This would be disastrous if the master knew about it!
Boom!
Before the Imperial Ruins, as Huo Qubing and Luo Shixin stepped forward, rolling waves of energy surged into the sky, and the entire Imperial Ruins Mountain began to tremble!
"Who dares to provoke the Imperial Ruins?"
Elder Ming strode out from the Imperial Ruins, the boundless abyss behind him flashing with an extremely dark light. Rolling energy erupted, displaying an invincible aura!
Huo Qubing gripped his Lin Shu, his face changing slightly. He looked warily at the black-robed elder who had appeared and said, "The Three Elders of the Imperial Ruins!"
"The Three Elders of the Imperial Ruins?"
Elder Ming smiled faintly and said, "To delve so deep into the Imperial Ruins, I admire your courage!"
"Your Great Han defies the will of the Imperial Ruins and dares to approach it again. Today, I, an old ancestor, will show you clearly whose command this Immortal Realm and its mountains and rivers obey!"
As his voice fell, boundless crimson flames erupted from the depths of the Imperial Ruins. A cry shook the heavens and earth for millions of miles. Endless flames, like a dragon, filled the sky. A female figure emerged. With each step she took, the Imperial Ruins trembled, and the entire Ancient Star Road erupted. She extended a hand, and immeasurable crimson flames instantly condensed in her palm. In the heavens and earth, it seemed as if countless Vermilion Birds were crying out. Boundless fighting spirit surged towards the sky, transforming into a crimson longsword in her palm!
"Annihilate them!"
Clang!
With a deafening roar, a colossal imperial throne appeared behind Elder Ming. He had no intention of making a move. After glancing at Huo Qubing and Luo Shixin, he sat down directly.
"It's her!"
"The number one Vermilion Bird in the world!"
"Vermilion Bird First Emperor!" Huo Qubing looked at the woman who appeared. It was this woman who had almost annihilated him in the chaos last time. However, this time, he had already mastered ninety-nine Emperor Fates. The threat posed by the Vermilion Bird First Emperor at her appearance was far less intense than before.
"General Huo, shatter her!" Luo Shixin gripped his Bingtielong Ba Wang Spear, his eyes filled with fighting spirit.
"I have long heard how formidable the beings of the Creation Era are. Today, I shall seek to learn from you!"
"Roar!!"
The Vermilion Bird roared. The entire Ancient Star Road turned crimson, and the temperature soared. The earth cracked, and the trembling stars in the sky dimmed.
"Overestimating yourselves!"
Elder Ming sat on the imperial throne. Upon hearing Luo Shixin's words, he sneered coldly. He had been taken in by Old Ancestor Huangyuan and had long ago stepped into the realm of half-step transcendence. He could see through the cultivation of Huo Qubing and Luo Shixin at a glance. They were merely beings who had mastered ninety-nine Emperor Fates. How could an Immortal Emperor contend against a half-step transcendence!
"Roar!!"
The Vermilion Bird First Emperor roared. She stepped on the boundless crimson sea of fire and tilted her head back, letting out a roar. She spat out immeasurable radiance, and the crimson longsword in her hand trembled. They had already changed space, moving away from the Imperial Ruins. Within that space was a crimson world, with only three figures moving: Huo Qubing, Luo Shixin, and the Vermilion Bird First Emperor. Her sword flashed, and boundless sword energy surged out, annihilating everything. With every gesture, she seemed like an emperor descending upon the mortal world. Behind her, a colossal Vermilion Bird phantom flickered, its wings spread, unleashing astonishing power! This world was her world, and she intended to trap Huo Qubing and Luo Shixin!
Rumble!
"Damn it!" Huo Qubing cursed. This time, he still couldn't enter the depths of the Imperial Ruins to investigate its secrets. This was a plan devised by Zhang Liang before the war. The battle within the spatial barrier wouldn't make much difference with or without the two of them. It was an attempt to probe the Imperial Ruins, perhaps it would succeed, but the hope was slim.
Boom!
Boundless crimson sword energy flashed across the sky. In an instant, it shot downwards, shattering space along the way. However, as the Vermilion Bird First Emperor moved her eyes, the shattered areas reformed as new.
"Vermilion Bird First Emperor!" Elder Ming watched the figure in the battlefield. What immense power! The crucial point was that she had reached half-step transcendence through her own efforts, while he was merely enlightened by Old Ancestor Huangyuan. Even more fatally, Old Ancestor Huangyuan had reached this step with the help of the Source Pagoda. However, the woman in the battlefield had genuinely reached half-step transcendence through her own cultivation and talent, becoming an incredibly powerful being of the Creation Era.
"Well said, powerhouse of the Creation Era!" Luo Shixin said solemnly, looking at the killing blows descending from the sky. If this had been a few years ago, like Huo Qubing at that time, he would have been powerless to resist. But now, things were different. He swung his Bingtielong Ba Wang Spear, unleashing boundless battle power. With a single strike, he destroyed the surrounding tens of thousands of miles of space. The crimson energy and the aura of the Vermilion Bird vanished completely. What remained was Luo Shixin's incredibly fierce spear intent!
"Battle!"
Huo Qubing also roared. The Lin Shu in his hand swept away everything. The two of them joined forces to attack the void. The crimson flames along the way were all extinguished. The first round of engagement instantly turned into a fierce battle. The void erupted, and the crimson sea of fire surged. The spear intent and the light of the Lin Shu were like two giant dragons, churning the sea and overturning the waves. Impliedly, they changed the offensive of the Vermilion Bird First Emperor. After dozens of breaths, all the great killing techniques and the boundless sea of fire exploded. The space that had been condensed by the Vermilion Bird First Emperor dispersed, its crimson hue vanishing and returning to clarity!
"Human race!"
"Do you think this is enough to provoke the Imperial Ruins?" The situation on the battlefield changed instantly, causing Elder Ming, who was sitting on the imperial throne, to tremble. He quickly regained his composure and sneered.
"Roar!"
The Vermilion Bird First Emperor roared, tearing through countless spaces, and launched an attack towards Huo Qubing and Luo Shixin. An Emperor Fate appeared behind her. This Emperor Fate was not ninety-nine, but one—a colorless and formless Emperor Fate, as if to prove the principle of "nine returns to one." The ninety-nine was the limit. That single Emperor Fate roared, shaking the space, causing both Huo Qubing and Luo Shixin to tremble!
Half-step transcendence is indeed powerful!
This sudden roar caused their blood to surge. Looking ahead, they saw the Vermilion Bird crying out, the Emperor Fate roaring, and a long cry that shot out crimson light. All sorts of colorful streams of light vanished. The light of Huo Qubing's Lin Shu shattered, and Luo Shixin's spear intent was annihilated.
"What if you are half-step transcendence?"
"As long as you are alive, I would still fear you by three parts. Now, you are merely a puppet of the Imperial Ruins, daring to be presumptuous before me!"
"General Luo!"
"Kill!"
Boom!
With Huo Qubing's roar, he and Luo Shixin attacked simultaneously. A ten-thousand-zhang green dragon floated in the sky, and a dark, boundless Taotie opened its bloody maw, flashing with boundless radiance. With a bang, the spear light swept across the sky, the light of the Lin Shu shook the Milky Way for tens of thousands of miles, the heavens and earth trembled, and their attacks collided once more!
The power of their clash shook the Imperial Ruins and stunned Elder Ming on the imperial throne.