After some discussion among the five,
they ultimately reached a unanimous decision:
to take direct action.
Terrifying auras erupted from their bodies,
instantly shattering the void into black holes!
Brilliant light radiated from the five figures,
illuminating the heavens and earth even brighter!
"Kill!" Martial Emperor Jun Tian roared,
"We beg the Divine Beast to act!"
"We plead for the Chu family's Beast God to intervene!"
"..."
Wave after wave of voices rose like a storm throughout Qingyang City.
Not just the Chu family,
but the entire city's population cried out desperately.
For all knew,
only the Chu family's Beast God could resolve this crisis!
"Your Beast God can't even save himself, let alone you!"
Martial Emperor Hua Ye bellowed,
his halberd erupting with black radiance,
piercing toward the thundercloud like a sky-pillaring lance.
All five unleashed their ultimate power in this coordinated strike -
even if that legendary Martial Emperor from the vanished Yunxiao Sect were resurrected,
he couldn't withstand their combined assault.
As the five unleashed full power,
terrifying energy tore through the void,
stabbing into the thundercloud.
Clang! Clang! Clang!!!
The next instant,
violent collision sounds erupted,
making Martial Emperor Hua Ye and the others shudder -
it felt like striking some impregnable defense.
Then,
an enormous dragon claw emerged,
wreathed in the five elemental powers of metal, wood, water, fire and earth,
releasing unparalleled might that violently shook loose their Emperor-tier weapons.
To their horror,
their weapons flew uncontrollably into the thundercloud - even Martial Emperor Hua Ye's golden chainmail armor tore from his body and vanished.
"This..."
After just one exchange,
the five Martial Emperors were stunned -
their opponent's strength seemed to utterly overwhelm them,
leaving them powerless to resist!
"His power is unfathomable! Retreat immediately!" Martial Emperor Jun Tian roared,
his figure explosively retreating from Qingyang City.
Though reluctant,
Martial Emperor Hua Ye recognized from that brief clash that their foe exceeded all expectations -
this was beyond their capability.
"Leaving? Did I permit it?"
A deep voice echoed from the thundercloud.
The dragon claw's five elements intertwined,
forming a swirling vortex that generated irresistible suction,
dragging the fleeing figures back.
Hah!
The retreating figures suddenly froze,
feeling terrifying force pulling them toward that claw.
They roared in unison,
erupting with oceanic energy,
bodies radiating dazzling light that illuminated heaven and earth!
Yet,
it proved utterly futile -
their bodies flew uncontrollably toward that emerging dragon claw!
"Ah! What kind of existence is this?"
"How can such power exist?"
Martial Emperor Hua Ye finally panicked.
Now they understood why the Ten Thousand Beasts Martial Emperor had perished here!
Not from carelessness,
nor ambush,
but because their foe possessed absolute overwhelming strength.
Yet they couldn't comprehend -
as peak Martial Emperors,
how could anyone so effortlessly dominate them?
"Saint Envoy! Clan Elder! Save us!"
At this critical moment,
Martial Emperor Hua Ye screamed skyward.
The Saint Envoy currently overseeing the Chrono Cave shared some connection with him -
considered an elder of their lineage,
later recruited by Sacred Realm experts for cultivation there.
This was his desperate gamble -
uncertain if the other would notice,
but his final hope!
His plea seemed answered -
a jade-white hand extended through the void.
"The Saint Envoy comes! We're saved!"
Seeing this,
Martial Emperor Hua Ye and the others wept with joy.
To others, that hand seemed unremarkable,
lacking terrifying presence.
Only Hua Ye's group knew -
that hand,
even a single finger,
could crush them like ants.
In Qingyang City,
while the five Martial Emperors' suppression had brought relief,
this sudden hand evoked ominous foreboding.
Disregarding Hua Ye's group,
it attacked directly toward the descending dragon claw.
Long Yuan narrowed his eyes: "Longevity Realm?"
This hand belonged to a Longevity Realm expert!
"Before, I might have been constrained, but now... heh!"
After completing two consecutive missions for the Chu family,
his cultivation no longer feared Longevity Realm existences!
The dragon claw shattered space instantly,
colliding with that palm.
Divine light erupted,
illuminating the firmament,
turning heaven and earth into blinding radiance!
All could only shut their eyes against the dazzling light,
comprehending nothing of the clash.
Claw and hand collided midair,
accompanied by infinite divine light that tore space like paper.
Long Yuan held back,
suppressing his power to Longevity Realm level.
Encountering such a rare strong opponent,
how boring if he crushed them instantly!
Yet even so,
as the two exchanged blows,
terrifying energies clashed and erupted.
Within the radiant light,
countless miniature worlds formed from their collision energies,
only to be annihilated instantly!
Each Longevity Realm strike birthed and destroyed spatial realms -
power utterly terrifying!
Near the Chrono Cave,
Elder Bei Weng gasped in shock: "A Longevity Realm expert exists in that place?"