The System Granted Me Invincibility, Setting Me on the Path to Becoming the Heavenly Emperor

156: Knocking on the Heavenly Gate”Look, that person is heading towards Tongtian Peak!”

”What is he trying to do? Isn’t he afraid of being obliterated by the Laws of the Heavenly Road?”

”Wait, he’s already reached Tongtian Peak! He’s an outsider!”

A Supreme narrowed his eyes; Tongtian Peak was called a Forbidden Ground by those in the Ninetieth Pass. People of this world could not enter Tongtian Peak, or they would be obliterated.

”What a powerful outsider! The rules of Tongtian Peak actually can’t stop him!”

A Supreme remarked while watching this scene.

Atop Tongtian Peak, Qin Gelan felt an abundance of the Power of Laws. Not only that, but the might of the Laws was also pressing down on him.

But Qin Gelan was fearless. Enduring the Laws gathered within Tongtian Peak, he headed straight for the sky.

The higher he went, the stronger the might of the Laws became. Even a Supreme would be unable to withstand it near the end.

”As expected of the Heavenly Pass. I’m afraid even a Supreme wouldn’t be able to pass,” Qin Gelan sighed.

If not for his immense strength, he wouldn’t have even been able to reach the summit of Tongtian Peak.

Qin Gelan’s figure moved without any hindrance, soaring into the clouds. The might of the Laws seemed non-existent to him.

Above the dome of the sky, a Heavenly Gate appeared, but there was no Pass Guardian.

Before the Heavenly Gate stood an ancient stone tablet with the inscription: ”Mortals pass through the Heavenly Gate; those who cherish their lives, stop here.”

”Hmph! I’d like to see what this Heavenly Pass can do!”

Qin Gelan snorted coldly and stepped directly through the Heavenly Gate.

Just as Qin Gelan crossed the Heavenly Gate, a voice rang out: ”Withdraw!”

The voice was like a great bell, vibrating through all things in the world.

”Get out here!” Qin Gelan narrowed his eyes and looked toward a spot in the Void Realm.

The Void Realm rippled, and an old man dressed in ancient clothing, carrying a broken sword on his back, stepped forward.

”Are you the Pass Guardian?” Qin Gelan looked at the old man, his eyes narrowing.

He could feel a soaring Sword Intent from the old man, a Sword Intent of the Original Sword at Major Achievement.

Not only that, the old man’s strength had reached the level of a Dao Entry Supreme Being, and that was only what Qin Gelan could sense.

”Challenger, state your name,” the old man spoke.

Even Qin Gelan hadn’t expected that the Pass Guardian of the Heavenly Pass wouldn’t be a manifestation of the Heavenly Road’s rules, but an actual person.

”Qin Gelan.”

Dong!

Dong!

Dong!

Bell tolls rang out one after another, spreading throughout the entire Ninetieth Pass and continuing to travel backward.

At this moment, the various Prodigies in the eighty-first pass all looked up as they heard the bell tolls.

Soon, someone remembered and widened their eyes.

”Someone is knocking on the Heavenly Pass!”

*Hiss—*

”Could it be Qin Gelan?”

The Demon Prince looked up, his Fiery Golden Eyes blazing.

In a dangerous place, Zhong Xuan heard the bell tolls and also looked up, his fists clenched tight.

Meanwhile, within the Heavenly Pass, Qin Gelan held the Heaven’s Inch, facing off against the old man.

”I’ve seen that sword before. It belonged to that person back then,” the old man said slowly, looking at the sword in Qin Gelan’s hand.

Qin Gelan’s eyes narrowed. He hadn’t expected the old man to have seen the Heavenly Emperor. How long had he been alive?

”Why did you become the guardian of the Heavenly Pass?” Qin Gelan asked.

The old man didn’t speak. Instead, he drew the broken sword from his back. Though it was broken, it flickered with a chilling, sharp light.

”Defeat me, and you will naturally know.”

The old man ran two fingers across the blade, and a sword strike abruptly lunged toward Qin Gelan.

Qin Gelan instantly activated the Power of Spacetime, but he soon discovered that the old man’s sword seemed capable of piercing through everything; even the Power of Spacetime couldn’t block it.

Dao Technique—Sword of Destruction!

As the two swords clashed, bursts of dazzling light erupted from the Heavenly Pass. Both the old man and Qin Gelan were pushed back millions of miles simultaneously.

After stabilizing himself, Qin Gelan unleashed a strike combining the powers of Time, Space, True Dragon, Destruction, and Thunder, lunging toward the old man.

The old man instantly felt a sharp pressure as if the world were collapsing, and he frowned.

The Sword Intent on the old man erupted, as if he himself had become a sword.

Sword light flashed, and Qin Gelan’s sword arrived.

Boom!

The entire Heavenly Pass seemed to tremble. This strike of Qin Gelan’s could kill even a Dao Entry Supreme Being; he didn’t believe the old man could withstand it.

Sure enough, under this sword strike, the old man appeared somewhat disheveled.

The old man’s aged eyes were filled with disbelief. Even in the distant past, those who challenged the pass before weren’t this strong, were they?

He could sense that Qin Gelan was only at the Immortal Emperor Ninth Heaven and wasn’t yet a Supreme, whereas those before him back then had only dared to challenge the pass after breaking through to the Supreme level.

”Cough, cough!”

The old man coughed up blood heavily, and his body began to crack. With that one sword strike, Qin Gelan had even torn his Divine Soul.

Zheng!

Qin Gelan held his sword against the old man’s forehead and said indifferently, ”You’ve lost.”

Ignoring the old man, Qin Gelan sheathed his sword and stepped forward.

At that moment, Qin Gelan suddenly turned back to see that the old man’s body, which should have been obliterated by the Sword Qi, was beginning to mend, and even his Divine Soul was recovering.

In just an instant, the old man had fully recovered.

”It seems another Invincible Being has been born.” The old man put away his long sword and didn’t strike again, indicating that Qin Gelan had successfully passed the challenge.

”It seems the rules of the Heavenly Road won’t let you die. The reason you’ve lived so long is likely because of this,” Qin Gelan said, looking at the old man.

The old man didn’t answer but faded into the Void Realm in one step, continuing to guard the Heavenly Pass.

There are nine Heavenly Passes. Rumor has it that whoever can knock through all the Heavenly Passes will be able to attain the Dao without flaws.

As Qin Gelan continued forward, the System’s voice suddenly came:

”[Congratulations to the host for completing the mission. Rewards have been sent.]”

”[Cultivation Reward: First Revolution Supreme]”

”[Emperor Formation Master Great Perfection, various Emperor Formation techniques]”

”[Mandate Breakthrough: Sub-Supreme Advanced]”

Qin Gelan’s cultivation instantly broke through to the Supreme realm. Extreme Dao Power permeated his body. This was a powerful force, distinct from the Power of Laws controlled by an Immortal Emperor.

But it wasn’t over. The System’s voice continued to ring:

”[Sub-Supreme Advanced Mandate Reward: Physique Fusion]”

”[Would you like to fuse?]”

”What are the benefits after Fusion?” Qin Gelan suddenly asked.

”[After Physique Fusion, you will possess the Chaos Body. The Chaos Body encompasses everything and can freely switch to any Physique without limits.]”

Qin Gelan’s heart suddenly raced, and he swallowed hard. ”Any Physique is fine?”

”[Would you like to fuse?]”

”Fuse!”

Qin Gelan’s grin stretched from ear to ear, his face full of excitement. Only now did Qin Gelan truly experience the power of the strongest invincible System.

Invincible in Physiques—this was true Physique invincibility.

Qin Gelan suddenly felt all the Physiques he possessed disappear. He felt as if he were enveloped in a hazy Chaos.

”[Fusion complete.]”

”This... that’s it?” Qin Gelan’s eyes widened.

”Where’s my Great Accomplishment Saint Body... wait... what the...?” Qin Gelan sensed his Physique and suddenly cried out in surprise.

The Great Accomplishment Saint Body suddenly appeared within him. He then sensed and switched to another Physique, and the Innate Five Elements Body also appeared.

Then the Innate Divine Phoenix Body also appeared in Qin Gelan’s body. The power of immortality and indestructibility emerged, along with the Nirvana Fire.

Subsequently, the Space-Time Divine Body, Origin Asura Body, Origin Thunder Body, Origin Ice Body, and Great Desolate Star Body appeared.

Qin Gelan switched through his Physiques over and over, trying every one he could think of, having a grand time.

”Very well. The remaining Heavenly Passes, here I come!”