Among the five clan leaders, only the Three-Eyed Clan leader barely maintained a sliver of clarity. Yet he felt as if he were trapped in a colossal whirlpool, beneath which lay an intoxicating world. How he longed to surrender and sink into it without resistance! But reason warned him—once he succumbed, he would be lost, his life and death controlled by another.
He struggled with all his might, managing only to cling to that faint shred of awareness. Even his flight was sluggish, for this was the Starry Radiance World, where the boundless starlight suppressed all movement, rendering teleportation impossible.
Fly slowly?
“Whoosh.” A massive starlit hand descended, seizing the Three-Eyed Clan leader and the other four leaders in one swift motion.
At this moment, the Three-Eyed Clan leader was so weakened that even a mere King-class could easily subdue him. Against the “Lord of Starlight,” empowered by the strength of his homeworld, he stood no chance.
“How… how is this possible?” The Skeletal General, the Windsmoke General, and the Gluttonous Cloud General were utterly stunned.
By the heavens!
For the first time in history!
This completely shattered their composure! They knew all too well that ascending from King-class to Emperor-class marked a qualitative leap, with a distinct transformation of the soul. Among Emperor-class beings, while power might gradually increase, the soul’s enhancement remained marginal. Even the supreme “Perfect Emperor-class” figures possessed souls only slightly stronger than those newly ascended to Emperor-class, their greatest advantage lying in their indomitable will.
After all, to become a supreme being, one’s will had to be extraordinary.
“Not good!” The Skeletal General, Windsmoke General, and Gluttonous Cloud General snapped out of their shock only when they saw the Lord of Starlight’s colossal hand seize the five clan leaders.
But at their level, reactions were instantaneous.
By the time they regained their senses, the five clan leaders had already been captured and taken away.
“What do we do?”
“Fight or not?”
For a fleeting moment, the three generals hesitated.
They, too, were merely Emperor-class. Four of the five clan leaders had collapsed instantly, while the fifth barely clung to consciousness, his strength negligible! How would they, the three great generals, fare against such a terrifying soul technique? Their souls were slightly stronger than the clan leaders’, and their wills might grant them a greater edge.
Yet even if they didn’t collapse, their strength would likely be severely diminished!
“How can this Flying Snow Divine Emperor be so powerful? Never before! Never before has a soul technique been unstoppable even by Emperor-class beings!” The three generals turned their gazes toward the distant white-robed youth, their minds in turmoil.
With a single move.
The once supremely confident trio was thrown into disarray. They had once looked down upon all cultivators of the Heart Realm Continent, but now, such arrogance was unthinkable.
“We must flee! Only one of the five clan leaders retains a shred of clarity. We might hold on, but our strength will plummet! Second Brother, even weakened, you might match the Lord of Starlight. As for me and my sister, we’d likely fall to the combined might of the Elder Council’s battle formations,” the Gluttonous Cloud General urgently transmitted.
“Stay calm. If that Three-Eyed wretch can hold on, we need not fear. You two retreat first. I’ll test the limits of this Flying Snow Divine Emperor’s soul technique,” the Skeletal General commanded.
After all, the Skeletal General was the Second among the Thirty-Six Divine Generals.
Even across the entire Broken Tooth Mountain Range, he ranked among the mightiest. He had never fled from battle, not even against the Northriver Divine Emperor!
“Very well, Second Brother. With your power, fight or flee as you will. They cannot stop you. My sister and I shall withdraw first,” the Gluttonous Cloud General replied.
“Be careful, Second Brother,” the Windsmoke General added.
Whoosh! Whoosh! The two immediately fled.
“Escape?”
Dongbo Xueying, standing calmly, smiled. His Illusory Realm of the Void expanded abruptly. On the Floating Islands, it had been suppressed to a range of three hundred million miles. Here, in the native world, unshackled, his Illusory Realm could envelop half the world in a thought. Under the endless starlight, the Windsmoke and Gluttonous Cloud Generals could only fly at high speed—nowhere near fast enough to escape its reach.
“Boom—”
The terrifying Illusory Realm instantly engulfed the Windsmoke General, the Gluttonous Cloud General, and the Skeletal General.
The Windsmoke General’s eyes glazed over—he had succumbed in an instant!
“No!” The Gluttonous Cloud General snarled, teeth gritted, his eyes flashing with despair. Only when dragged into this horrifying Illusory Realm did he grasp its true terror. They had underestimated the Flying Snow Divine Emperor. Now, the Gluttonous Cloud General retained barely a tenth of his strength, and that only due to his formidable physique.
The native clans cultivated bloodlines, their power varying by lineage. Some possessed extraordinary bodies, others mastery over thunder.
Though the Gluttonous Cloud General clung to a sliver of clarity, allowing him to wield a fraction of his power—
“Whoosh.”
The Lord of Starlight reached out, one hand seizing the Skeletal General, the other the Gluttonous Cloud General.
“Flying Snow Divine Emperor!” The Skeletal General roared, dual blades in hand, slashing furiously at the Lord of Starlight. “Boom—” The colossal starlit palm swatted down. Even with the Illusory Realm’s interference, the Skeletal General’s desperate strikes shattered against it, sending him reeling back.
“Thud.”
The other hand clashed with the Gluttonous Cloud General, who spat blood, grievously wounded. Meanwhile, the Starlight Clan’s elite elders formed battle formations, charging forth with battle cries. Normally, their formations might barely rival a newly ascended Emperor-class, but now they overwhelmed the weakened Gluttonous Cloud General.
And then came the Lord of Starlight’s terrifying palm.
Thud! Thud! Thud! In mere moments, the Gluttonous Cloud General was captured, ensnared by the giant hand.
“Damn it!” The Gluttonous Cloud General seethed with fury. Unimpaired, he would have matched the Lord of Starlight, even with the latter’s homeworld advantage. But now, weakened and besieged, a Divine General had been taken alive.
As for his sister, the Windsmoke General? Long since subdued in her slumber.
“Boom! Boom! Boom—”
The Skeletal General raged like a storm, twin blades in hand.
His might shook the battlefield, forcing the battle formations back. Only the Lord of Starlight could suppress him, yet even that advantage couldn’t wound the Skeletal General. His body was too resilient! Though the Illusory Realm sapped his strength, his physical form remained unbroken.
“His body is too strong. He likely retains thirty percent of his power,” the Lord of Starlight transmitted to Dongbo Xueying. “Even with my homeworld’s strength, he now matches sixty to seventy percent of my might. I cannot capture him, nor can I harm him.”
Dongbo Xueying marveled.
And this was only thirty percent?
At full strength, the Skeletal General would surpass even the likes of the Xia Emperor and the Undying Netherworld Emperor! Though cultivators’ techniques were profound, the Xia Emperor and others could still escape if outmatched.
“Flying Snow Divine Emperor… well done. Very well done. I will remember you,” the distant Skeletal General bellowed, suppressed by the Lord of Starlight, unable to breach the Starlight Citadel. With a final roar of frustration, he began his retreat.
Humiliation.
Fury.
Indignation!
He, the Skeletal General, whom even the Northriver Divine Emperor treated with respect, had been bested by a cultivator from the Heart Realm Continent! Though he escaped, his subordinates—the five clan leaders and the two other Divine Generals—had all been captured. This was his disgrace!
Simultaneously—
The Skeletal General sent a message to the Northriver Divine Emperor: “Divine Emperor! The five clan leaders, the Windsmoke General, and the Gluttonous Cloud General—all have been captured alive by the Starlight Clan!”
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