"The commander, retreat quickly!"
Li Guang charged forward, his long saber flashing with blade light, striking at the torrent of ax blows. His might surged to its peak, intimidating all directions, chilling the heart!
"Retreat!"
Chen Tang withdrew his three-foot Qingfeng. Ma Yuan, Cen Peng, and Feng Yi guarded the army from all sides, slowly retreating, gradually moving away from the center of the battlefield.
For miles around, the Azure Dragon soldiers and barbarian warriors, all pale-faced and tense, watched the terrifying might in the void that sent shivers down their spines. The barbarian city began to buckle under the astonishing pressure, groaning as it collapsed, raising dust.
This was the peak battle of the Cangyuan world, representing the top combat power of the Cangyuan plane's martial artists!
On one side was the supreme overlord, the Barbarian Emperor, second only to the Demon Ancestor. On the other was Li Guang, a great general of the newly established overlord force, the Great Han Imperial Dynasty. The aura pervading the void made everyone's faces shift from red to pale.
The Azure Dragon army formation scattered, and the sky-blocking array above the city instantly collapsed. The peak might that permeated the area forced all martial artists to hastily retreat!
Compared to the Barbarian Emperor, Barbarian Wen and Xin Ren Demon Monarch were like ants. Even the two top Venerables, Ma Yuan and Feng Yi, felt a trace of powerlessness. They had experienced this heart-pounding might from Xu Chu before, and the feeling of helplessness then was overwhelming.
"Boom!"
The azure blade light and the silver-white ax light in the void clashed violently, roaring incessantly. The immense impact sent streams of blue light and white light splashing like rain in the sky. The long saber and battle ax, each with a fierce power, were majestic and incredibly strong!
The Barbarian Emperor's eyes shifted from contempt to surprise, then to solemnity. In mere breaths, over a few exchanges, he clearly saw the powerful and majestic saber intent of Li Guang from the Great Han Imperial Dynasty.
"A true human powerhouse!"
The Barbarian Emperor's eyes were solemn and profound. The giant ax in his hand unleashed an astonishing ax light. The void cracked. The massive ax formed from concentrated primal energy, driven by the Barbarian Emperor's powerful primal force, tore through space. Like an external deity, it sought to split Cangyuan in two.
"Hum~~~"
Li Guang held his long saber, the muscles in his arm twitching slightly. Streams of azure light covered his entire arm, as if an azure dragon was writhing, attaching itself to Li Guang's arm. Faint azure light flowed on his skin like dragon scales, carrying the power of divine dragons and the might of heaven and earth!
"Quick, form the array!!"
Chen Tang's face changed. The two of them, upon engaging, aimed to kill each other. The terrifying saber intent and ax light, accompanied by a chilling pressure, stirred the souls of everyone present.
The ax light was like a deity from the Nine Heavens, tearing through layer after layer of the void. Streaks of peak fierce ax light scarred the land, turning it into a thousand wounds. Countless martial artists' bodies were ripped apart, and blood mist splattered.
"Roar~~~"
The azure dragon moved through the void, raising its head, as if to contend with the Nine Heavens. The oppressive might of the battle ax and the crisscrossing saber light shook the ten-thousand-zhang azure dragon into submission on the earth, protecting hundreds of thousands of Azure Dragon soldiers beneath its body!
"Boom~!"
The two violently collided in the void. The void lost its color. The ten-thousand-zhang azure dragon's body cracked, and streams of azure light poured out like dragon's blood, scattering into the void.
"Ma Yuan, Feng Yi~!"
Chen Tang roared. The ten-thousand-zhang azure dragon's soul was damaged and could explode at any moment. The Azure Dragon army formation was now enduring the full force of the Barbarian Emperor and Li Guang's strike.
"Slash~!!"
Ma Yuan and Feng Yi broke away from the formation, shooting into the void. They stepped onto the head of the ten-thousand-zhang azure dragon, their saber lights flashing, shattering the primal energy storm that poured down from above.
"Crack~~"
Dense cracks appeared on the ten-thousand-zhang azure dragon. Countless Azure Dragon soldiers' faces were grim, their bodies slightly bent. Chen Tang, holding the army banner, stood beside Ma Yuan and Feng Yi, unleashing the vast primal energy within him to stabilize the loosening formation!
"Pfft~~"
On the barbarian side, two-thirds of the barbarian soldiers felt a profound sense of despair. Countless martial artists fearfully closed their eyes. As the immense roar reverberated across the land, blood spurted from the ears of countless soldiers, and thick black blood flowed from the corners of their eyes. Many soldiers were sent flying, their bodies disintegrating as the void cracked, blood rain and shattered flesh flying everywhere.
"Li Guang, this Emperor truly underestimated you!" The Barbarian Emperor stood tall in the void, holding his battle ax, his voice calm.
"You are not bad either!"
Li Guang swept his long saber across, his eyes narrowed, looking at the Barbarian Emperor holding his battle ax with considerable gravity. After all, he was a prodigy of this era, his combat power almost equal to his own.
He knew he had held nothing back in this engagement, yet he still could not gain the slightest advantage over the Barbarian Emperor.
The Barbarian Emperor let out a cold laugh, looking down at Li Guang. He raised his battle ax, stroking its cold blade with his left hand. "Li Guang, you are the third martial artist I have admired in the past hundred years. However, you will soon disappear from this world."
"Hoo..."
The Barbarian Emperor spread his arms, feeling the sun's rays, and smiled slightly with enjoyment. "I said long ago that you humans are not capable, nor are the demons. This era belongs to the barbarians. This era will be created by me!"
"Break!"
His eyes opened, unleashing a brilliant black divine light. He gripped the battle ax tightly with both hands and fiercely chopped down. The silver-white ax blade, swept by the black light, turned crimson. A river of black blood swayed in the void, and the phantom images of thousands of heads writhed in the sea of blood.
"This era is the era of the barbarians!"
"Roar!!"
The roar suppressed all directions, the power of a colossus shaking the void. The battle ax pulled open the river of black blood, and countless soul-seas of blood roamed. On the ground, countless barbarians, who had just recovered, were then covered and suppressed by the black blood-sea. Countless soldiers coughed up blood and prostrated themselves.
"The era of the barbarians?"
"No!"
"After the end of this era, the Great Han Emperor will create a thousand-mile river, and the banners of the Great Han Imperial Dynasty will shake all directions, suppressing myriad worlds!"
"In this vast history, only my Great Han endures!"
Li Guang said, his feet cracking the void. He moved forward with his saber above the black blood-sea. Each saber strike of azure light tore through the waves of the ten-thousand-zhang blood-sea, dispelling the bloody, malevolent aura. His saber intent surged to the Nine Heavens, its fierce power suppressing all techniques, making him invincible in the world!
"Boom!"
The long saber descended, and the black blood-sea exploded. Layers of blood-sea waves churned in the Nine Heavens, and the black light gradually dissipated, the crimson color intensifying. Li Guang and the Barbarian Emperor, like gods and demons, battled in the Nine Heavens. Primal energy exploded, space cracked, and countless drops of blood-sea primal energy dissipated into the void.
"Gather!!"
Chen Tang held the army banner, and blood-red mist erupted from his arms, dyeing the corner of the dragon's head red, drop by drop.