The Elden Lands had experienced chaos before, this wasn’t the first time for the Divine Gate.
But in the past, the monsters of the Elden Lands attacked aimlessly, which made them easy to deal with.
This time, however, it was obvious the chaos was organized and premeditated.
The Divine Gate still didn’t know who was behind it, and because the Elden Lands were so dangerous, they didn’t dare investigate deeply.
Failing to persuade them otherwise, Yin Wuhen finally handed a signal flare to the God Emperor.
He said, "Ancestor, if you run into danger outside, just activate this signal. We’ll come immediately."
Yin Wuhen also understood that without the Heaven's Will, the God Emperor’s power, even after thousands of years of cultivation, was only at the God Meridian Realm.
He might not even be able to defeat an ordinary Immortal Path cultivator.
The God Emperor’s resurrection was a well-kept secret in the Divine Gate. Besides Yin Wuhen, only a few elders knew about it.
The God Emperor paused for a moment, then finally accepted the flare.
He said solemnly, "If everything goes well on this trip, it will be the beginning of our Divine Gate's rise again."
"Farewell, Ancestor," Yin Wuhen said, kneeling on the ground.
……
The three of them left the Divine Gate together, heading toward the outskirts of the Elden Lands.
Because of last night’s battle, the outside was piled high with monster corpses.
The hills were covered with them. Xu Zimo took a glance, there were at least ten thousand bodies.
And the air was thick with a strong, pungent smell of blood.
"These monsters are all from the Elden Lands?" Xu Zimo asked.
"Yes, probably remnants from the Desolate Era," the God Emperor explained.
After all, he had personally founded the Divine Gate and knew this place better than anyone.
"Most of the time, as long as you don’t trespass on their territory and wake them, they remain dormant. I don’t know why they’re so aggressive now."
"When you become a Grand Emperor and are invincible in this world, what’s there to fear?" Xu Zimo said with a smile.
"That’s not certain. The Nether Blood Sea is no joke," the God Emperor shook his head slightly.
Just as the three were about to continue talking, they suddenly heard faint hissing growls around them.
"Looks like we’ve got trouble," Xu Zimo said with a light laugh.
Looking ahead and behind, he saw a massive group of monsters crawling toward them.
Monsters also hid along the high slopes on both sides.
They were completely surrounded, there was no way out.
"Looks like we’re in for a tough fight," Ye Feiyang said, eyes narrowing.
These monsters were much larger than before, and their auras were powerful, brimming with killing intent.
"Each of us take a side. How about it?" Xu Zimo said with a smile.
"Let’s finish this quickly. No need to waste time on them," the God Emperor agreed.
Although there were many monsters, their strength was far too weak for Xu Zimo.
He drew his blade, Shadow Tyrant. It trembled slightly as a massive wave of ungodly blade energy formed.
As Xu Zimo raised Shadow Tyrant above his head, the blade energy surged higher, shooting into the sky.
When he slashed down, there was a thunderous boom, the entire space in front of him was wiped out.
On the God Emperor’s side, he gathered vast spiritforce in his hands, forming a giant phantom hand that reached toward the sky.
It slammed down, crushing all the monsters beneath it.
As for Ye Feiyang’s side, he was noticeably slower, mainly because he was absorbing the blood of the monsters.
Each monster’s death was brutal and miserable.
Just as Xu Zimo and the others were about to finish off the rest and escape, they suddenly heard clapping.
They turned to see the void being torn apart, and three figures stepping out.
"So there really is someone pulling the strings behind all this," the God Emperor said quietly.
There were two men and one woman. One of the men wore a black vest and had a string of red prayer beads around his neck.
He had a buzz cut and a scar on his face, looking fierce and brutal.
The man in the middle wore a white robe, and even his long hair was gray-white.
His aura was ethereal, like a handsome man stepping out of a painting.
His robe was elegant, with silk ribbons, and a long pale white sword hung at his waist.
His sharp features and gentle smile, along with his outfit, gave him the charm of a graceful youth that could enchant thousands.
The woman on the right wore a long, clear green dress like the waters of a lake.
She radiated one feeling, cold.
Extremely cold, like ancient ice that could never melt.
She had delicate features with light makeup.
Her curved eyebrows and expressive eyes were beautiful, but filled with icy distance.
She wore pure white earrings on both ears, which gently swayed in the breeze.
"Who are you people?" Ye Feiyang asked.
"Looks like you’re pretty high up in the Divine Gate," the buzz-cut man said, eyes burning with fighting spirit.
"So this chaos in the Elden Lands was caused by you?" the God Emperor asked with a frown.
"When did our Divine Gate ever offend you?"
"Why so many questions? You’re all just corpses-to-be," the buzz-cut man sneered, pulling out two short, blood-red blades from his sleeve.
The blades gleamed with deadly light and radiated a faint glow.
"Why don’t you all fight, and I’ll just stand by and watch?" Xu Zimo said with a smile.
"Make it quick," the white-haired man in the middle said softly.
The God Emperor clashed with the buzz-cut man, and Xu Zimo turned to Ye Feiyang.
"You handle him. I’ll take the woman."
Ye Feiyang didn’t object and charged toward the white-haired man.
……
Xu Zimo looked toward the woman. He could sense the God Meridian Realm energy surging around her.
It was as if snowflakes were falling, and the temperature around them dropped sharply.
Her eyes were full of frost, just one glance felt like it could freeze someone solid.
"Miss, may I have your name?" Xu Zimo asked with a smile.
"Mo Xiaolu, from the Otherworldly Zenith Palace!"
With a shout, freezing energy swept forth, and the woman in green charged at Xu Zimo.
"Otherworldly Zenith Palace..." Xu Zimo muttered softly. "So this faction has finally shown itself."
Seeing her coming, Xu Zimo shook his head.
"Such a young age, yet such a temper."
Then he struck with his palm.