The Shocking Nine-Pole Immortal Emperor

"You ignorant rat who doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth. Today, I will show you what a true Immortal Emperor is!"

"Ground Prison!"

Immortal Emperor Nine Extremes snorted coldly. He extended a finger and drew a line in the void. Instantly, a cage of light radiating chaotic colors enveloped Gu Qingfeng.

Because Immortal Venerable Hundred Eyes was too close to Gu Qingfeng, he was also trapped within the cage.

Panic instantly seized him.

"Lord Immortal Emperor! This has nothing to do with me! I beg you, please let me go!"

However, Immortal Emperor Nine Extremes did not even spare him a glance; his eyes were entirely fixed on Gu Qingfeng.

"I will give you three breaths of time. Hand over the Origin, and this Emperor can leave you an intact corpse."

As soon as his voice fell, the chaos-colored light cage began to slowly contract. It emanated an incredibly taboo and dangerous aura, as if it contained the birth and destruction of worlds. Even an Immortal Venerable would likely be reduced to ashes upon touching just a wisp of that aura.

Gu Qingfeng looked down on Immortal Emperor Nine Extremes with a disdainful gaze, as if looking at a clown.

On the contrary, Immortal Venerable Hundred Eyes was utterly different. Pale with fright, he frantically bombarded the chaos-colored light cage with his power. However, even when he utilized the power of his own Dao Domain, it was to no avail. All of his attacks vanished into ash the moment they touched the light cage.

He had no choice but to plead with Gu Qingfeng, "Hurry up and hand over the Origin to Lord Immortal Emperor!"

Unexpectedly, Gu Qingfeng just smiled faintly. "Rest assured, this Emperor will not let him kill you."

Immortal Venerable Hundred Eyes was stunned. His heart, which had been frozen for endless years, was slightly touched in this moment. Then, in the next second, he felt his chest growing hotter and hotter, his blood boiling.

Looking down, he realized that a thick, ferocious tentacle had pierced right through his heart.

"You!!"

"Jie jie jie..." Gu Qingfeng's expression suddenly turned malevolent. "As long as this Emperor kills you before he does, you won't be killed by him. Don't you agree that this is a brilliant idea?"

"You, you... why..." Before Immortal Venerable Hundred Eyes could finish his sentence, he permanently closed his eyes, along with the rows of compound eyes on his chest.

"Rest in peace, my family. This Emperor will avenge you."

Bang!

Immortal Venerable Hundred Eyes turned into flying ash.

The chaos-colored light cage continued to contract. The space around Gu Qingfeng was now less than ten feet.

"Even if you devour the power of another Immortal Venerable, you still cannot resist this Emperor. Obediently accept your fate, Gu Qingfeng!" Immortal Emperor Nine Extremes said disdainfully.

"So noisy." Gu Qingfeng smiled in contempt. Then, he actually extended a single finger and tapped lightly.

The next moment, a shocking scene occurred.

The chaos-colored light cage shattered in response.

All the observing Immortal Venerables were shocked. This was an Immortal Emperor's technique!

Yet Gu Qingfeng had used merely a single finger to break it.

At this moment, Immortal Emperor Nine Extremes' pupils suddenly shrank to the size of pinpricks. Others might not have been able to tell, but as an Immortal Emperor, it was naturally impossible for him not to see it.

He clearly saw that a terrifying power of calamity had gathered at Gu Qingfeng's fingertip. No one in this world could escape calamity.

The terrifying power of calamity had effortlessly pierced through the cage of light.

"This is!! The Calamity Origin!!" Immortal Emperor Nine Extremes cried out in a lost voice, as if he had witnessed something absolutely inconceivable.

"How can you possibly possess the Calamity Origin!? The Calamity Origin disappeared billions of years ago. It is simply impossible for anyone in this world to control it. Just who exactly are you!?"

Immortal Emperor Nine Extremes' loss of composure greatly startled the Immortal Venerables. This was a supreme and lofty Immortal Emperor; was there really a need to lose his composure over seeing an Origin?

Calamity Origin? What was that?

For the Immortal Venerables who had never grasped an Origin, they were unaware that the Calamity Origin was fundamentally different from other Origins.

"Jie jie jie... In the end, you are just ants who haven't seen the world. Is there a need to make such a fuss over a mere Calamity Origin?" Gu Qingfeng said haughtily.

Immortal Emperor Nine Extremes' expression changed again and again, his mind racing with countless thoughts in an instant.

As an Immortal Emperor, he naturally knew just how powerful the Calamity Origin was. It could be said that it was absolutely the most powerful Origin, bar none.

If any Immortal Emperor grasped the Calamity Origin, they would become the well-deserved uncrowned king of the Eternal True Realm! The Immortal Emperor among Immortal Emperors! The Emperor of Emperors!

It was just a pity that from ancient times until now, no matter how amazingly talented an Immortal Emperor was, none could grasp the Calamity Origin. In fact, those Immortal Emperors who tried to forcefully control it ultimately suffered a backlash from the Calamity Origin, leading directly to the dissipation of their Dao and the death of their bodies.

Eventually, the ancient Immortal Emperors came to a conclusion: the Calamity Origin was simply not something living beings could control. No living creature could withstand having all the calamities of the world imposed upon them.

But now, he discovered that Gu Qingfeng could actually wield the Calamity Origin. How could he not be shocked?

Amidst his shock, a flash of extreme greed passed through Immortal Emperor Nine Extremes' eyes. Since Gu Qingfeng could wield the Calamity Origin, it meant he definitely had a special method.

As long as he tortured that method out of him, he would surely be able to wield the Calamity Origin as well.

There was no reason an Immortal Venerable could grasp it, but an Immortal Emperor could not!

When the time came, as long as he grasped the Calamity Origin, the entire Eternal True Realm would crawl at his feet!

Once greed took root, Immortal Emperor Nine Extremes, wanting to avoid any unforeseen complications, did not waste another word. He attacked directly, intending to capture Gu Qingfeng alive and bring him back to his own territory for proper research.

Terrifying immortal light gathered, transforming into a heaven-supporting giant hand. It bore mysterious and profound Dao patterns, seemingly capable of suppressing everything, as it ruthlessly grabbed toward Gu Qingfeng.

However, the very moment the giant hand touched Gu Qingfeng, a loud bang rang out!

Gu Qingfeng's body suddenly shattered, transforming into sky-filling calamities, effortlessly dodging the strike.

Subsequently, the endless calamities gathered, and his figure reappeared in the void.

"What!! You have actually completely fused with the Calamity Origin!?" Immortal Emperor Nine Extremes' uncomposed exclamation rang out.

If Gu Qingfeng's previous display of using the power of calamity meant he had preliminary control over it, then this current move of turning his body into calamity meant he had completely and utterly mastered the Calamity Origin!

Immortal Emperor Nine Extremes naturally understood this kind of thing because he was an Immortal Emperor. The reason he was immortal and indestructible was precisely because he had completely fused with an Origin, just like Gu Qingfeng's display.

"How is this possible! If you completely fused with the Calamity Origin, you would have become an Immortal Emperor long ago. How could you still be an Immortal Venerable!?" Immortal Emperor Nine Extremes said in disbelief.

A moment later, he seemed to think of something.

"This Emperor understands now. Your Calamity Origin is not yet in its complete form, which is why you haven't become an Immortal Emperor!"

Gu Qingfeng smiled faintly. He was indeed worthy of being an Immortal Emperor, able to discern so much information in just a brief moment.

Indeed, just as Immortal Emperor Nine Extremes said, he had long fused with the Calamity Origin, becoming immortal and indestructible like an Immortal Emperor. However, because the Black Lotus of Calamity was not yet fully mature and needed more calamities to irrigate it before it could completely grow, it resulted in his current situation: possessing the life of an Immortal Emperor, but lacking the strength of one.