Chapter 473: The Battle of Emperors

The Dark Origin vanished.

At this moment, the Innate Demon Infant was still questioning his life choices.

What the hell... how is this possible?

Yes, in his past life, Lu Ye was indeed a Celestial Lord, but the Innate Demon Infant had dealt with Celestial Lords before.

The Demon Ancestor was a Celestial Lord!

As an elite combatant of the demon race, he was naturally very familiar with Celestial Lords.

Even if a Celestial Lord was reborn...

But his current realm was only the Nine Extremes Realm!

Seriously, how could this happen?

The Innate Demon Infant opened his eyes. Outside, a large number of demons had already gathered. Once news of Lu Ye’s demise arrived, they would return to the Nine Heavens.

The world beyond the Nine Heavens was simply no place to live—barren, and energy was thin. Anywhere with dense energy, the moment you approached, could get you killed instantly.

After all, the outer realms didn’t enforce power limits.

Whether it was a Great Dao realm cultivator, a Monarch, or a Quasi-Emperor—if they wanted to kill you, they wouldn’t waste a breath.

The Nine Heavens were much better—plenty of energy and safety.

But they had doubts about whether the Innate Demon Infant could actually kill Lu Ye.

Hopefully, he'd succeed...

Even if he failed, at the very least, he should be able to get away clean, right?

At worst... surely it wouldn’t be a total wipeout, right?

The Innate Demon Infant remained silent. He had led all the top fighters of the demon race with full confidence to kill Lu Ye.

Yet, all of them died.

How could he explain this to the rest of the demon race?

Oh, right—he was the Innate Demon Infant. If he just wiped them all out, he wouldn’t need to explain anything.

The Innate Demon Infant appeared before the gathered demons.

"Ancestor, did you succeed?" a demon blurted out.

The Innate Demon Infant just gave a faint smile.

All the demons who saw that smile instantly felt their hearts sink—this was bad!

And so, in the next second, every single demon was reduced to ash.

He didn’t even move—just a single thought, and the entire demon force was annihilated.

"Almost had to explain myself," the Innate Demon Infant mused aloud.

However, this failure also made him take Lu Ye more seriously.

Truly worthy of a reincarnated Celestial Lord!

Now he’s getting serious!

But how to deal with Lu Ye?

The Innate Demon Infant racked his brain but came up empty!

Screw it—I’ll just go snack on some kids first!

Ominous black clouds blotted out the outer realms, the crushing aura of an Emperor hung like the end of the world.

Where the dark mist crept, children disappeared without a trace.

A few powerhouses stepped in to shield them, but the Innate Demon Infant paid no heed; he couldn’t be bothered to fight them. But the unprotected? Fair game for his slaughter.

In an instant, the outer realms rang with pleas, screams, and wails of despair.

The Emperor’s power brought pure despair.

There wasn’t even a chance to resist.

Like the Dark Ages had come roaring back.

But mid-feast, another Emperor’s aura flared.

“Innate Demon Infant, isn’t that enough?”

An equal and opposing force slammed into the black clouds.

The Demon Infant gave a dark chuckle.

“Not yet!”

The clouds shattered, then streaked like arrows across the realms.

“Guess I’ll have to put you in your place!”

“Come, show me what this generation’s Emperor’s got!”

In the blink of an eye, the two Emperors clashed.

Out of nowhere, Sword Light erupted—a razor storm shredding the demonic miasma.

“You think you can swagger around solo? Let me show you my sword!”

A third Emperor crashed the party.

The Innate Demon Infant…

This era’s Emperors got guts, huh? In the Dark Ages, who’d pick a fight with an Emperor over nobodies?

Now? Two Emperors jump in before I’ve even warmed up, zero f***s given about pissing him off.

And both were Emperors at prime strength—especially sword-boy over here.

Still smarting from Lu Ye’s beatdown, now the outer realms handed him another L.

Times had changed—no doubt about it.

Only the Innate Demon Infant remained, and he realized it wasn't just these two Emperors—other Emperors were also making their move.

No, time to bail!

The moment this thought arose, a deafening roar shook the void.

A third Emperor crashed into the fight, his voice thick with murderous intent.

"Brothers, just kill him now!"

The newcomer was none other than Emperor Daohen—ruthless as ever.

"The Dark Origin’s chaos is coming—no stopping it. Since this Innate Demon Infant has appeared prematurely, we might as well kill him now to reduce future pressure!"

The Innate Demon Infant???

He was stunned and furious.

Are you all insane?

One Emperor? He could handle that. Two? He’d have to go all out. Three? He’d be fighting for survival.

He was already on borrowed time—how could he afford to fight desperately now?

He wasn’t some damn cannon fodder.

"Retreat!"

One word burned in his mind:

A phoenix shrieked, violet fire swallowing the sky—a fourth Emperor joined the slaughter.

"You’re all lunatics!"

The Innate Demon Infant couldn’t hold back his curses.

They were all Emperors—no one wanted a blood feud. Yet just because he showed himself, four Emperors were gunning for him?

"It's been too long since an Emperor perished. Let’s see an Emperor die for once—should be fun!"

A fifth aura emerged.

Damn, these guys were fearless!

Emperors from the Great Sage’s era and beyond—all ruthless.

They straight-up said they’d bury him here.

Emperor-level power exploded like a collapsing galaxy, crashing toward the Innate Demon Infant with overwhelming force.

The heavens darkened, stars quaking.

The Great Dao itself was unraveling!

The word "retreat" in his mind had now transformed into "danger."

In a flash, the Innate Demon Infant was beaten to a pulp.

Imperial blood spilled.

"Darkness, help me!"

The Innate Demon Infant roared.

But the Dark Origin never showed. Having lost all will to fight, the Innate Demon Infant fled frantically, leaving a bloody trail behind him.

"Haha! This is great! Get him!"

Daohen roared with laughter.

At this moment, the Dark Origin had just left Lu Ye.

Huh?

The Innate Demon Infant getting his ass kicked?

"Heavenly Emperor, wanna help out?" the Dark Origin inquired.

The Heavenly Emperor's eye twitched.

"This... I'm no good in a fight..."

If it were two against one, Heavenly Emperor might have stepped in. But now, with five against one, he'd just get his ass handed to him.

"Then what do we do? Foolish! That idiot Demon Infant—jumping in blind like that. How're we supposed to bail him out?"

The Heavenly Emperor thought it over.

"The only way is to lose those five, then pull him into you to shield him from the other Emperors' detection."

"What if I awaken the others?"

"You think they'll wake up for this?"

"How the hell should I know? Fine, I'll try!"

The Dark Origin began attempting to rouse other powerful beings.

"Hey, the Innate Demon Infant is facing formidable foes. Will you awaken early to aid him?"

The Emperor being summoned: The hell?

Are you fucking kidding me? Why should I care about that idiot's problems?

Hell no!

"Hey, the Innate Demon Infant is currently battling and at a disadvantage. Will you wake to help him?"

Are you fucking kidding me? What does the Innate Demon Infant's struggle have to do with him?

Hell no!

"Yo..."