One hundred millionfold Spirit-Pressure beam descended.

  Precisely smashing into the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor’s head—knocking it slightly askew.

  In that instant—the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor’s body froze.

  This move—the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor had experienced before.

  In his earlier clash with Lu—he had suffered from it.

  Its destructive power might not be immense—but that brief control was the most infuriating. That momentary freeze—for an Emperor-realm powerhouse—was an enormous opening.

  And in that instant—

  Micah, Lu Jiulian, Zhu Long, and Tantai Xuan—four Emperors—struck simultaneously.

  Terrifying Emperor pressure surged.

  As though to tear open the sky—endless energy exploded.

  Micah thrust forward his newly evolved “Extreme Dao Emperor Fist.” Though previously beaten bloody by the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor—it did not stop him from unleashing peerless killing moves.

  The Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor—an old Emperor famed for millions of years—possessed strength far beyond newly proven Emperors. Thus—Lu Jiulian and the others showed no relaxation.

  A three-colored lotus appeared in Lu Jiulian’s hand—spinning. Within it—terrifying explosive energy.

  He flicked his finger.

  The lotus floated lightly forward.

  Zhu Long—eyes closed—swung a palm toward the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor.

  Tantai Xuan was direct. A long halberd appeared in his hand—sweeping—unleashing endless rolling karma.

  Bang! Bang! Bang!

  All attacks landed on the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor—restrained by the Spirit-Pressure beam.

  The heavy blows made him grunt in that instant.

  Boom!

  Void completely collapsed—endless rifts like devouring beasts—baring ferocious fangs.

  In the outer void battlefield—

  All were stunned.

  This scene—they truly never expected.

  Four Emperors—gang-beating the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor…

  In an instant—the Ancient Emperor suffered greatly—grunting from the blows!

  Emperor battle!

  Chaotic Emperor battle!

  In this moment—a true Emperor battle erupted. Five Emperors—no… plus the sneaky Lu—six Emperors.

  Six Emperors clashing in the outer void battlefield—this scene rivaled the ancient war’s lineup.

  Emperor-realm chaos—unseen for countless years—who could imagine witnessing it now!

  The Holy Hall Saints’ scalps tingled.

  They had confidence in the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor—but now—they also felt immense pressure.

  Four Emperors—plus an unfathomable Lu. Could the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor withstand and survive?

  Difficult—extremely difficult!

  Meanwhile—the Quasi-Emperor flicked away by Micah stared blankly at the scene. He never imagined—even with the Ancient Emperor acting—the Five Phoenixes could not be taken down!

  Micah proved Emperor.

  And the Five Phoenixes had three more powerhouses prove Emperor!

  Could it be… this was the great era of the Five Phoenixes—the choice Micah made?

  He had once been a monstrous genius like Micah in his era.

  Yet who remained from that era’s prodigies?

  Only he and Micah.

  Now—he was in decline—while Micah… was like a rising morning star!

  Perhaps… he truly was wrong!

  The nine heavens… truly was not suitable for them.

  Boom!

  Terrifying explosion swept outward.

  From the pitch-black rift—a figure slowly emerged—bound by thick chains.

  The Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor—cold and ruthless—emerged unscathed.

  Still carrying the coffin—aside from tattered robes—he showed no dishevelment.

  “Teaming up…”

  The Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor’s tone grew colder—killing intent surging.

  He never imagined being forced to this extent.

  “This Emperor guarded the Primordial Starry Sky for hundreds of thousands of years—experiencing countless near-deaths. When this Emperor slew innate divine demons… you all weren’t even born!”

  The Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor said coldly.

  His body erupted with powerful shockwaves—boundless Emperor pressure surging.

  Lu Jiulian and others’ robes whipped wildly.

  “So strong!”

  Lu Jiulian’s pupils contracted.

  The energy within the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor was like a violently exploding star—ready to annihilate everything at any moment.

  Boom! Boom! Boom!

  Zhu Long flew backward—eyes closed—long lashes trembling. Without a word—

  She tore space—shooting forward again.

  Lu Jiulian—silent—flicked lotus after lotus. Each contained annihilating energy!

  Bang!

  Lotus explosions bloomed—rising into towering smoke clouds.

  Yet the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor remained largely uninjured.

  Zhu Long clashed close-range with him. Each strike carried immense weight—but the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor showed no weakness.

  He knew well—in a life-and-death battle—weakness meant death was near.

  Lightning-fast exchanges.

  The Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor kicked horizontally. Zhu Long’s palm met it lightly.

  Boom!

  Void shattered—collapsing.

  Zhu Long felt her arms nearly explode.

  “Die!”

  The Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor seized the opening—eyes blazing.

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  His imperial weapon—the Heavenly Spirit Sword—unleashed terrifying cutting power—slashing toward Zhu Long’s beautiful head.

  For an Ancient Emperor—destroying flowers was nothing.

  Lu—seated in his thousand-blade chair—one hand propping chin—the other twirling a chess piece.

  Seeing Zhu Long quickly fall behind—he shook his head.

  “Still too little combat experience.”

  “This rare opportunity—to let the little girl train—is wise.”

  Snap.

  A chess piece fell.

  One hundred millionfold Spirit-Pressure crashed down—slamming the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor again.

  His sword toward Zhu Long paused.

  Seizing the moment—Zhu Long suddenly opened her eyes—then closed them.

  Black-and-white beams—containing annihilating power—shot from her eyes.

  Pfft!

  The Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor stared in disbelief as rays from Zhu Long’s eyes pierced his body—tearing away a chunk of flesh.

  This was his first injury!

  Though Micah’s earlier punch landed—it was negligible to him!

  Zhu Long retreated. Micah advanced—fist after fist—Extreme Dao Fist pushing forward.

  Wounds and blood seemed to enrage the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor.

  He roared furiously.

  “Lu Ping’an!”

  He was truly enraged.

  These four Emperors—were nothing.

  What infuriated him most—was Lu Ping’an.

  That unpredictable Spirit-Pressure—freezing his body—was the most dangerous!

  Facing Micah’s Extreme Dao Fist—he did not counter with imperial sword—but punched back—clashing fists.

  Fist met fist. The loser—Micah.

  Micah coughed blood—flying backward again.

  His flesh strength was still inferior.

  Tantai Xuan’s karma surged. His long halberd swept—unleashing endless rolling karma.

  “Those who invade the Five Phoenixes—be you Ancient Emperor or not—all die!”

  Tantai Xuan roared.

  The halberd clashed fiercely with the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor’s sword light.

  Sparks flew—each carrying apocalyptic fire power.

  Tantai Xuan was no weakling. Though he ruled as Human Emperor in the mortal realm—and Nether Emperor in the Underworld—rarely acting personally—

  In his early days—he was a Great Zhou warlord—leading northern armies—resisting northern Xirong—ruthless to the extreme.

  He was no pushover. Now—proving Nether Emperor—his innate ruthlessness remained.

  Second round of clashes.

  Four Emperors—once again suppressed.

  But they were not without results—at least… the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor bled.

  Lu Jiulian continuously flicked explosive lotus energy.

  Each bloom could annihilate Third-Derivation or lower high-martial worlds.

  Like a dragon-tiger struggle.

  The Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor—one against four—showed no disadvantage!

  Even Lu could not help but praise. This Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor—truly had depth.

  Millions of years—had not been wasted.

  In Emperor realm—a stage full of pitfalls—he had walked far.

  Boom!

  Four Emperors flew backward—crashing through void—shattering countless continents in the shockwaves.

  Saints coughed blood.

  Increasingly intense—as though losing control—the battle’s pressure made many Saints cough blood uncontrollably.

  Their strength could no longer support continued viewing.

  Thus—though faces burned with fervor—wanting to witness the Emperor battle fully—

  They retreated from the outer void battlefield—for survival.

  Standing in the void starry sky—they awaited the final outcome.

  Overlord and Tang Yimo erupted with extreme demonic qi. Their flesh was strong—enduring the pressure—staring at the battle.

  Newly proven Xuan Immortals like Du Longyang and Ye Shoudao could not hold—also retreating from the outer void battlefield.

  Emperor-realm battle grew increasingly fierce.

  In the end—even Overlord and Tang Yimo—with their powerful flesh—could not endure.

  Emperor-realm destruction nearly tore their bodies apart.

  They too retreated—only able to look up—gazing at the starry sky—sensing the ceaseless roaring from the outer void battlefield.

  They could no longer watch. They could only wait—to see who emerged alive.

  They had a premonition—this battle…

  Would be extremely brutal!

  Extremely brutal—even…

  Possibly claiming an Emperor’s life!

  …

  Now—in the outer void battlefield—

  Only Lu remained watching.

  Gang fights were impossible. Lu merely occasionally threw a Spirit-Pressure—providing support.

  Micah, Tantai Xuan, Lu Jiulian, and Zhu Long—four Emperors—battled freely—growing in combat.

  Even Lu had to admit—the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor was truly strong.

  One against four—showing no disadvantage—even suppressing the four newly proven Emperors.

  Without Lu’s occasional Spirit-Pressure disrupting the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor’s mentality—

  One of the four might have already fallen.

  Micah—having fought the Emperor alone earlier—evolved Extreme Dao Emperor Fist.

  Thus—he became this battle’s main force.

  Of course—also the most injured.

  Emperor-realm power was truly terrifying. The outer void battlefield could not withstand such destruction.

  The ancient war—fought in the outer void battlefield—still devastated the nine heavens.

  If they continued—the aftermath might leak from the outer void battlefield—affecting the Five Phoenixes—affecting the void starry sky.

  But the gains were immense.

  The Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor—often about to land fatal blows—suffered Lu’s Spirit-Pressure.

  That instant—he nearly cursed.

  This battle—was the most frustrating of his life.

  Even his battle with Ancient Emperor Hao was not this aggravating.

  Several times—he nearly shifted targets—killing toward Lu directly.

  But Zhu Long and others blocked him.

  Meanwhile—Zhu Long, Lu Jiulian, and Tantai Xuan—like Micah—evolved their own Emperor-realm combat methods.

  Lu Jiulian evolved his Emperor-realm battle art: Fury Lotus.

  Fury Lotus—divided into three-color, five-color, seven-color, nine-color levels.

  Like Micah’s Extreme Dao Emperor Fist—both Emperor-realm arts.

  Though still needing perfection.

  Tantai Xuan also evolved an Emperor-realm art.

  He named it Six Paths Reincarnation Halberd—incorporating the mysteries of Six Paths Reincarnation Visualization—into his halberd.

  Attacks manifested the Underworld—gaining Underworld karma blessing.

  Power boundless!

  As for Zhu Long—her Emperor-realm art was her divine ability. In this battle—she did not use her signature innate divine ability: Yin-Yang Millstone.

  Instead—in constant combat—she perfected her Yin-Yang domain.

  But overall—the tide ebbed and flowed. The Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor’s energy mastery surpassed Lu Jiulian and others.

  Finally—Zhu Long unleashed her divine ability.

  The moment she opened her eyes—the world dimmed.

  Black and white engulfed everything.

  Drip—drip—drip—

  Terrifying explosions constantly erupted.

  Micah, Lu Jiulian, and Tantai Xuan’s hearts jolted.

  This divine ability… grew more terrifying!

  Lu also narrowed his eyes. Zhu Long—nurtured by Heavenly Dao—her divine ability had grown stronger.

  At least—her innate yin-yang qi was far more powerful than before.

  Boom!

  Void completely shattered—endless dark chaotic currents surged.

  Fragmented world continents—drawn into the dark chaos—were annihilated.

  When dust settled—

  Lu focused on the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor’s position.

  The Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor—his body completely soaked in blood.

  His Emperor flesh—struck by Zhu Long’s divine ability—showed faint cracks. Blood trickled from them.

  The Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor gripped his Heavenly Spirit Sword—head lowered.

  “Just minor injuries?! Not even heavily wounded?”

  Tantai Xuan narrowed his eyes—feeling troubled.

  He soon fell silent.

  Worthy of a millions-year-old monster. Ancient Emperor strength truly exceeded imagination.

  Without Young Master Lu’s Spirit-Pressure assistance—

  What would the outcome be now?

  They might have been defeated one by one by the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor!

  Lu smiled.

  Rolling up his sleeve—picking a piece.

  A white chess piece fell on the board—light sound echoing.

  The next moment—

  Beams descended—not Spirit-Pressure—but beams containing rapid recovery of internal spiritual energy and power.

  Micah, Zhu Long, Lu Jiulian, and Tantai Xuan’s conditions—in this moment—returned to peak!

  The Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor—seeing this—tightened his grip on the Heavenly Spirit Sword.

  This Lu Ping’an… how could he be so disgusting?!

  The Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor’s expression turned cold. Without his imperial weapon—and his immense strength—

  He might have been the one suffering now.

  “Must end this quickly…”

  “Lu Ping’an…”

  The Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor coldly glanced.

  In terms of combat experience—constantly sitting in the Primordial Starry Sky—battling innate divine demons endlessly—his experience far surpassed Micah and others.

  He would end the battle in a way Lu could not assist!

  “Today is your proving day…”

  “But also your day of death.”

  “You grasp Emperor-realm power too shallowly.”

  Whoosh!

  With that—

  The Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor loosened the chains on his back—thick chains connecting to the coffin.

  Boom!

  The coffin crashed heavily into the void—filled with dark chaotic currents.

  The coffin’s material was exceptional—even dark chaos could not destroy it.

  Loosening the coffin—the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor’s aura soared!

  Roar!

  The next moment—

  The Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor’s burly body gripped the Heavenly Spirit Sword—seeming to roar at the starry sky.

  Endless sword qi spread from him.

  Sword qi domain.

  Like a vast white sea of clouds—descending from the heavens!

  Domain confrontation?!

  Micah’s expression changed slightly.

  His domain uncontrollably surged out.

  Tantai Xuan, Lu Jiulian, and Zhu Long also released their domains.

  Tantai Xuan’s domain—Human Emperor domain—mountains, rivers, citizens, state—manifested within.

  Lu Jiulian’s domain—green lotus domain—lotus petals falling—each petal carrying terrifying cutting power—like immortal swords sweeping.

  Four Emperors’ domains surged upward.

  Boom!

  The Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor stood in the void—sword qi domain suppressing eternity.

  Colliding with the four newly proven Emperors’ domains.

  In an instant—a deadlock formed.

  Lu raised a brow.

  Micah’s forehead dripped cold sweat.

  Lu Jiulian’s expression grew severe. Tantai Xuan nearly ground his steel teeth to dust.

  Zhu Long’s pretty face paled slightly.

  The Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor forcibly dragged the four into domain battle. A slight mistake—meant domain collapse.

  Lu had not expected the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor to decide so quickly.

  His combat experience was too rich!

  Or rather—his mastery of Emperor-realm combat far surpassed Micah and others.

  While suppressing the four Emperors’ domains with his own—he still spared attention for Lu.

  Wary of Lu’s disgusting tricks.

  The Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor coldly stared at Lu.

  Lu slowly stood—white robes instantly turning black.

  Clang! Clang! Clang!

  Thousand blades and phoenix plume sword stacked behind him—forming metallic wings.

  He was about to intervene.

  The Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor’s choice surprised him.

  He thought he could slowly grind down the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor—yet the Emperor had such resolve—to engage in domain battle.

  The Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor’s combat experience was too rich!

  He watched Lu rise—corners of his lips curving—imitating Lu’s tone.

  “You… panicked?”

  These were Lu’s earlier words messing with his mentality. Now—he returned them verbatim.

  Suddenly—

  The Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor froze.

  Because—he thought Lu—whose mentality he expected to break—had a strange expression—gaze passing over him—looking behind.

  Lu raised his hand—pointing behind the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor—slowly speaking.

  “Behind you… someone’s there.”

  Lu’s words made the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor’s expression twist.

  Again?

  Even now—this guy still wanted to mess with his mentality?!

  Damn it—trying to create something from nothing again?!

  Behind him… how could there be someone?!

  Someone?

  Suddenly!

  The Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor’s expression changed drastically.

  Behind him… there really might be someone!

  Pfft!

  The moment this thought arose—

  Silently—

  A golden spear—radiating intense Ancient Emperor aura—suddenly thrust from a torn spatial rift.

  Piercing the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Emperor’s chest—through his heart!