Handsome_chicken

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.

Lord of the Celestial Throne

Tang yun didn't hesitate to launch a rain of arrows, her talent in archery was decent.

Those other martial warriors saw this and rejoiced. They knew tang yun was a good archer and she was very experienced but they felt uncertain too. After all its not a normal wild beast they were facing. The pythons scales were strong enough to withstand their combine hit. Even the head was covered in full black scales making them unable to find any weak points.

Arrows rained down one after another but all of them were deflected by the scales.

Those martial warriors felt despair as the injuries kept accumulating on their bodies.

Someone couldn't dodge in time and was directly devoured by the python. His blood curdling scream echoed in the air, making everyone's heart beat wildly.

Tang yun's face was gloomy as she clenched the bow tightly. No matter how much she tried it was useless, she couldn't just penetrate its skin. It was too sturdy.

The snake attacked more viciously, sending martial warriors flying. It wriggled through the debris with extreme agility.

Tang yun felt goosebumps all over her body as she looked at the snakes blood red vertical pupils.

Her blood turned cold and she froze in place. It was her first time facing such a formidable beast.

Its not that she was young and weak willed but the python learned to use qi and formed a beast core inside its body so it used its racial skill on her.

A martial warrior slammed his body against the pythons head. The python lost its balance and rolled to the side.

" Tang yun run. Help the villagers get away. " He jumped and continued to hit the python's head with a shield in hand. More warriors jumped and surrounded the python attacking with their lives on the line.

" Uncle mo ! " Tears streamed down her face as she stood up shakily.

She took one last look at everyone's face and moved away.

' Aaaaarghhh . ' Suddenly an ear piercing sound echoed.

Tang yun looked back and saw the python grew bigger in size. She saw the python swiping its tail and sending all the warriors flying.

They fell down like kite with strings cut off, at one look anyone could discern that all of them died.

Their bodies went into the python stomach one after another.

Tang yun stood in daze, she felt heartbroken by the fact that her close uncles and comrades died just like that.

The python focused its gaze at tang yun.

She didn't think her ability was enough to outrun the python so it was useless to run anymore.

" Dirty beast! I'll fight you to death…" She looked viciously at the python and pulled her bow.

Arrows hit the python with clank sounds and fell down to the ground.

The python looked at tang yun, she could feel its disdainful gaze which made her heart filled with shame.

' How laughable! I am being looked down on by a beast. What can i do? I am just a fourth level martial warrior. Even uncle mo who was at seventh level martial warrior died. So this is how i die? Eaten by a snake huh! '

" I was having a nice rest but a foul worm ruined my mood. " A sudden lazy voice rang in the air.

Tang yun recognised this voice as she looked behind. A man in black walking in leisure with hands behind his back.

Tang yun’s resolve.