Golden Saint Elder nodded in agreement.
The two immediately stepped into the black vortex.
When light flashed before their eyes,
they found themselves inside the Dragon Emperor Palace.
"Such dense Heaven-Earth Essence!"
Golden Saint Elder exclaimed in astonishment as he looked around.
Having reached Emperor-tier,
those eighth-grade Heaven-Earth Essence Veins could no longer support his cultivation,
yet the Heaven-Earth Essence here was astonishingly rich.
Could there be a ninth-grade Heaven-Earth Essence Vein here?"There's an Emperor-tier Beast Tamer heading toward the Chu family. Since you've just broken through to Emperor-tier, this is perfect for you to experience Emperor-level combat!" Long Yuan said to Golden Saint Elder.
"Understood!"
The latter nodded.
Combat at Emperor-tier?
He actually felt somewhat excited!
At that very moment,
a terrifying aura suddenly descended upon Qian Region,
instantly drawing everyone's attention.
"He's here! Has Hell's Gate Martial Emperor finally arrived?"
In Flame Sun City,
Ge Tianli trembled as he spoke.
At this moment,
all martial artists in Qian Region felt an incomparable pressure weighing down on them,
making it hard to breathe.
"Is this the might of a Martial Emperor?"
"Why didn't the Chu family's Demon Emperor have this aura before?"
The Chu family's Demon Emperor had appeared before,
but his presence felt like an ordinary martial artist,
with an aura as gentle as spring breeze.
Apart from physical intimidation,
there was almost no cultivation pressure.
"Perhaps the Chu family's Demon Emperor isn't as strong as this one?"
"It seems the Chu family won't escape calamity this time!"
Just as everyone whispered among themselves,
the massive figure of the Netherfire Raven suddenly descended.
Pale ghostly flames burned across its body, making the void seem ready to melt.
On its head stood
a burly middle-aged man
with shoulder-length hair that seemed capable of propping up heaven and earth,
exuding unfathomable power.
"Is this where the Chu family resides?"
"Merely a Seven-Star Clan causing such commotion? They deserve annihilation!"
His gaze turned icy cold.
The Netherfire Raven beneath him flapped its massive black wings that blotted out the sky,
unleashing a torrent of pale ghostly flames like a celestial waterfall,
engulfing all of Qingyang City.
These terrifying flames
instantly burned away the Sun Moon Star Formation protecting Qingyang City.
At this moment,
everyone in Qingyang City felt chilled to the bone,
as despair spread through the city.
In the Chu family residence,
Chu Jingyue clenched his fists, eyes bloodshot with rage: "Damn it! If only we had one or two more years, we wouldn't fear even Hell's Gate's Martial Emperor!"
If they could activate the Chrono Pagoda to fully absorb the five sacred grounds' heritage,
the Chu family's strength would skyrocket.
But the enemy arrived too quickly,
giving them no time to grow stronger!
Just then,
a spatial rift suddenly appeared above Qingyang City,
swallowing all the ghostly flames that threatened to incinerate the entire city,
leaving nothing behind.
"Oh? Has the Chu family's Demon Emperor made his move?"
Ten Thousand Beasts Martial Emperor showed excitement.
In the next instant,
a golden flood dragon emerged from Qingyang City's thunderclouds,
soaring into the sky.
Its massive kilometer-long body hovered before the Netherfire Raven.
"Are you the Chu family's Demon Emperor?"
"How can you only have early-stage Demon Emperor cultivation?"
Ten Thousand Beasts Martial Emperor frowned.
Since this being killed Martial Emperor Chi Mie,
its cultivation should be at least mid-stage Demon Emperor.
Why is it so weak?
"Hmph, I am merely a spirit beast contracted by the Chu family's Beast Tamer. You must be referring to the Beast God?"
"But with your measly strength, you think you're worthy of meeting the Beast God?"
"You must be dreaming!"
Golden Saint Elder said disdainfully.
Ten Thousand Beasts Martial Emperor was furious.
It had been tens of thousands of years since anyone dared insult him like this.
Angrily, he roared: "A mere early-stage Demon Emperor dares to be so arrogant? You're courting death!"
A spirit cave appeared behind him,
releasing two more spirit beasts -
a Demonic-Eyed White Tiger and a Green-Eyed Demon Ape,
both exuding terrifying early-stage Demon Emperor auras.
Instantly,
the entire Qian Region fell into dead silence.
A peak Demon Emperor Martial Emperor leading two early-stage and one mid-stage Demon Emperor spirit beasts -
who could possibly resist such a lineup?
"Feel the despair yet?"
Ten Thousand Beasts Martial Emperor looked down at Golden Saint Elder: "Had you been the Chu family's Demon Emperor, I might have offered you a contract. But since you're already someone else's contracted beast, you can just die!"
With a wave of his hand,
the Demonic-Eyed White Tiger and Green-Eyed Demon Ape roared as they charged at Golden Saint Elder.
"Good timing! Let me experience Demon Emperor-level combat!"
Golden Saint Elder laughed heartily,
fearlessly rushing forward.
In an instant,
three Demon Emperors clashed.
Golden Saint Elder fought one against two,
his massive flood dragon claws colliding with both enemies,
the terrifying impact actually forcing both opponents back.
"Oh? Such formidable combat power?"
Ten Thousand Beasts Martial Emperor narrowed his eyes.
He immediately recognized this spirit beast's bloodline type and purity were extraordinary,
explaining its incredible battle prowess.
The two spirit beasts quickly changed tactics,
no longer engaging head-on,
but attacking Golden Saint Elder from front and rear instead.
Their clashes released explosive energies
that lit up the sky like fireworks!
Void space collapsed,
relied on his spatial manipulation abilities
to steadily suppress both the Demonic-Eyed White Tiger and Green-Eyed Demon Ape.
Inside Qingyang City,
many wondered:
Isn't that one different from the Chu family's Beast God?
"Pity, such a powerful spirit beast already contracted!"
Ten Thousand Beasts Martial Emperor sighed.
Otherwise he'd have wanted to contract it himself.
Taking advantage of their battle,
Ten Thousand Beasts Martial Emperor turned his gaze to Qingyang City,
then slapped downward.
Vast energy formed a giant palm that blotted out the sky!
The entire city plunged into darkness,
as all light was blocked!
Wherever the giant palm passed,
everything was annihilated,
even void space ceased to exist!
A suffocating sensation assaulted everyone,
as all living beings in Qingyang City trembled, many collapsing to the ground.
This was truly city-destroying might!
Yet,
when the apocalyptic palm neared Qingyang City,
it inexplicably vanished,
like winter snow meeting summer sun -
disappearing without trace!
All living beings in the city were stunned,
as was Ten Thousand Beasts Martial Emperor outside: "What happened? Where's my attack?"
That palm strike contained at least 60-70% of his power -
how could it vanish without reason?
Even he couldn't discern how it disappeared.
"Let me see what trickery is at work here!"
Ten Thousand Beasts Martial Emperor raged.
Energy surged violently within him like thunder,
brilliant light erupting from his fist,
within which phantom images of various spirit beasts roared savagely.
"Ten Thousand Beasts Fist!"
Ten Thousand Beasts Martial Emperor unleashed his signature technique.
A single punch
transformed heaven and earth,
as the roars of countless beasts erupted from the massive fist light,
deafening all!
To everyone's eyes,
the fist light morphed - now a flood dragon, now a phoenix, then other demonic beasts...