The master of Tianxin Pavilion in Junshan City, Xing Louzhu, was nervously watching the battle above, holding a book in one hand and continuously recording the scenes of the fight. He muttered in shock, “No wonder, no wonder the Flying Snow Divine Emperor only spoke a few words earlier, neither begging for mercy nor offering treasures to mediate, but instead quickly took action. It turns out his strength is no less than that of the Shadow Fiend Sect Master!”
“A battle between two Divine Emperor Perfection-level experts! Me, Xing Yi, actually having the privilege in this lifetime to witness and record a battle between two such supreme beings?” Xing Louzhu felt everything was surreal. He was merely the head of a Tianxin Pavilion in a remote city like Junshan, the lowest-ranking pavilion master among the numerous Tianxin Pavilions of the Tianxin Clan.
Yet the truth was, he was indeed recording a battle of this caliber right now.
“Divine Emperor Perfection? That damned Tie Chengliu!” The Bat Mountain Master watched the terrifying battle in the sky—the horrifying dark void vortexes relentlessly encircling the Shadow Fiend Sect Master. Even the slightest ripple from the battle could easily annihilate him, the Bat Mountain Master!
Back then, his Bat Mountain had dared to send three Divine Monarchs to ambush Dongbo Xueying?
“Thankfully, the Flying Snow Divine Emperor is magnanimous,” the Bat Mountain Master thought to himself.
Little did he know.
At that time, Dongbo Xueying’s strength hadn’t fully recovered. To attack Bat Mountain, he would have had to resort to soul-based techniques. As an outsider from another world, Dongbo Xueying was reluctant to reveal such abilities. If he had his current strength back then, he could have crushed the Bat Mountain Master with a flick of his hand. But since the Bat Mountain Master had repeatedly apologized and ingratiated himself with the Flying Snow Manor over the years, Dongbo Xueying naturally let the matter rest.
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“Hmm?”
Though the attacks could injure him, the Shadow Fiend Sect Master paid them little mind. These superficial wounds barely affected his vitality.
“Is he a late-stage Divine Emperor ascender? His techniques aren’t overwhelmingly powerful, but they’re bizarre and unpredictable—truly troublesome,” the Shadow Fiend Sect Master’s expression darkened. “No wonder Beihe asked me and Wuzhe to join forces.”
Earlier, none of Dongbo Xueying’s techniques had managed to harm him.
Only after hundreds of strikes from the dark vortexes, forming overlapping void vortices, did they finally inflict damage.
“Enough playing around,” the Shadow Fiend Sect Master’s eyes turned cold.
“ROAR—”
The Shadow Fiend Sect Master opened his mouth.
A terrifying, ear-piercing shriek erupted, forming visible shockwaves that shattered the dark void vortexes ahead and surged straight toward Dongbo Xueying.
“Hmm?” Dongbo Xueying, struck by the sonic assault, swiftly countered with his spear techniques. Though he deflected much of the impact, the invisible waves still rippled through his body. His void-body transformation dispersed most of the force, and his physical body, now at late-stage Divine Emperor level, endured the numbness. His soul, however, remained unshaken, easily withstanding the assault.
“Finally using his killing move?” Dongbo Xueying mused. Tianxin Pavilion’s intelligence had long documented the Shadow Fiend Sect Master’s three signature techniques, which earned him the ninth rank on the Divine Emperor Ranking.
Whoosh.
The Shadow Fiend Sect Master’s back suddenly bulged, sprouting a pair of skeletal wings draped in dark-red membranes. With a flap, his speed skyrocketed.
“Whoosh whoosh whoosh—” Nine phantom clones lunged at Dongbo Xueying.
Dongbo Xueying knew the real Shadow Fiend Sect Master could appear within any of these phantoms—not through teleportation or innate abilities, but sheer speed. His velocity surpassed Dongbo Xueying’s “Void Demon Worm Movement” by nearly double—an absurd gap. But it made sense; the Shadow Fiend Sect Master was renowned as the second-fastest in the Divine Realm, outpacing even Cloud Phoenix City Lord and other Divine Emperor Perfection experts.
“Screech screech screech.” The Shadow Fiend Sect Master’s hands had transformed into massive claws, their dark-red membranes crystallized—his deadliest weapons.
Periodically, he unleashed more sonic shrieks, disrupting Dongbo Xueying’s focus.
With terrifying speed, he circled Dongbo Xueying, each claw strike forcing him to block with his spear.
“His techniques are stronger than mine, but their execution is crude. I can hold my ground,” Dongbo Xueying thought. Though slightly disadvantaged, his defense remained flawless. Divine Emperor Perfection experts might pursue profound techniques, but as bloodline cultivators, they paled in finesse compared to rule-comprehending ascenders like Dongbo Xueying.
Ascenders lacked bloodline power—they forged their own paths through enlightenment.
“I can’t handle him alone. Beihe, Wuzhe, move in,” the Shadow Fiend Sect Master transmitted to his allies.
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Divine Emperor Beihe and Wuzhe City Lord, both Divine Emperor Perfection experts, had long since infiltrated Junshan City in secret.
They concealed their auras, masquerading as early-stage Divine Monarchs. At their level, tracking via karma or aura detection was futile.
“A late-stage Divine Emperor ascender. No wonder you wanted all three of us, Beihe,” Wuzhe City Lord smirked. “But with this level of strength, the three of us can likely kill him.”
“Mm.” Divine Emperor Beihe nodded, though unease gnawed at him.
Watching the battle above, he noted Dongbo Xueying was only using Void Path techniques.
“With just the Void Path, he’s reached late-stage Divine Emperor level? Even rivaling bloodline cultivators at Divine Emperor Perfection?” Divine Emperor Beihe pondered. “If he adds soul techniques, our strength might drop slightly.”
“But back when he was a Divine General, his soul techniques only affected the weakest. Stronger Divine Generals resisted,” he reassured himself. “Now that I’m at Divine Emperor Perfection, his soul attacks might weaken us by 20-30% at most.”
“Still, the three of us working together—even weakened—can complement each other.”
He had chosen his allies carefully. Randomly picking two Divine Emperor Perfection experts would only offer numerical advantage. But their combined techniques created synergy.
“Even weakened by 20-30%, three of us still have a chance to kill him.”
Divine Emperor Beihe exchanged a glance with Wuzhe City Lord.
“Now!”
……
Boom! Boom!
Two figures shot into the sky like lightning, piercing Junshan City’s protective formation as effortlessly as soap bubbles.
Their auras were terrifying.
“HAH!!!”
One—a green-robed, green-browed elder—roared as his body transformed into a misty dragon with a draconic head. The dragon lunged at Dongbo Xueying, its emerald mist rapidly coiling around him. Dongbo Xueying’s expression twisted as his spear techniques failed to block the intangible mist, which swiftly enveloped him.
The layers of mist drastically weakened his strength and speed.
“RIIIP—”
The other figure, a blue-robed man, swung his sword. The blade’s light cleaved heaven and earth, a watery streak slicing toward Dongbo Xueying. The mist parted just enough for the sword’s edge to slip through unimpeded.
“Beihe!” Dongbo Xueying recognized the blue-robed man instantly—Divine Emperor Beihe, his fellow world traveler, now unleashing Divine Emperor Perfection strength.
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The spectators in Junshan City, initially awed by the Flying Snow Divine Emperor’s power, froze. Even Yu Fengqingyin, who had begun to relax, believing her master could at least defend himself, stiffened.
“What… is this?”
Everyone gaped at the two figures soaring through the sky, their auras matching the Shadow Fiend Sect Master’s.
Nine phantoms.
A misty poison dragon.
A sword severing the world.
“Three… three Divine Emperor Perfection experts?” The crowd was stupefied.
Xing Louzhu, still recording the battle, felt his throat go dry. Three Divine Emperor Perfection experts ganging up on one? Such events were rare even in the annals of the Divine Realm, each enough to shake the world.
Instinctively, he blurted out: “Three Divine Emperor Perfection experts are besieging the Flying Snow Divine Emperor—right now, in Junshan City!”
The message raced to Tianxin Pavilion’s headquarters.
The Divine Realm’s top experts all maintained long-term intelligence contracts with Tianxin Pavilion. News of this magnitude would be relayed instantly.
The report spread like wildfire.
Across the Divine Realm’s major factions, the word went out!
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