“Phooey!”
“Ahh!”
The two great Holy Emperors never expected someone to launch a sneak attack. They sensed the spatial fluctuation instantly, but before they could react, Shui Miao’s heavy palm strike had already landed on their backs.
One palm strike contained the power of five thousand Azure Dragons.
Although the two Holy Emperors possessed formidable strength, their power only amounted to about three or four thousand Azure Dragons.
Shui Miao surpassed them in raw power, but both still had magical shields for defense.
With a single blow, Shui Miao shattered their magical shields on the spot, sending them flying.
Even Yu Dun suffered internal injuries, spitting out a mouthful of blood with a “Phooey!”
Yu Cu, however, fared slightly better, though his inner magical energy became turbulent.
Had it not been for the protective magical shields, both would have been completely crippled at this moment.
Shui Miao’s assault was ruthless and unrelenting. Before the two could recover, he swiftly followed like a shadow, instantly appearing behind Yu Cu and delivering another palm strike. Seeing Shui Miao’s incredible speed, Yu Cu was horrified, wanting to dodge but already too late. Shui Miao struck him squarely on the back. This time, he used the power of ten thousand Azure Dragons. Yu Cu was gravely wounded internally, his magical energy surging violently, and he also spat out a mouthful of blood.
Seeing his elder brother Yu Cu flying away like a broken kite, Yu Dun was startled and quickly dodged sideways while pouring all his magical energy into defense.
Shui Miao glanced at Yu Dun, his figure flickering again as he pursued Yu Cu.
Shui Miao’s current strength allowed him to create effects similar to time-manipulating artifacts merely by reversing time with his magical energy, without needing to forge any artifacts.
The biggest difference between the alien races and humans was that aliens possessed superior physical structures. At the same level of cultivation, alien cultivators usually wielded twice the magical power of human cultivators.
However, human cultivators had their own advantages—they were highly skilled in forging artifacts, often gaining absolute advantages through these.
In ancient times, when Hongmeng Daoren fought against the alien Holy Emperor, Hongmeng eventually repelled the aliens using the Wheel of Reincarnation.
But today, Shui Miao had not used any artifacts, instead relying purely on his formidable magical power to achieve victory.
“Whoosh!”
In desperation, Yu Cu sensed Shui Miao’s pursuit and quickly activated the Holy Emperor’s Eye to attack him. Taken by surprise, Shui Miao was instantly struck by a black beam from the Holy Emperor’s Eye. His entire body’s magical energy immediately began to rot and decay!
This kind of decay originated internally, spreading outward completely.
In fact, the beam from the Holy Emperor’s Eye equated to the natural law of Celestial Decline.
The ancestors of the alien race had mastered the secrets of this technique, forging the Holy Emperor’s Eye.
“How could this happen?”
Shui Miao was greatly alarmed and quickly dodged sideways.
The decay and rot simultaneously spread throughout Shui Miao’s realm planet, including the planet itself, everywhere beginning to rot and decay… Pain, weakness, and deterioration continuously eroded Shui Miao entirely.
Suddenly panicking, disbelief flooded Shui Miao’s mind. Was he really about to die?
“Huh? How could this be!”
“No good—it’s the aura of decay…”
Inside the realm planet, Zi Luan sensed the abnormal changes and was shocked. Immediately, she unleashed a torrent of Zi Yun energy to help Shui Miao resist the decay.
Shui Miao’s body quickly turned a dull gray, exuding deathly stillness while continuously deteriorating.
Just as Shui Miao was in excruciating pain and despair, a surge of powerful Zi Yun energy spread from within his realm, eliminating decay and healing his body.
“It’s Zi Luan!”
Feeling his body rapidly recover, Shui Miao’s heart stirred. Immediately, he transported all the hidden Yuan stones into the realm planet for Zi Luan to consume, allowing her to release even more Zi Yun energy.
As the two Holy Emperors caught their breath, took medicinal pills to heal their injuries, and turned to face Shui Miao again, his body suddenly radiated intense purple light, fully restoring him to his previous state.
“Bad! Brother, he seems to have Zi Yun energy protecting him!” Seeing Shui Miao instantly recover with purple energy enveloping him, Yu Dun immediately tensed up.
Yu Cu’s lips twitched as he stared at Shui Miao like he was some kind of monster. His thoughts racing, he quickly retracted the Holy Emperor’s Eye and clasped his fists toward Shui Miao, saying, “Friend, our previous hostility was unavoidable. May I ask what grudge exists between our Xingyue clan and you, leading you to chase here, slaughter our Xingyue people, and attempt to kill us?”
Someone who couldn’t be killed by the Holy Emperor’s Eye was definitely someone the Xingyue clan couldn’t afford to offend.
Yu Cu was clever. Knowing he couldn’t afford to offend Shui Miao, he actively tried to ease the tension, wanting to stop fighting and reconcile.
Yu Dun’s heart stirred as he immediately understood his elder brother’s intention, quickly clasping his fists as well and saying, “Friend, was it Yu Kua who offended you? Yu Kua was blindly arrogant, refused advice, and always went around causing trouble. If he offended you, we certainly won’t tolerate him.”
Yu Dun was much smarter than Yu Cu. Knowing Yu Kua was already dead, he decided to throw him under the bus completely.
They hadn’t expected the two Holy Emperors to say such things… Shui Miao wasn’t some irrational demon who killed indiscriminately without reason.
But obviously, the two Holy Emperors were saying this because they were in a desperate situation.
“This hatred indeed originated from Yu Kua…” Shui Miao paused, then suddenly grew serious. “For the sake of humanity’s future, logically and emotionally, I should completely annihilate you, eradicate all traces without leaving anyone behind. However, judging from your actions, you’re clearly not the same as Yu Kua. Therefore, hand over the artifact that injured me just now, and I guarantee our conflict will end here, with all past grievances forgiven.”
The Holy Emperor’s Eye was the most powerful artifact of the alien races, symbolizing the supreme authority of the Great Holy Emperor.
Handing over the Holy Emperor’s Eye would mean surrendering the fate of the entire alien race into someone else’s hands.
The two Holy Emperors looked at each other, unsure of what to do. The current situation was dire—if they didn’t hand over the Holy Emperor’s Eye, they would all certainly die. But handing it over might offer a chance at survival, although they might still die even faster…
“Friend, the Holy Emperor’s Eye is our Xingyue clan’s sacred treasure. Could we perhaps offer Yuan stones as compensation instead?” Great Holy Emperor Yu Cu spoke while instantly transporting a large pile of Yuan stones. Except for the Zi Yun Yuan stones, Yuan stones of all other nine attributes were present.
Yu Dun also quickly transported a large amount of Yuan stones, bitterly saying, “Friend, as Holy Emperors of the alien races, our mission is to protect the sacred artifacts. Yu Kua has already been killed by you. Please give us a chance to live!”
Knowing Shui Miao wouldn’t easily agree, Yu Dun used an almost pleading tone.
“I must obtain the formation array of the Holy Emperor’s Eye,” Shui Miao mused, stroking his chin. Then he readily nodded, saying, “Alright! But I have one more condition—you can let me just take a quick look at that Holy Emperor’s Eye. Just a quick look—surely that won’t be a problem, right?”
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