In the distant sky, the powerhouses of the All Heavens were jolted awake, discovering that the Emperor's Shadow possessed no fluctuations of an Emperor Soul. It more closely resembled a peerless Emperor Body standing tall, awaiting the entry of another's divine soul.
Moreover, although this Emperor Body was immensely powerful, it still possessed flaws. It lacked the Emperor Soul that should dominate the Emperor Body and was also missing the corresponding vitality, having not yet truly transformed to perfection.
Generally, this lack of vitality was difficult to detect, concealed by the vast Emperor's Might, making it imperceptible to ordinary individuals.
However, as the Emperor's Shadow bathed in the expanse of Monarch Dao Blood, its originally pale, bloodless immortal flesh gradually began to show faint traces of blood color on its skin, appearing increasingly plump, rosy, and radiant with the luster of life.
Furthermore, the aura emanating from its body grew increasingly terrifying.
"This is bad! We've all been deceived by the Yuanchu Imperial Son!"
Soon, some supreme powerhouses discovered this truth, and even the three alien Imperial Sons were no exception, each one's expression changing dramatically to one of shock and horror.
This Yuanchu Imperial Son had concealed his intentions too deeply. The so-called Great Emperor reincarnation body was merely a ruse he deliberately released; it had never existed from the start. He had been acting all along, masking his intentions profoundly, sparing no effort to lure the powerhouses of the All Heavens here, convening the Eternal Assembly, even drawing Ancient Monarchs to attend.
All of it, everything, was merely a trap set by the Yuanchu Imperial Son, all for the sake of achieving his own ends.
Because this peerless Emperor Body lacked an Emperor Soul and possessed significant flaws, it had not been nurtured to perfection. It required vast amounts of life essence blood to nourish and transform it to its ultimate state before it could truly emerge.
However, the amount of life essence blood needed was immense. Even sacrificing the entire Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan might not be sufficient, and the cost of doing so would be too great.
The most feasible method was to guide the peerless powerhouses of the All Heavens here, even attracting Ancient Monarchs, and sacrifice them all. That would be enough to allow the Emperor Body to be perfectly nurtured.
Once successful, the Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan would obtain a perfect Emperor Body. As long as they entered it, even if their divine souls were not powerful enough, the Emperor Body would be peerless and innately invincible.
Especially if a member of the Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan entered it, they would undoubtedly be able to prove the Dao and become an Emperor once more in the future, leading the Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan back to its former pinnacle of glory, commanding the entire great cosmos.
"What a formidable Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan—no, what a formidable Yuanchu Imperial Son! Truly a master schemer, actually plotting against the majority of the Ancient Cosmos's powerhouses. Only at this stage do we truly understand this is a trap. Such a person is far too unfathomable."
Recalling everything, everyone felt their scalps tingle and chills run down their spines.
This Yuanchu Imperial Son had schemed against everyone, even the Ancient Monarchs were no exception.
"Stop him quickly! This Yuanchu Imperial Son is too despicable, actually setting a trap to deceive us all."
The powerhouses were furious, but amidst their anger, there was also a sense of dread. If the Yuanchu Imperial Son truly succeeded, everyone here, except for the Primordial Beginning Emperor Clan, would be slaughtered.
At this moment, the powerhouses set aside their mutual prejudices, all the more enraged, and launched attacks one after another, charging towards the Yuanchu Imperial Son at the very peak of the pyramid ancestral altar, vowing to drag this Imperial Son down.
Moreover, someone spoke up, coldly stating, "Everyone, there's no need to be overly fearful. Even if the Yuanchu Imperial Son wants to make this Emperor Body truly usable, it requires vast amounts of life essence blood. Even if he has a portion of Monarch Dao Blood, it's far from enough for him to truly succeed."
Indeed, the more powerful the physical body, the greater the cost required to truly achieve it.
Especially this Emperor Body, which seemed no inferior to an Emperor's own body, required even more Dao essence blood. Even sacrificing an Ancient Monarch might not be enough to bring it to complete fruition.
"You are correct. This Monarch Dao Blood is indeed insufficient."
Only to see the Yuanchu Imperial Son standing at the very peak, side by side with the Emperor's Shadow, looking down from a high position upon the powerhouses of the All Heavens. His long hair danced wildly in the wind, his expression filled with arrogance. "But do you really think, after I've painstakingly brewed this plan for so long, that I only have this Monarch Dao Blood?"
Crack—
Beside the Yuanchu Imperial Son, two massive spatial rifts tore open. From within, two terrifying figures descended, each one peerless and unparalleled, accompanied by boundless Dao marks. As they fell, this stretch of starry space began to collapse, as if unable to withstand the very existence of these two figures.
"It's Monarch Wusheng, and Monarch Taisu!"
On the scene, the powerhouses immediately recognized the true identities of the two figures. They were precisely the two Ancient Monarchs successively slain by Wanyan Shiqi, especially Monarch Wusheng, whose head and body remained separated.
Ancient Monarchs, even after falling, still retained remnants of their immeasurable heavenly might, requiring time to slowly erode.
The Yuanchu Imperial Son was also supremely powerful. Through the influence of the Emperor Body, he isolated the immeasurable auras of the two great Ancient Monarchs. With a pull of his hands, he invoked terrifying Dao trajectories, strenuously directing the two Monarch corpses towards the Emperor Body.
Visible to the naked eye, as the two Monarch corpses made contact with the Emperor Body, they erupted with immeasurable, misty radiance containing unparalleled auras and endless Dao runes—that was origin power. It quickly separated from the bodies, then continuously poured into the Emperor Body, transforming into the Emperor Body's origin, forging a peerless Emperor Body, allowing this Emperor Body to become more complete at a faster rate.
It was foreseeable that once the Yuanchu Imperial Son succeeded, the Emperor Body would be thoroughly utilized by him. He could completely transform into an invincible Emperor Body, and at that time, he would be invincible under the heavens, possessing the number one invincible body beneath the Emperor.
Moreover, after devouring these Monarch origins, his cultivation would also surge, growing continuously stronger, allowing him to charge towards the peerless Emperor realm in the future.
"What a masterfully scheming Yuanchu Imperial Son, truly beyond all our expectations."
The powerhouses all wore ugly expressions, yet they were helpless against everything before them.
Because under the pervading Emperor's Might, the powerhouses simply could not harm the Yuanchu Imperial Son, let alone kill him.
"This is terrible!"
In the distant sky, the Donglin Monarch, the Nine Colors Emperor Clan Monarch, and the third Ancient Monarch all had drastic changes in expression. At this moment, they naturally all understood the Yuanchu Imperial Son's scheme, never imagining that this Imperial Son's plotting ran so deep.
The great inauspicious divination initially deduced by the Nine Grand Diviners had come true. Ancient Monarchs had fallen, and not just one.
In the end, everything still fell within the Yuanchu Imperial Son's calculations.
The three Ancient Monarchs desperately wanted to charge over and stop the Yuanchu Imperial Son's transformation, preventing him from obtaining the immortal Emperor Body, but Wanyan Shiqi brandished the Time Emperor Sword to block them.