These Emperors were extremely well-informed, having received the news one after another, with most even proactively offering to assist Dongbo Xueying.
What a joke.
Upon hearing of the ‘Thousand-Eyed Water Pearl,’ most of their eyes turned red with greed.
In terms of strength, one-on-one, while the Northriver Emperor was slightly stronger, they were all on the same level! The Northriver Emperor’s dominance stemmed solely from his command over the Thirty-Six Divine Generals. But if Emperor Feixue were to appear, those generals would flee long before engaging—no one would be foolish enough to throw their lives away. As for the Northriver Emperor himself? With Emperor Feixue joining the fray, any one of them could trample him underfoot!
Dongbo Xueying secretly wondered—how had the news spread so quickly? Had the Deathbliss Clan’s Sovereign Shifa leaked it?
No matter.
He couldn’t swallow this humiliation!
“Very well. Brother Wufeng, Emperor Xuantu, Brother Dongjian—I’ll trouble the three of you for this,” Dongbo Xueying transmitted to these three Emperors. In recent days, he had attended several banquets hosted by various Emperors, and among them, he had grown closest to Wufeng and these two others. Hence, he chose to enlist their aid.
In total, five Emperors had volunteered to assist him.
From this alone, it was clear just how poor the Northriver Emperor’s relations were with his peers.
It couldn’t be helped.
The man was ruthless in his methods. To seize the territory once ruled by Emperor Chenyao, he had orchestrated a gambling duel—and succeeded. If he would go to such lengths against fellow Emperors under Sovereign Haogu’s banner, how much more merciless would he be toward those serving Sovereign Leixiao, the other Primal Chaos native Sovereign?
His tactics were simply too vicious.
Back then, Dongbo Xueying had only agreed to help him to avert a cataclysm—to spare countless worlds, like the Starlight Realm, from war. At the time, the Northriver Emperor had also played the gracious host, showering him with courtesy. But when it came to betrayal, he was just as cold and brutal.
—
In the void above the Broken Tooth Mountain Range.
Dongbo Xueying, appearing as a white-robed youth, stood alongside a breathtakingly beautiful woman in violet robes, the loose-haired Wufeng Emperor with a blade at his waist, and a stern-faced middle-aged man. The four of them gathered midair.
“Brother Feixue, you were far too trusting of Northriver,” Wufeng Emperor remarked. “This is the price of that trust.”
“Enough of that. Brother Feixue, Northriver’s attack on you must have just happened, right?” asked the violet-robed beauty, Emperor Xuantu.
“Indeed. It was mere moments ago. I’m still amazed at how swiftly word spread,” Dongbo Xueying replied.
“Sovereign Shifa was the one who leaked the news,” the cold-faced middle-aged man, Emperor Dongjian, interjected. “The Thousand-Eyed Water Pearl was on his floating island, yet in the end, he failed to obtain it. Did you think he’d let Northriver walk away unscathed? Northriver’s underhanded methods have earned him this lesson. We shouldn’t delay—let’s head to the Northriver World at once.”
“Agreed. Let’s go.” Dongbo Xueying nodded.
Whoosh.
The four of them tore through the void, employing the Great Void Transference Technique to arrive directly within the Northriver World.
“Rumble—”
Above the Northriver Divine Palace, the four figures emerged, gazing down upon the sprawling complex of palaces below.
“Who dares?!”
“Who dares trespass upon the Northriver Palace?!”
To teleport directly into the heart of the Northriver Divine Palace was a blatant slap to the Northriver Emperor’s face. Instantly, figures shot into the sky from the palace, many seething with rage. These were the Northriver Emperor’s subordinates, and with their master now allied with Emperor Feixue, who would dare be so brazen as to invade like this?
Yet when they looked up, the leading Divine Generals and guards froze in shock.
Above them stood four figures—one was unmistakably Emperor Feixue, while the other three were all Emperors!
“Well?” Emperor Xuantu asked.
“He’s not here. I can’t sense him anywhere in the Northriver World. He must not have returned,” Wufeng Emperor said.
“Nothing,” Dongbo Xueying also shook his head. Though his domain couldn’t envelop the entire Northriver World, it covered most of it—and still, there was no trace of the Northriver Emperor.
Emperor Dongjian sneered down at the palace below. “Northriver begged Emperor Feixue for aid, only to betray him and slaughter his avatar for treasure! And now, he doesn’t even dare return to his own world. Yet you fools still serve him? Pathetic!” With a flick of his hand—
Rip!
A dark fissure tore through the palace below, reducing the grand Northriver Palace to shattered ruins.
The Divine Generals and guards trembled in terror.
Three Emperors joining forces was bad enough—but with Emperor Feixue among them, they stood no chance. They’d be slaughtered like cattle.
“Let’s go.”
The four of them vanished in a flash.
Left behind was the ruined Northriver Palace, its remaining Divine Generals exchanging bewildered glances.
“Contact Brother Andou.”
“Ask the Skeletal Divine General.”
The generals quickly sent inquiries—after all, the ten Divine Generals, including Andou, had accompanied the Northriver Emperor to Shifa Island.
Soon—
“Leave. All of you, just leave. Abandon the Northriver World.”
“The Emperor betrayed Emperor Feixue, slaughtered his avatar, and stole the Thousand-Eyed Water Pearl! Now, other Emperors are coveting it—even the Sovereigns might intervene. Emperor Feixue will never let this go.”
“With the treasure in hand, the Emperor has no use for us. We’ve all returned to our own worlds. The conflicts of Emperors are not for us to meddle in.”
“With Emperor Feixue involved, we Divine Generals shouldn’t interfere. If we die, it’ll be too late for regrets.”
The ten Divine Generals’ responses came one after another.
The remaining generals in the ruined palace were stunned. Their leader, the Northriver Emperor, had seized a great fortune for himself—abandoning them without a second thought.
“Let’s go. What’s left for us here?”
“Move out.”
One by one, the Divine Generals departed, while the weaker guards likewise scattered back to their homelands.
—
Dongbo Xueying and the other three scoured the Broken Tooth Mountain Range for the Northriver Emperor—but to no avail. The man was no fool; he wouldn’t show himself now.
“Hmm?”
Standing in the void, Emperor Dongjian suddenly frowned. “I’ve received word—Sovereign Haogu’s sentinels stationed outside the Serpent Fang Corridor report that the Northriver Emperor entered it not long ago.”
The Serpent Fang Corridor—a legendary forbidden land.
Only the five Sovereigns had the authority to post watchers near it. Any other Emperor’s spies would be executed on sight.
“Not long ago?” Emperor Xuantu’s brows knitted. “So, the moment he obtained the Thousand-Eyed Water Pearl, he rushed straight to the Serpent Fang Corridor without hesitation?”
“As much as I despise Northriver, I must admit—the man is decisive and ruthless,” Wufeng Emperor conceded. “He likely dismissed his ten Divine Generals the moment he left Shifa Island and headed straight for the corridor.”
“Let’s take a look,” Dongbo Xueying said.
“To the Serpent Fang Corridor, then,” Emperor Xuantu agreed.
Whoosh—
The four of them tore through the void once more. Ordinary experts venturing near the corridor would be slain instantly, but for Emperors, it was different. Even Sovereigns found it difficult to kill them, so no one barred their way.
—
As the void stabilized, Dongbo Xueying’s gaze fell upon an unimaginably colossal serpent’s head in the distance. Carved as if from stone, it dwarfed even the largest floating islands.
Its maw gaped wide, revealing fangs, the depths within unfathomable. From its open mouth, a terrifying dark vortex churned, voraciously devouring everything around it. The vortex’s span was comparable to the entire territory of the Southcloud Nation! This swirling abyss formed a passage—the infamous Serpent Fang Corridor—leading deep into the serpent’s gullet.
Legends spoke of those who ventured inside, walking between the towering fangs lining the path.
“How horrifying.”
Even from afar, Dongbo Xueying could sense the vortex’s annihilative force.
It was said that even Sovereigns, if they dared enter forcibly, would be torn apart and obliterated by its power.
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