Escape?!
The charred branch segment transmitted the Wood Emperor's will.
Weak, but it shifted the Fire Emperor's expression. What could force an emperor to warn thus?
Fire Emperor wasn't foolish. The warning—and Wood reduced to mere foundation—signaled immense danger in the human ancestral land.
He exchanged glances with the Earth Emperor—no more tangling with Yun Qiangu.
The two emperors streaked away as light, compressing void, fleeing decisively without hesitation.
This stunned even Yun Qiangu. Unaware of Wood's transmitted will, seeing two emperors bolt so resolutely left the Saint bewildered.
Two god-demon emperors... frightened off?
Highly possible.
For a moment, Yun Qiangu marveled.
What had Lu done? Not only slay Wood, but scare off the other two.
Wood's fall and the emperors' flight ignited the Primordial Starry Sky.
Countless onlookers wore utter disbelief.
God-demon emperors... fled?!
Expected human catastrophe—instead, emperors ran.
Utterly unforeseen.
Experts baffled.
Most stunned: god-demons themselves. Arrived eagerly—yet emperors fled first...
Starry sky fell briefly silent.
Then exploded.
God-demon armies routed toward Elemental Realm.
Emperors gone—what stay for?
Lingering meant human purge.
Humans now undisputed overlords; god-demons no longer dominant.
Like monkeys scattering when tree falls—Heavenly Gods, Great Dao tiers—all fled.
Onlooking races departed too.
Grand drama ended unexpectedly.
God-demon retreat—humans lacked pursuit strength.
Yun Qiangu saw no need—pointless.
More curious: how Lu slew Wood?
Suppress possible—but kill? Unlikely even for him.
This kid—full of surprises.
Boom!
Black hole dissipated.
A massive withered stump crashed before Ninth Heaven passage.
The entrance utterly shattered—vast tear exposing Ninth Heaven to starry sky.
Lu seated on Thousand-Bladed Chair, expression calm—but far from optimal.
One sleeve torn; weary.
Indeed fatigued.
Merely thirteenth Qi Refining—emperor slay strained limits.
Fusing five mysteries drained immensely—plus exhausting thirteenth-layer qi, full primordial spirit, etc.
Lu's weakest state in years.
But recovery swift—primordial spirit much restored; not burned out.
Whoosh!
Streams of light descended.
Tonggu Daoist, Xuan Cang Elder, Lu Jiulian—human Quasi-Saints returned.
Gazed at Lu like a monster.
Wood's corpse dense with death qi—even remains exuded terror.
"Pity... Wood not truly dead—foundation escaped."
Lu sighed.
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"Be content."
Yun Qiangu appeared as if teleported, glancing corpse, shaking head.
"Each emperor peaks Primordial Starry Sky—extreme survival means. Killing? Hard."
"Wood careless this time—but total erasure impossible."
"Escaped emperor foundation—as long as wood mystery cultivators exist, he seizes one, restores peak."
Lu nodded, unceremoniously storing corpse.
Prime material—emperor remains top-tier, beyond stellar ancient mines.
Five Phoenixes Bow heavily damaged post-final arrow; Lu sensed needing superior materials for such shots.
Wood corpse ideal.
Yun Qiangu unconcerned—Lu's kill, Lu's spoils.
Though he could forge treasures from it.
Curiosity: how Lu slew emperor?
Stand still for Quasi-Saint chopping? Unlikely dead.
"How?"
All eyes on Lu.
Tonggu, Xuan Cang etc. curious.
Cross-realm? Beyond—Quasi-Saint slaying emperor.
"Fused five mysteries into one..."
"Plus pure primordial spirit, own qi, innate purple qi, Five Phoenixes immortal-martial origin... condensed in bow—one arrow."
"Slew Wood."
No concealment.
Some nodded.
Xuan Cang witnessed bow's might—believed.
Tonggu, Lu Jiulian, Luo Yang less clear.
Yun Qiangu shook head: "Impossible..."
"Absolutely more. Your fused forces—black hole terrifying, but..."
"Such convergence immense spatial pressure—resistance too; arrow slow... Tonggu understands space."
Tonggu nodded—analyzable.
"Emperor wouldn't stand for hit... other factor."
Frowned analysis.
Lu frowned too—unaware of gate behind during shot.
Primordial spirit fully in bow—sensed nothing around.
"Fact: I slew him."
Pondered, truthful: "No need lie—truly thus."
Yun Qiangu saw no deception—unnecessary.
Perhaps unknown event.
Lu didn't linger.
Black-White Beast and Zhu Long escorted back to Five Phoenixes.
Heavy drain—needed recovery.
Battle inspired—grasped Indestructible Demon Body fusion key vaguely.
Tonggu, Xuan Cang etc. stayed—handling aftermath.
Huge impact—but boon for humans.
Solidified dominance.
...
Elemental Realm.
Fire and Earth Emperors returned.
Auras fluctuating, suppressed killing intent tearing fear itself.
"What happened?"
Earth Emperor grave.
"We pinned Yun Qiangu—who in humans blocks, let alone slays Wood?"
Incomprehensible—besides ancient Black-White Queen, who slays emperors now?
Thought struck: "Human claimed beast ancestor inheritance?"
"But even then—impossible slay Wood?"
Fire silent—bewildered.
"All clear when Wood revives."
Shook head.
Earth silent.
"Fortunate foundation intact..."
Mind stirred.
Primordial spirit enveloped realm.
Wood Elemental Realm.
Wood Elemental God, learning emperors back, returned.
Realm fallen—he fled death.
Now emperors—safe; god-demons reclaim dominance soon.
Suddenly Fire's spirit surged.
Wood God chilled.
Fire's will immense pressure.
Ill foreboding.
But hierarchy—no resist.
Hum...
Space rippled.
Fire and Earth emerged.
Wood God knelt reverently.
Foreboding intensified—saw charred branch in Fire's hand.
"Wood... Emperor?!"
Recognized foundation.
Why here?
Recalling pressure—realized, horrified.
"No!"
Fire intended him vessel for Wood revival!
Despair surged—resisted pressure, fled desperately.
"Hm?"
Fire surprised—resisted emperor pressure? Fled?
But strength negligible.
Flicked finger—flames pinned him kneeling, trembling.
Fire and Earth indifferent.
Elemental Gods mere stronger god-demons.
Revive Wood—one death nothing.
Not their subordinate anyway.
Wood's transmitted will too.
Branch neared.
Greenery sprouted—withered springing.
Leaves, buds grew.
Extended, clung Wood God's face, burrowing flesh.
Wood God's will faded—primordial spirit nourishment for revival.
Time passed.
Kneeling Wood God perished.
Long after—eyes opened, aura vast.
"Recovered?"
Fire faint.
Wood adapted new body, nodded slightly.
"Explain."
"How Quasi-Saint slew you?"
Fire and Earth simultaneous.
Wood cold—then fear.
"Gold, Water, Earth Elemental Gods live—betrayed to humans... leaked plans."
"Yun Qiangu's reversal cause."
Brows furrowed—unexpected.
Wood continued, grave with fear.
"Why I didn't dodge..."
"The gate!"
"That human Quasi-Saint tied to gate—he... cracked it open!"
Words—calm Fire and Earth tensed.
Far more shocking than betrayal.
"That human... gate-related?"
Post-shock.
Fire myriad thoughts, fanatic: "Certain?"
Solemn confirmation sought.
Wood nodded firmly—without gate behind Lu's shot, emperor stand still?
"Excellent... our chance!"
"Plan continues..."
"Signal Water and Gold escape chaos depths when possible."
"Wood, adapt body, restore strength... full recovery—implement plan."
...
Chaos depths.
Water and Gold Emperors opened eyes.
Linked as emperors.
"Wood dead?"
"How?"
Water astonished.
Wood strong, life mastery—unlikely fall.
But link sensed life severance...
Gold eyes flashed—guarding depths, ignorant of outside.
Black-White Queen and other human Saint sensed anomaly.
Gazed vast Primordial Starry Sky.
Black-White Queen lips curled—growing interesting.
Even emperor falling—gate opening near perhaps.
...
Five Phoenixes Continent.
Lu back on lake island.
Peace restored—serene, timeless.
Ni Yu gnawed alchemy texts.
Lu leaned Thousand-Bladed Chair, eyes closed—napping.
Slaying Wood—unrippled; focused recovery.
And attempting five bodies fusion.
Special constitution—each body one; five fused—unknown tier.
Some anticipation.
Arrow slaying Wood alerted—current flesh couldn't bear strongest.
Not peak arrow.
Why?
Fused mysteries—but primordial spirit, qi, innate purple qi, origin—not peak.
Power ascendable.
But current body—stronger arrow would disintegrate.
Three centuries recovery: century primordial spirit, century innate purple qi, century ravaged arm.
Next stronger—body collapse; beyond time recovery.
Recovered, Lu researched fusion.
Slaying Wood—no relaxation.
Yun Qiangu: foundation lives—suitable vessel revives.
Humans tense too—Yun Qiangu's aura; dominant yet oppressed.
All cultivated harder.
Yun Qiangu guarded beast ancestor realms.
Awaiting inheritor.
Tonggu back to Azure—breakthrough near; sought trigger.
Time flowed.
All striving.
Buzhou Peak—Zhu Long cultivated Black-White Queen inheritance; millennium to peak Quasi-Saint.
Underworld.
Sea of Suffering cracked.
Dantai Xuan millennium purifying karma, witnessing desires—thought bloomed; Quasi-Saint.
Another human Quasi-Saint—advanced far.
Millennium: Lu fused bodies to three; refined Wood corpse into bow—repaired, more divine.
Emperor remains-forged treasure—top among tops.
No overjoy.
Gate loomed—opening nearer.
But inheritances silent.
Another millennium.
Lake island.
Lu and Yun Qiangu played.
Yun Qiangu worried.
"Two millennia flicked away—inheritances still silent..."
"Time... runs short."
Lu frowned—knew, but uncontrollable.
Suddenly.
Five Phoenixes starry sky—beast ancestor realm erupted powerful fluctuation.
Mid-game Lu and Yun Qiangu halted, eyes met—joy flashing.
Beast ancestor inheritance... finally claimed!
