Chapter 874: Forbidden Zone Ceasefire

**Chapter 876: The Forbidden Zone's Truce**

The Silkworm Princess, a master of the staff, coughed up blood. Her face was pale, and her expression was tragically beautiful as she desperately tried to launch an attack to assist the Victorious Fighting Buddha. Her nine-colored battle attire displayed nine patterns: a true dragon, an immortal phoenix, a divine qilin... These were the various forms that the ancient emperor of the Divine Silkworm Ridge had transformed into in ancient times!

Each form was a symbol of the Great Dao, transforming into a supreme power that suppressed the void, then surged towards the nine sacred mountains with unparalleled immortal energy. At this moment, the Southern Domain was shaken once again, and everyone was stunned.

The grandmasters of ancient sects like the Ji Family, Yaoguang, Taixuan, and Xiaoyao were all terrified. Who were these fighters? The power of ancient emperors had been resurrected and was waging war, threatening to destroy this land!

Outside the Ancient Forbidden Zone, the Black Emperor had already inscribed array patterns, ready to flee at any moment, straight into the outer realms, far from the Eastern Wasteland. It feared that the two ancient emperor weapons would pierce through the Life Forbidden Zone and bury them all there.

"The nine sacred mountains are inscribed with Emperor-level array patterns; they shouldn't be destroyed," said the Monkey King. Even with two ancient emperor weapons attacking in conjunction, he was still immensely worried about his uncle.

The nine-colored battle attire not only possessed unrivaled defensive power but also allowed for terrifying offensive capabilities. The ancient emperor of the Divine Silkworm Ridge had clearly considered various issues back then, fearing that future generations might lack combat strength.

At this moment, nine immortal spirits appeared: a true dragon, an immortal phoenix, a divine qilin... The nine ancient symbols they formed each represented a Great Dao of heaven and earth. The nine sacred mountains, under this suppression, seemed on the verge of collapse.

In the black mist, the blurred figure's eyes flashed with a green light. Clang, clang... Nine different types of light flew out, colliding with the nine immortal spirits.

The Ancient Abyss itself trembled as monstrous black mist surged, engulfing the area. Even the Heaven's Eye Divine Ability could not pierce through the dense traces of the Great Dao there; nothing could penetrate it.

"Roar..."

In the mountains, the old monkey, whose height seemed to reach the Nine Heavens and whose feet trod the Nine Hells, let out a roar of the Great Dao that shattered everything. A stream of primordial vital energy transformed into a Dao diagram and flew into the sacred mountain.

Then, the divine spirit residing within the Immortal Treasure Dark Iron Staff appeared. With an open mouth, it exhaled, and all its blazing light merged into the Dao diagram. The diagram transformed into a dazzling, world-grinding disc, becoming a vessel of the Dao that crushed down upon the figure.

This was a terrifying attack, maximally empowered by the divine spirit birthed from the ancient emperor weapon, now in a state of full awakening. This attack was almost equivalent to an ancient emperor making a move!

It could be said that this attack was earth-shattering. If it had struck the Southern Domain, it would undoubtedly have caused its utter destruction, leaving nothing behind.

However, facing this world-shocking strike, the figure on the sacred mountain joined its fingers like a blade and slashed forward. The disc was immediately cut into two halves, transforming into a burst of battle-saint light that shattered the void.

Poof!

Then, with a flip of his hand, he pressed down, and all the light converged, piercing through to create a black hole, rushing into an unknown dimensional space and extinguishing completely. This method left the Black Emperor and others wide-eyed and dumbfounded.

Pop, pop...

At the same time, soft popping sounds echoed in the sky. Divine light shot forth from that person's eyes, shattering the nine immortal spirits, including the true dragon, immortal phoenix, and divine qilin.

Such heaven-defying methods left everyone speechless, only able to feel shock. A casual strike could break through anything; nothing could withstand it.

"Emperor Weapons, resonate!"

The Victorious Fighting Buddha in the mountains let out a mighty roar, accompanied by the aura of the Heavenly Dao, resounding across more than half of the Southern Domain. Every golden hair on his body shimmered with crystalline light. Though his frame was gaunt, he was incomparably mighty, making people involuntarily want to prostrate themselves in worship.

At this moment, his aura rapidly intensified, as if he were back in the Primordial Era, possessing a heroic posture ready to battle heaven and earth, advancing fearlessly. His true form entered the Ancient Forbidden Zone, preparing for a decisive battle!

"No!" cried the Monkey King, knowing that no one could contend with the being in the Forbidden Zone. Even with an ancient emperor weapon, his uncle would likely meet a bitter end, unless his father, the Fighting Saint Emperor, were to revive!

At the same time, the Silkworm Princess also experienced a surge in her aura, and her nine-colored battle attire emitted endless light. Nine symbols densely covered her body, transforming into supreme Dao divine power.

Her entire being shone dazzlingly, as she unleashed the ultimate divine might of the ancient emperor weapon to its fullest. The battle attire also seemed almost fully revived, ready to engage the supreme being beneath the Ancient Abyss in a great battle.

Boom!

Terrifying auras erupted as the two ancient emperor weapons resonated, interacting with each other, sharing a mysterious Heavenly Dao connection. Linked together, their might intensified!

Ye Fan, Li Tian, the Black Emperor, and the others were all worried. Was this truly going to be a decisive battle? Countless generations of heroes had emerged in the past, yet none had managed to level the Life Forbidden Zone. Could the Victorious Fighting Buddha succeed, or would he fall here?

Dong!

The two ancient emperor weapons resonated, unleashing their strongest attack, as ancient symbols burst forth one after another. They covered the nine sacred mountains densely, as if to seal them.

The Monkey King was astonished, as if witnessing his father's methods. These were ancient emperor characters, capable of suppressing and killing all masters. They were exhaled by the two divine spirits within the ancient emperor weapons after their revival.

Above the abyss, the blurred figure was obstructed and forced to confront these ancient symbols. This was because the resonance of the two ultimate emperor weapons, capable of reversing heaven and earth, was too terrifying, possessing world-destroying power!

Boom!

The Victorious Fighting Buddha struck again. The emperor symbols that filled the sky had not yet disappeared. He soared into the Life Forbidden Zone, swinging the Dark Iron Staff down, heavily striking the figure.

This was his strongest strike!

His entire being plunged down from above the Nine Heavens, a peerless force sweeping through everything. He didn't resemble an ancient Buddha descending from Mount Sumeru at all; rather, he possessed an invincible stance and an overwhelming aura that dominated heaven and earth.

The Monkey King clenched his fists, trembling with excitement. His uncle resembled his old father so much; both their domineering aura and their appearance were almost identical, with no discernable difference.

Everyone held their breath, waiting for the staff to descend, wondering what outcome it would produce. Would it cleave the Ancient Forbidden Zone in two, or would the Victorious Fighting Buddha perish?

However, contrary to everyone's expectations, the Immortal Treasure Iron Staff, which had descended with such tremendous force, suddenly changed. It lightly twirled and transformed into a streak of dark light that plunged into the base of the mountain.

Besides their inherent divine bravery, the Fighting Saint Ape clan also possessed unpredictable secret arts. The iron staff transformed into a towering, dark, shimmering bridge, extending directly from outside the forbidden zone to the foot of the mountain.

On the nine sacred mountains, the blurred figure looked down coldly, peering through the densely packed mountain-sealing symbols. It extended a hand, reaching downwards.

Whoosh!

The Victorious Fighting Buddha transformed into a golden light and personally traversed the black Immortal Treasure Iron Staff bridge. With a long roar, his body split into thousands; golden shadows and ancient Buddhas appeared everywhere, and countless old Saint Apes emerged, pouncing towards the mountain peak.

At the same time, his true body rescued the Silkworm Princess and rapidly rushed out of the forbidden zone along the black divine iron. The two ancient emperor weapons resonated, intertwining to create the holy power of the Heavenly Dao.

Above the abyss, the hand instantly crushed all the Saint Ape avatars, transforming into a terrifying light. It extended hundreds of miles, reaching out to grab the Fighting Saint Ape and the Silkworm Princess.

Clang, clang...

Nine pieces of battle armor flew off the Silkworm Princess, turning into dazzling light that completely covered the old Saint Ape's body, protecting his combat form.

Nine-colored divine radiance soared into the sky as the old monkey forcefully threw her into the distance, where she vanished into a spatial gate in the blink of an eye.

Then, clad in ancient emperor's attire and wielding the Immortal Treasure Iron Staff, he roared skyward and turned to fight. He intended to fight to the death with the supreme being pursuing him, to directly confront that massive, overwhelming hand.

"Om!"

At the same time, a Buddhist chant shook heaven and earth, as a demon-subduing vajra staff shot forth from the crown of the Victorious Fighting Buddha's head. It emitted immeasurable Buddha light and possessed peerless magic power. This was the most treasured artifact of the Great Thunder Sound Temple on Mount Sumeru, now assisting him in resistance!

"What should we do? The Victorious Fighting Buddha might fall! Can he withstand the being within the Life Forbidden Zone?!" Li Tian and the others were all alarmed.

The Monkey King's eyes were bloodshot. With a great roar, he forcefully slapped the crown of his head. A golden ancient scroll shot out from his head and instantly plunged into the Ancient Forbidden Zone.

This was actually an imperial decree, personally written by the Fighting Saint Emperor back then, imbued with his Great Dao. It was meant to serve as a life-saving measure for the Monkey King. At this moment, it emitted the unparalleled, overwhelming aura of the old Saint Emperor, boundless in its majesty, covering the heavens and earth!

It transformed into an immortal divine light and entered the Ancient Forbidden Zone, blocking the space between the Victorious Fighting Buddha and the massive hand. It shook out ancient universes one after another, imbued with the power of the Saint Emperor.

"Count this one of mine too!"

The big black dog opened its mouth and spat out the imperial decree of Emperor Wushi that it had displayed at the Jade Lake Grand Gathering in the past. It also transformed into an eternal immortal light, flying into the sacred land and blocking the massive hand, as the aura of an ancient emperor permeated the air!

To everyone's surprise, the massive hand actually stopped. The being above the abyss had flickering eyes, staring at the two imperial decrees. Then, with its massive hand, it carved a few ancient characters in the void, and the hand vanished.

"It just stopped the killing just like that?" Everyone felt as if they had experienced a great dream.

"What do those ancient characters mean?" They didn't recognize them, but they looked very ancient and incomprehensible.

"They should be Emperor characters; only those who have attained the Dao can recognize them," said the Black Emperor.

This unexpected outcome meant that all the pervasive killing vanished. The Ancient Forbidden Zone returned to tranquility.

The surging black mist dispersed, and the figure on the nine sacred mountains flashed and disappeared, entering the abyss, its trace faint, as if it had never appeared.

The empty mountains were eerily silent, extremely peaceful.

"The Five-Colored Altar has appeared!"

Everyone was startled. Above the nine sacred mountains, an ancient altar appeared, suspended there, sealing the abyss.

It was plain and unadorned, lacking some parts, fragmented by the passage of time. It hung quietly in the air, motionless.

Why had it appeared? What consequences had this battle brought about? Ye Fan and the others were shaken internally, exchanging glances, completely bewildered.

The Victorious Fighting Buddha, his heroic bearing undiminished, walked out step by step, clad in the nine-colored battle attire and holding the Dark Gold Immortal Treasure Iron Staff. His aura was restrained, not intimidating, yet it still made people want to prostrate themselves in worship.

"Uncle!" The Monkey King immediately burst into tears, his emotions raw and true. He leaped through the mountains, rushing quickly until he was right before him.

"Damn it, why did I save him? I hate this monkey the most!" At this moment, the Black Emperor seemed to come to its senses, involuntarily baring its fangs and muttering a curse.

Ye Fan, Ji Ziyue, Yan Yixi, and others also soared into the air, rushing towards the area and quickly arriving nearby.

Among them, Pang Bo was the most agitated. He said, "Greetings, Great Sage Equal to Heaven! Did you once visit a place called the Great Tang of the Central Plains, then travel west out of Hangu Pass, crossing the starry sky? Did you meet the Tathagata, and finally arrive at Mount Sumeru?"