"What is the remuneration offered by Emperor Fierce?"
"A scroll of the Disaster Heavenly Monarch's handwritten dao scripture comprehensions."
"The handwritten dao scripture comprehensions of a Heavenly Monarch is no trivial matter? Did you agree?"
"Originally, this remuneration can be considered generous and very useful to us, and I was holding to agree. But upon making a casual divination, I found that Feng Yuan's fortune is unquantifiably profound and surprisingly could not be calculated. This confirms that either a major figure used secret arts to obscure his heavenly secrets, or he himself is the reincarnation of some momentous figure. So I deliberated a bit to see how Feng Yuan performed after entering the Heavenly Court."
Emperor Qi and Emperor Void, the two invincible emperors, engaged in conversation, their divine intents crossing.
"Then how do you feel now?"
"I think I should decline Emperor Fierce. This matter cannot be done. It is undeniable that a Heavenly Monarch stands behind this person, and although there is certainty in killing him, he might not lack the chance to escape. Being able to deliver a one-strike guaranteed kill would be one thing. If we cannot kill him and let him escape, the future troubles would be endless, and the impact on the Heavenly Court would be massive."
"Indeed, we cannot kill randomly, especially killing a figure like Feng Yuan. If it spreads out, our prestige in the Heavenly Court would suffer significant damage."
Emperor Qi and Emperor Void were incredibly ancient fossils, supreme emperor sovereigns comparable to living fossils. If they attempted to kill a sect disciple but failed to do so, and the news leaked, not only would people from many sects mock them, but it would even cause dissension within the Heavenly Court.
After all, Fang Han and Emperor Fierce only had personal grievances. Mobilizing supreme sovereign emperors of the Heavenly Court to go out and kill humans—what would other sects think?
If this matter was handled poorly, it would harm their own standing, damage the Heavenly Court's dignity, and even draw a Heavenly Monarch's anger. The price was too high.
"Also, that Emperor Feather, his power seems to be growing endlessly. Let me deduce it! To what extent has he cultivated now exactly? If he can pose a threat to us, we will have an excuse to refuse Emperor Fierce."
The two emperors suddenly joined forces, displaying a void water mirror. Within that mirror, numerous alternate spatial dimensions and parallel worlds immediately appeared.
These two emperors, Emperor Void and Emperor Qi, could be called the existences closest to Heavenly Monarchs. Engaging their divination methods, aside from Heavenly Monarchs, there was nothing they could not deduce.
Instantly, a ray of divine light appeared in the mirror, transforming in a sweeping panorama. Suddenly, a boundless primeval forest, mountains entirely equal to heaven's height, and boundless honeycomb-like alternate realms appeared amid this vast barbaric scenery.
Upon a towering peak, Emperor Feather sat cross-legged, both hands holding up the "Totem Urn." The aura within tumbled, as streaks of barbaric divine power were brewing.
Suddenly, that barbaric divine power boiled out, condensing in the air into threads of divine laws.
"Barbaric divine laws?"
Emperor Void and Emperor Qi were quite shocked. They knew the barbaric divine laws were a law unique to the barbarian race. Only the most formidable experts among the wild barbarian tribe were capable of condensing them into form within their bodies. For Emperor Feather to be able to condense them out from the "Totem Urn" now, just how many barbarian experts had he slaughtered?
Emperor Feather was cultivating, unceasingly absorbing the "barbaric divine laws" into his body. His entire being displayed an imposing and solemn image. Every inch of his skin writhed as if gigantic divine dragons were about to burst out of his body, putting him through nirvanic rebirth and transcending to an even higher realm level.
At the instant Emperor Feather's power surged to an utmost strong degree, the "Sword of the Sanctuary" resting across his knees abruptly took flight, piercing forth above his head with a thousand sword lights that sundered the firmament. Within those sword lights, the power of faith descended from afar, condensing into psalms of praise, weaving together with the barbaric divine laws.
"Om!"
An ancient sanctuary seemingly emerged from the depths of history, vastly more immense than the Heavenly Court in its entirety. Innumerable angels bearing white wings danced upon the sanctuary. Every single white-winged angel possessed might rivaling the Sword of the Sanctuary.
Those white-winged angels gathered into a surging stream, apparently ready to launch a crusade against various heresies at any time and place.
"Is this the ancient sanctuary? Rumor states that during the prior dynasty of the Heavenly Court, before Immortal King Good Fortune established the Heavenly Court, the Heaven Realm was ruled by the ancient sanctuary. The history of the ancient sanctuary traces back to the previous epoch." Emperor Void said, astonished.
"In the previous epoch, the sanctuary was the sovereign between heaven and earth. Following the grand destruction of heaven and earth, the sanctuary also ruled the Heaven Realm during the initial primordial mist phase. However, it was shattered by Immortal King Good Fortune, and the sanctuary was exiled into the void of heaven and earth, becoming seemingly impossible to find, akin to the barbarians' altar."
"Now, Emperor Feather being capable of communing with the power of the sanctuary truly renders me immensely surprised. Rumors claim he obtained the Faith Holy Bible and finished cultivating it, and it turned out to be true."
The two emperors continued to observe.
They saw Emperor Feather persist in his cultivation. The Dao arts within his body grew progressively terrifying. The Totem Urn soared upward and applied suction to the space ahead. Immediately, from within it, billions of tide-like black gales surged out. The black gales swept through heaven and earth, creating a maelstrom that expanded in all directions. Even many alternate spaces were eroded.
Within that black gale tempest, countless barbarian and foreign realm experts, divine beasts, and ferocious beasts were swept up in it.
"This is the gale tempest of the Totem, something the barbarian Heavenly Monarch once displayed!"
Woo-woo-woo, woo-woo-woo! The gale tempest intensified, sweeping through numerous dimensions. One by one, mountain ranges of the barbarian realm were decimated, and one barbarian tribe after another shattered. Suddenly, amidst the infinity of the wild barbaric lands, a surge of black qi shot skyward. From out of that black qi, an elder covered fully in tattooed totems emerged, brandishing a sceptre, his back draped in a blood-stained cape, his aura fierce and brutal. catching sight of Emperor Feather, he lashed out with a single claw strike.
That withered palm abruptly became incredibly plump and full. The totems upon it came alive, turning into scales, piercing through space and time, penetrating a multitude of barriers directly to launch a strike at Emperor Feather.
"High Priest Black Wood, a supreme powerhouse among the barbarian tribe, who has also cultivated to the lifespan-equal-to-heaven-and-earth realm, quite close to us." Emperor Void clearly recognized this High Priest's identity; an ancient powerhouse indeed.
"On his body rests the Blood-Stained Cape! It is also one of the seven great sacred artifacts of the barbarian tribe, on par with the Totem Urn! Did not the seven great sacred artifacts of the barbarian tribe become lost doctrines ages ago? Why has this Blood-Stained Cape unexpectedly appeared in the hands of the barbarian High Priest?"
"I know now, it is likely the changes to heaven and earth that brought about the reappearance of the barbarian sacred artifacts one after another, which gave the barbarians absolute confidence to come and assault the Heavenly Court. This is also the reason the Totem Urn and the Blood-Stained Cape appeared. Sadly for the barbarians, this Totem Urn unexpectedly landed in the hands of our Heavenly Court's faction."
"Look, Emperor Feather has clashed with him."
Within the mirror, Emperor Feather engaged the High Priest Black Wood wielding the Blood-Stained Cape. The two sides collided equally matched. Emperor Feather stood up, unleashing a drawn-out roar, as streaks of white light flashed across his body. Surmounting his head, the phantom image of the sanctuary grew increasingly vivid, seeming poised to descend upon the mortal realm to seize back control over the heavenly vault and the earthly domains.
The Sword of the Sanctuary received this power, shining brighter and more dazzlingly.
Emperor Feather flipped his long sword upward, sequentially slashing eighteen sword strikes outward. Each sword strike contained unexcelled dao resonance, heavenly rhythms; they severed karma, sought the future, explored the past, or verified the true principle…
With continuous explosions, High Priest Black Wood's sweeping claw technique was entirely obliterated, and the Totem Urn also suppressed the Blood-Stained Cape.
This confrontation shook heaven and earth, as parcels of barbaric earth sank fully into oblivion.
Watching this drew a bout of sighs from Emperor Void and Emperor Qi.
Suddenly, that High Priest Black Wood seemed outmatched, retreating continuously, his body shifting to transform into a streak of bloody light fading away deep within time and space.
Emperor Feather turned his back around, cast a profoundly deep glance, and struck a sweeping sword strike straight into the empty air.
"Bang!"
The mirror formed jointly by Emperor Qi and Emperor Void was astonishingly fractured by the shockwaves. Very clearly, Emperor Feather spotted someone spying and severed his own aura with a single sword slash, thereby causing himself to transition completely into perfect concealment.
"Emperor Feather unexpectedly matured up to such a tier. His current strength is truly not any weaker than us old fossils…" Emperor Void muttered, secretly feeling astonished and puzzled.
"The power from the Totem Urn led the tide to lift his boat. Condensing numerous barbaric divine laws within his body also incited an explosive upward tear per inch for his magic power. From now on, it enables his steps to cross into the highest battle power stratum of the Heavenly Court." Emperor Qi shook his head: "It seems we can definitely not kill Feng Yuan. Very well, we will transmit a message to Emperor Fierce, stating we shall cultivate at peace and refuse to interfere in sect squabbles; we solely aim to maintain the safety of the Heavenly Court."
As they conversed, a talisman rune was launched across the void, and they themselves entirely vanished into thin air…
Emperor Fierce's Mansion.
Emperor Fierce was unleashing towering a rage. Several surrounding experts were muted as cicadas in winter, too terrified to speak loudly. Yet, a few individuals possessed eyes flickering with rays of vindictiveness.
"Despicable, despicable! Emperor Dark is dead, Emperor Heart is dead, Emperor Blazing is also dead… all dead! The members of the Hua family were exterminated too. This brat, acting so arrogantly. Emperor Massacre, what on earth did you manage, to shockingly fail in killing him!"
Inside Emperor Fierce's mansion sat many experts, and Emperor Massacre had just rushed inside. Due to failing to slay Fang Han, he immediately relocated to Emperor Fierce's mansion to deliberate countermeasures.
"Emperor Fierce, that brat Feng Yuan is not to be handled over-easily." Emperor Massacre's face presented zero expressive changes, "This is fundamentally all I am capable of achieving. Impossible for me to engage a single junior in a battle to the death, would that not hurl away our Heavenly Court's pride?"
"Damn it!" Emperor Fierce wished to explode with anger but contained himself. Indeed, a top expert like Emperor Massacre operated detached from his restrictive command limits. Inherently originating from the Heavenly Court's Divine Prison, with Heavenly Monarch Thunderous Emperor providing backing, there was wholly naught he could enact upon him.
"Emperor Fierce, this brat has presently found his footing. While pressured eagerly, slaying him is invalid. He sequentially slaughtered three of our Five Peaks Divine Sect's Saints. A bizarre utmost humiliation. However, my sect continuously chooses endurance!" spoke a supreme sovereign Emperor draped in a lengthy robe, whose attire was cleanly decorated bearing embroideries portraying five immense peaks.
This exactly was the "Emperor Peak," the grand master of the Five Peaks Divine Sect! A powerhouse possessing a lifespan parallel to heaven and earth! On this instance, he spearheaded the elites of the Five Peaks Divine Sect, traveling toward Emperor Fierce's mansion to collaborate with Emperor Fierce concerning methods to act against the Ascension Sect.
"Emperor Feather, Feng Yuan, I want the two of your corpses ground to minced meat, truly arduous to resolve this hatred burning within my core!" Emperor Fierce loudly roared: "This event acts as an utter detrimental defeat! Furthermore, I am mandated to forcefully suppress my indignant anger and declare Emperor Dark alongside the others truthfully died engaging the barbarian troops in combat! An unexcelled utter humiliation, undeniably a bizarre absolute disgrace!"