"By imperial decree!"
"Order the Golden Roc Legion to conquer the capital of the Southern Barbarian Kingdom in the Southern Region. Be extremely vigilant against the Barbarian Grand Priest!"
"Order the Vermilion Bird Legion's Xu Chu to traverse the void via Micang Path and descend upon the Southern Region to assist the Golden Roc Legion!"
Xu Chu, the most powerful of the heroes summoned under Yang Hao's banner, a half-step peerless fierce general. While his command skills may not be as refined as others, in terms of combat power and ferocity, none among the current heroes can match him. With Xu Chu present, the Southern Region will be secure!
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"Southern Region Barbarian Emperor!"
In the heart of the Southern Region, Chen Tang, Li Guang, Cen Peng, Feng Yi, and Ma Yuan stared coldly into the void.
At the edge of their vision, within a terrifying, surging mushroom cloud, the Barbarian Emperor gripped a massive axe in one hand and the primordial spirit of Man Wen in the other. Behind him, the azure void suddenly pulsed with thick blood energy, resembling a river of blood churning behind the Barbarian Emperor.
"This is the power of a top-tier Venerable!"
Feng Yi gazed at the churning river of blood in the void. This terrifying aura was on par with Li Guang beside him. His gaze, capable of piercing the primordial spirits of mortals, ripped across the heavens.
"Great Han Imperial Dynasty's Azure Dragon Legion!"
The Barbarian Emperor's eyes swept over Chen Tang, Li Guang, Cen Peng, Feng Yi, and Ma Yuan. Only before Li Guang did he linger for a few seconds, his formidable killing intent no less than his own.
"Humans!"
"If you retreat now, this Emperor can forgive your crimes. Step further, and even if the heavens fall and the earth cracks, this Emperor will annihilate your human lineage!"
"You dare presume?"
Li Guang's Azure Dragon Battle Bow vanished, a stream of azure light coiling madly around his right hand. A cyan long saber materialized.
"Hmph!"
The Barbarian Emperor looked coldly at Li Guang, a sneer curling his lips. He slowly said, "Humans are merely a forsaken race. Infighting is your indelible nature."
"You lowly race dares to belittle this Emperor?"
"A lowly race? The myriad tribes of the Cangyuan World are qualified to exterminate you, why can't this Emperor!"
Chen Tang's gaze grew solemn. He gripped the long sword at his waist and roared, "With the Supreme Palace emerging, the myriad tribes pursue the peak of Cangyuan, all seeking to become the overlord of Cangyuan and control the core seeds of the four continents. Barbarian Emperor, you speak of a lowly race, then another lowly race. Such words coming from you are truly beneath your station. The victor reigns supreme, the loser is vanquished. There is no need for insults and self-aggrandizement!"
"We all share a common goal. If you want to fight, then fight. What is all this pretense!"
"Ridiculous!"
The Barbarian Emperor released the primordial spirit of Man Wen in his hand, a disdainful sneer on his lips. He placed his battle axe before him with his other hand. Cold light flashed, and thick, bloody qi surged, causing space to rupture.
"Weak humans, with your lowly bloodlines, you dare to stand before this Emperor after a few minor victories, killing insignificant ants, and babble about hegemony!"
"Arrogant humans!"
The Barbarian Emperor gripped his battle axe tightly with his right hand, his left caressing the cold axe blade. His pupils gradually turned crimson. With a thunderous roar, immense power shook the void, striking the ground and opening unfathomable ravines. The shattered remnants of broken cities were completely reduced to dust.
"As expected of an supreme overlord standing at the pinnacle of the Cangyuan World. This battle prowess is terrifying!"
Ma Yuan narrowed his eyes. A supreme expert of a plane must be a peerless prodigy of an era. This talent and terrifying combat strength far surpassed some top-tier heroes.
"Nothing more than this!"
Li Guang held his saber, his eyes narrowed, looking coldly at the Barbarian Emperor in the distant sky.
Ma Yuan, Chen Tang, Cen Peng, and Feng Yi smiled faintly. They knew of Li Guang's widespread fame and glorious achievements. If not for the battle in the northern desert where he lost his way, Li Guang would not have resorted to self-inflicted death to preserve his honor.
"Li Guang?"
The Barbarian Emperor sneered contemptuously. "Come to meet your death!"
"This Emperor will show you ants what the peak of martial arts is, what a top-tier Venerable truly is!"
With a colossal roar, the space behind the Barbarian Emperor tore open. A streak of silver-white light, tens of thousands of feet in size, flowed out from the shattered void, resembling a sliver of a giant divine sun.
A chilling gleam seeped out hundreds of feet from the broken void. The terrifying power blocked the repair of the golden light. From afar, it looked like the blade of a colossal battle axe, its boundless primordial energy shaking heaven and earth.
"Defense!"
Chen Tang's face paled. The primordial energy erupting from the Barbarian Emperor far surpassed any top-tier Venerable the Azure Dragon Legion had encountered since their campaign. The moment that power erupted, Chen Tang, a Venerable of the sixth level, felt his heart tighten violently, as if his blood were about to reverse and rush out of his body.
"Roar~~"
Hundreds of thousands of Azure Dragon Legion soldiers erupted like thunder. Azure light instantly covered an area of several dozen miles. The light converged, and the Azure Dragon divine beast lay sprawled in the void.
"Interesting. No wonder they have the audacity to wage war against the three top forces simultaneously!"
The Barbarian Emperor held his battle axe, endless bloody qi crazily covering the boundless firmament. The void churned as the Barbarian Emperor's top-tier Venerable might clashed with the Azure Dragon Legion's battle formation in the void.
"Battle!"
Chen Tang drew the long sword at his waist and shouted forcefully. The Azure Dragon lowered itself in the void, its head staring furiously at the colossal axe in the vast expanse of the sky.
"Hum~~"
At the apex of the nine heavens, a tiny crack appeared. The figure of the Barbarian Grand Priest was unharmed amidst the void energy, his gaze sweeping over the fierce clash of primordial energy below.
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"The peak of martial arts, I have fulfilled my promise to you. You have only returned one of the continental core seeds to me. However, fate is unpredictable. This single seed is enough to sever the karmic connection between us."
The Barbarian Grand Priest, standing amidst the void energy, extended his palm. A continental core seed, enveloped in vast green primordial energy, lay quietly in his palm, exuding boundless vitality.
"The path ahead is up to you!"
The Barbarian Grand Priest turned and walked into the depths of the void energy. A few breaths later, just as the spatial rift was about to be repaired by the golden light, the Barbarian Grand Priest subtly turned his head, casting a reluctant glance at the Barbarian Emperor holding his battle axe.
"Humans, today, this Emperor will show you what a top-tier Venerable is, and who is the supreme overlord of the Cangyuan World!"
The giant axe fell with a thunderous roar, its immense power shaking the earth and causing dozens of miles to instantly collapse by fifteen feet, resembling a basin.
The Azure Dragon wailed. The Azure Dragon soldiers' faces turned pale, a mouthful of blood caught in their throats, difficult to swallow.
"Commander, leave this place to this general. Lead the army and retreat quickly!"
Li Guang broke away from the formation, brandishing his saber and advancing, his blade-light pointing directly at the formidable sharpness of the vast axe in the sky!