bzz!" A raging wind kick up as demonic qi filled the air. An incomparably resplendent golden light enveloped this space as the demon emperor shot through the air with inconceivable speed, instantly stepping into the ancient mountain. The eyes of the other immortal emperors flashed as they too, prepared to act.
But at this very instant, a torrential might swept out of the mountain. The golden condor demon emperor instantly flew up into the skies, wanting to evade it. Boundless golden light illuminated this entire space as an all-out annihilation palm imprint shot out, blotting out the sun.
The demon emperor roared as he was forced back several hundred miles away. Over there, thunderous booms rang out. Fissures and cracks could be seen on the ground and the mountains in that area had been completely shattered.
"ROAR!" The demon emperor let out deafening roars, the supreme might radiating from him made everyone in the surroundings with a lower cultivation base feel pressured to grovel and prostate on the ground. A single palm imprint from the ancient mountain had obstructed and forced back the demon emperor.
Emperor Yu's eyes gleamed with light as he swept his gaze over everyone. "The divine essence of God's Hand is within this ancient mountain. But even so, I'm afraid none of the immortal emperors here would be able to enter."