Lord of the Celestial Throne
His fate was predetermined: fight, defend, and perish with the stars, a mere cog in the great machinery of creation. But something within him resisted this cruel fate. A seed of defiance sprouted in his heart, whispering of freedom. He sought a way to transcend the cosmic chains—to escape, to defy destiny, to seize freedom at any cost. As a mortal, he felt the agony of watching his loved ones wither and die, powerless to stop the decay of time. He wept for children, lovers, friends. As an emperor, he conquered kingdoms and wielded unimaginable power, only to be betrayed by those he trusted most, dragged from his throne, and executed in shame. As a beggar, he wandered the streets, starving and shivering under the cold gaze of uncaring gods. As a villain, he became the monster in stories told to frighten children—burning cities, drowning nations in blood, only to be hunted and killed by the heroes of those same tales. As a saint, he gave everything—his wealth, his strength, his life—to others, only to discover that gratitude was fleeting and the world did not remember the sacrifices of the righteous. But, Every failure, every death, every betrayal—they were nothing but steps on a long, infinite path. And the path had only one direction: up, through the layers of existence, through the fabric of reality itself. No prison could contain him. No curse could hold him. His heart whispered one thing to him, a truth carved into his soul:Move forward. Always forward. Because he was Li Shenrong—the Lord of the Celestial Throne.
Immortal physique activates.
The assassin felt troubled.
If Li shenrong chase him, he would be able to make an opening and deliver deadly strike. But the guy just sat still and shut his eyes, not moving at all.
He didn't dare to clash head on with him, also as an assassin his instincts were very keen. Looking at Li Shenrong unmoving like a statue, he had a feeling that it will be extremely dangerous to get close.
Should i leave? If i leave now, he can not stop me. But i don't want to… as an assassin how can i fear death.
His eyes shined with cold light as he moved toward Li Shenrong with lightning speed.
Can't take it anymore eh? Li Shenrong smirked.
A black dagger shone brightly behind Li Shenrong's neck.
"Black devils black heaven immortal physique, activate!" Li Shenrong's skin turned hard as a rock and impenetrable.
With a thud sound the black dagger made contact with his skin but It was completely blocked, even the lightning arc around it dispersed.
The assassin felt something amiss and wanted to retreat.
"Lightning and thunder devils immortal physique." Li Shenrong activated another immortal physique.
In Li Shenrong's view, time seemed to have stopped. No, because he activated Lightning and thunder devils immortal physique which focused on speed, his speed became so fast that it looked like everything had slowed down.
It was too late for the assassin to retreat. Li Shenrong moved and punched. His Black devils black heaven immortal physique which gave immense physical strength to squash mountain was fully activated. The punch landed on the assassin's stomach.
"Aa.." The assassin didn't even get the chance to scream before his body exploded.
Two immortal physique, one for speed, one for strength in the hand of an old monster like Li shenrong. How could a measly physic foundation realm assassin withstand it.
After killing the assassin Li Shenrong wiped off the dusts on his robe.
Wu Xia tip toed behind him, her gaze was now shining with bright light. She completely became his fan after seeing his strength.
"What happened? Your gaze seems a bit off." Li Shenrong looked at her curiously and asked.
Her face instantly turned red from embarrassment and looked away.
"Ah! Its nothing. Young noble, let's get out of here first." She said hurriedly.
"Let's go." Li Shenrong chuckled and walked away. Suddenly he stopped and gazed at a certain direction above.
"What's wrong, yong noble?" She asked, looking at the same direction but saw nothing.
Li Shenrong shook his head and walked away.
After the duo left, people started to discuss among themselves.
"A genuine genius. Such heaven defying speed and strength is unheard of. I bet only the three clan head would be able to win against him."
"Not necessarily. I think he never used his full strength at all. So even the three clan head might find it difficult to win against him."
"Everyone, have you noticed that no one arrived from the clans even after such big commotion?"
"That's right, it means something big is going to happen. Let's leave the mountain quickly. I don't want to get entangled in this mess."
Some started following Li Shenrong and Wu Xia, some left quickly in fear.
"The guards are gone?" Wu Xia frowned. The mountain gate had always been busy and crowded but now not even a fly could be seen.
Li Shenrong didn't comment as he walked out.
Why am i feeling so much unease in my heart. Wu Xia's beautiful eye brow's furrowed as she thought.
Just as the two stepped outside the gate, a vast aura came crashing toward them.
Wu Xia felt she hit a boulder as she took five steps back.
"Heaven congregation realm aura!" She exclaimed. "Young noble, it seems we have an uninvited guest inside our city."
Loud rumbling sounds echoed from the distance. Li Shenrong's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked ahead. A trace of cold light flashed across his eyes.
"Let's go." Li Shenrong said as he quickly moved.