louisehourcade Chapter 662 We meet again, old friend.
Chapter 662 We meet again, old friend.
Lin Hanzhou still remembers that when the Taiyin Emperor was forced into a desperate situation, he decisively chose "ultimate sublimation"!
After his ultimate sublimation, the Taiyin Emperor was enveloped in Taiyin True Water, which was powerful enough to freeze all things in the universe. He held the Taiyin Profound Sword, and every strike was imbued with the complete imperial laws that could destroy the world.
That terrifying strength was no less than what he had possessed in his prime.
After all, before he cut himself, he was a great emperor who had lived four lifetimes in reverse.
Being able to live four lifetimes in reverse is considered top-tier even among countless emperors and rulers.
It should be understood that the vast majority of emperors can only live one life and cannot survive a second life; only a few emperors are able to survive a second life.
As for the third and fourth incarnations, those who can take this step are extremely rare.
The combat power of such beings is already quite different from that of ordinary emperors.
Even if a third-generation emperor were to sever his own life, without reaching the pinnacle of his power, he could still fight on par with an ordinary first-generation emperor.
The fourth emperor was an even more powerful being; even if he were to sever himself, his combat strength would still surpass that of the current emperor.
For this reason, emperors who have lived three or four lifetimes in reverse are also called Heavenly Emperors.
Lin Hanzhou had never heard of the existence of the fifth and sixth emperors above them in his previous life.
However, he had a vague suspicion that emperors of five generations or more had already touched the threshold of immortality.
Such beings may have embarked on another path to immortality.
Just as Lin Hanzhou was immersed in his past memories, a subtle turmoil stirred within him.
"Buzz—!"
Without warning, a strange change occurred!
A bolt of purple lightning, accompanied by a piercing crack, suddenly erupted from the depths of the palace ruins!
The lightning bolt appeared too abruptly and was too terrifying.
It carried a resolute and ferocious intent to utterly annihilate the intruder, and it struck directly at Lin Hanzhou's brow!
Its speed is so fast that it almost ignores the distance of space and time.
One moment they were deep in the ruins, the next, that chilling killing intent had already reached Lin Hanzhou's eyes!
If it were an ordinary Quasi-Emperor, or even a peak Quasi-Emperor, facing such a sudden and incredibly powerful attack without warning, they probably wouldn't even have time to react before their skulls were pierced and they would perish on the spot.
Despite the incredible speed of the lightning bolt, Lin Hanzhou's deep eyes still clearly captured the true form encased within it.
That was a sword.
A longsword with a noble and mysterious deep purple color, and dense lightning patterns flowing across its blade!
Upon seeing the sword, Lin Hanzhou's hand, which was about to be raised to retaliate, abruptly stopped in mid-air.
Because he recognized the sword.
This is the ultimate imperial weapon that accompanied him throughout his previous life's battles, drinking the blood of countless powerful enemies—the Thunder Tribulation!
The imperial weapon possesses a spirit and is eager to protect its master.
After he passed away in this great hall, exhausted, his soul returned to heaven and earth. This Thunder Tribulation Sword, which he forged with his own hands, did not choose to disappear into the void to find a new successor like other unclaimed objects.
Filled with endless sorrow and boundless loyalty to its master, it chose to remain in the dark and desolate Taiyin Imperial Mausoleum.
More than 200,000 years!
For countless years, the Taiyin Imperial Mausoleum remained isolated from the world, untouched by any living being.
This solitary imperial weapon, like a most loyal tomb keeper, silently floats behind the body of the Emperor of Time, guarding the remains of its master and not allowing any external force to desecrate the emperor's dignity.
Lin Hanzhou's actions of stepping into the ruins and approaching the main hall just now clearly alerted the Thunder Tribulation Sword, which had fallen into silence.
In the Thunder Tribulation Sword's loyal yet somewhat obsessive spirit, anything that dares to approach its master's corpse is an unforgivable enemy!
Therefore, it unleashed its strongest killing power without hesitation, determined to completely annihilate this "uninvited guest".
"laugh--!"
The purple sword tip was less than an inch away from Lin Hanzhou's brow, and the terrifying extreme sword energy had even cut off a strand of black hair on Lin Hanzhou's forehead.
The destructive lightning crackling on the blade cast flickering light on Lin Hanzhou's calm face.
At this critical moment, Lin Hanzhou finally made his move.
Instead of retreating, he took a step forward and, without hesitation, stretched out his right hand, his five fingers like hooks, and grabbed at the purple sword body enveloped in raging lightning.
"Zzzzz—Boom!"
The moment Lin Hanzhou's hand grasped the sword, an unprecedentedly fierce force of resistance erupted from the Thunder Tribulation Sword.
Purple lightning surged wildly into Lin Hanzhou's body from his palm, seemingly intent on blasting this madman who dared to desecrate the imperial weapon into pieces.
However, Lin Hanzhou's expression did not change at all.
He took a deep breath, and with a thought, poured his divine soul energy into the blade of the Thunder Tribulation Sword through his palm without reservation.
It was a familiar fluctuation that transcended the physical body and went straight to the essence of the soul.
The moment this divine aura was injected, the Thunder Tribulation Sword, which was still struggling violently and frantically releasing destructive lightning, suddenly froze.
The purple lightning, powerful enough to destroy the heavens and the earth, suddenly froze in mid-air as if it had been paused.
Immediately afterwards, the layer of ferocious killing intent that enveloped the sword's surface disintegrated and vanished at an incredible speed, like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun.
The sword spirit has awakened.
After sensing the aura of its master imprinted deep within its essence, the Thunder Tribulation Sword completely ceased its attack.
It lay quietly in Lin Hanzhou's palm, and the originally cold and piercing sword now emitted an incomparably soft luster.
Clearly, the artifact spirit recognized that familiar aura that haunted its dreams.
It realized that the black-clad youth in front of it, although he had changed his body and his appearance was not the same as before, was the supreme master who had once held it and led it to kill all the supreme beings in the heavens!
Lin Hanzhou held the peerless imperial weapon in his hand, which had accompanied him throughout his previous life and had guarded his spirit in this lonely darkness for more than 200,000 years. His fingers gently stroked the familiar patterns on the sword.
He could clearly feel the excitement emanating from the sword, and the ecstatic joy of having it back.
"More than 200,000 years ago..."
"Those long years must have been tough on you. We meet again, old friend."
His voice, though soft, was clearly audible in the silent ruins, carrying a profound power that had pierced through the long river of time.