Chapter 534 The Emperor Can’t Hold Back

At this moment, The Dark Origin grew increasingly conscious of having surrendered.

If the Dark Clan knew these eight were killed by Lu Ye, it must have been An Li who told them.

Didn't An Li even think? If you tell them about grudges from past lives, the first thing they’d think upon hearing it would be:

"Oh, they were enemies of Lu Ye in their past life, so Lu Ye killed them."

Then if they oppose Lu Ye in this life, wouldn’t they just be killed by him again?

In that case, it’s even more reason not to oppose Lu Ye.

Since they were enemies in their past life, to save face, no wonder these eight went all out.

All eight were desperate to climb higher!

Another Quasi-Emperor has fallen.

An Wuxing was hanging by a thread, but he forced himself not to let the besiegers notice.

Once this group senses you’re gassing out, even if it means taking damage themselves, they’ll gang up to finish you off instantly.

An Wuxing hadn’t yet witnessed the descent of the gods, nor had he completed his ascension to Emperorhood. Naturally, he refused to accept dying here like this.

Someone help!

I can’t hold on any longer!

"Dammit!"

An Ri raged, his glare burning into An Li.

An Li snorted coldly, "What’s the use of staring at me? Instead of wasting time, figure out a solution!"

The battlefield had expanded even further now, as some factions, like suicidal moths, rushed to rescue their Quasi-Emperors, only to be intercepted.

The Seventh Heaven hadn’t seen this much action in a long time.

By the end of this battle, who knew how many heavy hitters would fall.

Lu Ye had already been rescued by now, coolly observing the carnage.

His mind was already calculating how to deal with the factions behind these Quasi-Emperors.

The Dark Clan—this time, the Dark Clan would surely be bleeding from the losses!

Unfortunately, the Dark Clan had an Emperor among them, so Lu Ye couldn’t enter their territory to kill An Li.

But given time, An Li was a dead woman walking!

Of these eight women, Jiang Die and An Li were the ones Lu Ye wanted to kill most.

Another Quasi-Emperor fell.

An Wuxing truly couldn’t hold on any longer. His energy was severely depleted, and every blow in this battle carried his full might.

The moment he showed the slightest sign of fatigue, three Quasi-Emperors locked onto him, pouncing like rabid beasts to finish him off.

Other Quasi-Emperors of the Dark Clan rushed to help, but this only kicked the hornet's nest—more Quasi-Emperors began ganging up on the Dark Clan’s Quasi-Emperors.

Dark Five Elements' aura grew increasingly faint.

Dark Five Elements continuously burned his own essence, even if it meant his cultivation would plummet after this battle. As long as he could survive, there was still hope for everything.

But... Yet...

Dark Five Elements looked around.

Enemies—everywhere, enemies. Even now, the formation of thirty-six Quasi-Emperors remained interconnected, making escape nearly impossible.

Without the sealing formation, their means of escape would have allowed them to flee despite the encirclement. But with the formation in place, its grip was absolute, extinguishing all hope of survival.

Finally, one of the Quasi-Emperors couldn't hold on any longer.

His body burned entirely, his spiritual core transforming into a black orb. In that instant, the black orb unleashed an unstoppable force, causing his Quasi-Emperor realm to plummet.

"Boom!"

The black orb instantly turned into a void-like radiance, tearing through everything. It pierced through the formation and the blockade of four Quasi-Emperors, its speed skyrocketing to the limit before vanishing into the void.

He had escaped!

This was the first Quasi-Emperor to flee, though the cost was falling from the Quasi-Emperor realm.

But at least he had escaped.

Seeing this, the other Quasi-Emperors fully realized the tide had turned and began activating their strongest escape techniques.

The Quasi-Emperors on Lu Ye's side hurriedly intercepted with all their might, pushing the Heavenly Gang Formation to its limits.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Thunderous explosions rang out.

Three more Quasi-Emperors managed to break free, while the rest were left behind.

Lu Ye sighed in regret. Four had still escaped. Their escape skills were terrifyingly advanced.

Even under such circumstances, they had slipped away.

Though they escaped, their power was undoubtedly severely damaged.

By the time they recovered, Lu Ye would likely hunt them down himself.

As for those who remained, the rest stood no chance of escape.

Strangely, not a single Dark Clan elite had escaped.

An Li must have been watching this unfold, right?

What must An Li and the Dark Clan be feeling now?

Dark Five Elements could hold on no longer. With a roar of defiance, he chose to detonate himself at the final moment.

A Quasi-Emperor's self-destruction.

A ring of light exploded outward, erasing all it touched in an instant.

But even the force of the self-destruction was forcibly contained by the grand formation.

All thirty-six Quasi-Emperors spat blood simultaneously; the distributed force was endurable.

The Dark Clan members' eyes nearly burst from their sockets. Dark Five Elements had been a highly promising candidate, one who might have ascended to become an Emperor. Though he had not yet reached the high-tier Quasi-Emperor realm, it was only due to his relatively short cultivation time.

Among the many Quasi-Emperors present, Dark Five Elements was easily among the youngest ten.

And now, he had fallen so helplessly.

"Patriarch!"

The Dark Clan members were wracked with anguish.

All eyes turned to An Ri.

You are the Patriarch—in such a situation, you must take decisive action now!

If you have no more ideas than the rest of us, then what right have you to lead as Patriarch?

An Ri's gaze remained fixed on the light mirror.

Dark Five Elements' death made his heart bleed. The resources and effort spent cultivating Dark Five Elements had been immense.

And he knew all too well—Dark Five Elements' fall was only the beginning.

His eyes shifted to An Li.

"In your past life, did you ever witness the Great Sage of the Nine Heavens make a move?" An Ri asked through gritted teeth.

An Li froze momentarily, her expression darkening.

"You intend to—"

"Yes!" he declared, "I will take action personally!"

An Li's countenance changed drastically. "No, absolutely not! The might of the Great Sage of the Nine Heavens is far more terrifying than you imagine. In the past life, the Celestial Lord of the Blood Sea, at the ultimate ascension of his power, sought to break free from the Great Sage's shackles by absorbing the blood of all living beings—yet he was still utterly crushed, let alone an Emperor!"

"Absolutely not!"

"Did you see it with your own eyes?" An Ri pressed.

"Not personally, but this was known to all in the past life!"

Within the Source of Darkness, there existed four Celestial Lords. The first was the Celestial Lord of Darkness, the earliest to enter the Source of Darkness and the one who named it—a being of incomparable strength.

The second was the Celestial Lord of the Blood Sea, whose existence stretched across epochs, surpassing even the Celestial Lord of Darkness, until his lifespan reached its end.

The third was the Celestial Lord of the Fallen Path, who fell to Lu Ye's blade in the past life.

The fourth was the Demon Ancestor, ranked according to the sequence of their arrival into the Source of Darkness.

"But didn't you say that when a Quasi-Emperor's Devourbeast reached the Fourth Heaven, even if it struggled, the Great Sage of the Nine Heavens would only suppress it, not kill it?"

"So, I want to put it to the test!"