Within the Martial World, if one wishes to become an Emperor, there are five steps that must be taken!

First: The Immortal Aperture Origin of a Saint can produce White Lychee Immortal Nuance; this refers to normal eighth-rank Saints. Those who have sealed their Immortal Aperture Origin or transformed into Desolate Beast Variant Seeds are not counted.

Second: The Tao Marks of the Saint's main cultivation path must reach at least a scale of three hundred thousand, that is, survive three Ten-Thousand Tribulations.

Third: The realm of the Saint's main cultivation path must be that of Supreme Grandmaster, namely, to become the [Tao Master] of that main path.

Fourth: After the Saint satisfies the previous three conditions, he must come to the Black Heaven, break through the blockade of the Heavenly Tao, in order for the Immortal Aperture Origin to undergo a qualitative transformation and produce Yellow Apricot Immortal Nuance.

Fifth: White Red Heaven is the ultimate land, containing the opportunity to become an Emperor, and perhaps the eternal life mystery. One must pass through Black Heaven and enter White Red Heaven to grasp the Heaven Heart Imprint and achieve the true Great Emperor.

The White Red Heaven is the ultimate land, containing the opportunity to become an Emperor.

And in that visit to the White Red Heaven more than two hundred years ago, Hong Yuan had already understood:

"If he wants his Demonic Body to prove the Emperor position within the Martial World, then the Heavenly Earth River of the Human Race is a major problem he cannot circumvent."

He wants the Demonic Body to prove the Emperor; the most direct method is to raise his strength and forcibly smash apart the Heavenly Earth River.

The indirect method is to weaken the Human Race. Wait for the next Great Era, and let his Demonic Body become Emperor again in that next grand age.

In other words, he must greatly reduce the hegemonic status of the Human Race, blast apart the Human Race Destiny merchant Shang Yaoqin, and make the fortune of the Human Race fall back to a normal level.

In this way, the backhand of Dragon Sun Emperor that maintains the Heavenly Earth River will no longer be able to hold.

As of now, he has already fully employed the indirect method, and even used it beyond the limit!

So then, can Dragon Sun Emperor's backhand to maintain the Heavenly Earth River still take effect?

...

Time sped by like a galloping horse under the whip.

The sun and moon were like falling flowers and flowing water.

It had already been more than two hundred years since the last time the 'Creator Saint' Hong Yuan stepped onto the barrier of the White Red Heaven.

"Heavenly Earth River…" Hong Yuan narrowed his dragon eyes.

As he advanced, streaks of violet divine thunder crackled between the two sleeves of his purple-gold dragon robe, and layers of azure waves of great wind roared out from beneath his feet.

And that vast pressure existing within the hazy black mist, like snow meeting boiling water, melted away section by section, no longer as troublesome as it had been more than two hundred years ago.

Originally, every step he took was as if he were ascending to the summit of another heaven.

Moreover, that pressure would grow greater and greater, enough to crush an alternative Tao Achievement cultivator.

But his current strength, compared to last time, has become far too powerful.

Without yet having grasped the Heaven Heart Imprint, he already stands equal to a Great Emperor!

And this is still under the premise that he has not yet refined all five continents of heaven and earth to produce tens of millions of Food Tao Tao Marks!

"Bang…"

Just as Hong Yuan was about to touch the White Red Heaven, an unexpected change erupted within the White Red Heaven, diffusing an extremely terrifying aura. It completely suppressed this stretch of space, not allowing Hong Yuan to take another step forward.

This was the Heavenly Earth River making its move!

Yet Hong Yuan merely chuckled softly, and had already broken free of the aura that had once filled him with dread.

Precisely because of this, the Heavenly Earth River rapidly evolved.

Hua…

Huala…

Hualala…

Heaven and earth roared, all things sank into darkness, vast and soundless.

A crimson flood emerged, rolling up before the barrier of the White Red Heaven. It surged and heaved, ceaselessly rushing forward, its momentum vast and boundless.

Within that crimson flood, Hong Yuan saw the history of rise and fall of the Human Race.

"With the departure of the Human Race, the Heavenly Earth River has indeed grown weaker, and as time passes, its rate of dissipation will only grow faster."

Electric light flashed within Hong Yuan's dragon eyes: "It's just that for it to completely dissipate, it will still take at least ten thousand years!"

In an instant, Hong Yuan had perceived this situation.

His heart was quite pleased.

With the Heavenly Earth River having lost the support of the great trend of the Human Race, he, Hong Yuan, may not be unable to devour it in one gulp by force.

Just as Hong Yuan was preparing to use [Heavenly Demon Dismantling] to nibble at the Heavenly Earth River bit by bit, a mysterious aura emerged, abruptly blessing the crimson figure of the Heavenly Earth River.

This aura was as thick as earth, as lofty as heaven.

The will of heaven and earth!

All of a sudden, the nine hazy figures drifting within the crimson flood crazily solidified and broke free.

"…Is it really necessary?" The corner of Hong Yuan's mouth twitched.

Watching as the Great Emperor Marks of the nine Human Clan Emperors, with the aid of the will of heaven and earth, were about to fully revive and restore their peak bearing—especially with wisps of imperial might spreading—Hong Yuan's expression almost couldn't be kept in check. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

He had confidence to contend against Soul Killing, and even had confidence to contend against Azure Lotus or Dragon Sun.

But if the Great Emperor Marks of nine Human Clan Emperors were to revive together, then he could only retreat.

This sort of change, though it was within his expectations, when he truly saw the will of heaven and earth turn to favor the Human Race, he still felt somewhat subtle.

Clearly at the very beginning, the will of heaven and earth had supported the Demon Clan and suppressed the Human Race.

Yet as he grew, the will of heaven and earth slowly evolved into supporting the Human Race and suppressing the Demon Clan.

Balance? Balance. Balance!

"Just wait, I will definitely devour you all entirely."

Hong Yuan stared at the nine imperial shadows, each like an Incarnation of the Great Taoism, his dragon eyes burning hot.

Then, he rode wind and thunder and turned away.

Clean and decisive!

Though this Heavenly Earth River no longer possessed the former tens of millions of Royal Tao Marks, with the empowerment of the will of heaven and earth, it had become all the more terrifying.

...

Outside the Black Heaven, it was murky and dim, deep and silent, with only a few streaks of Purple Gold Divine Light and azure radiance streaking across.

Within the Black Heaven, the周天 Star Position and the vast Mecha swarms swayed. One after another, Supreme Divine Appearance was being nurtured, waiting for the day they would burst forth and shake the heavens.