Chu Yang fought using his luck power, a force that Rugouan could not control. Despite how powerful he appeared, he gained no advantage against Chu Yang's attacks.
Those seemingly terrifying attacks were steadily blocked under Chu Yang's control of his luck power.
With the churning of his hands, his luck power condensed into a giant Tai Chi formation, perfectly deflecting the force.
In a one-on-one fight, Chu Yang would give him no opportunities.
This was not like before when Wang Teng and the others had created openings for him, so it was time to defend and ensure no mistakes were made.
Rugouan grew increasingly anxious. He wanted to exchange blows with Chu Yang.
"I'm already like this, why won't he clash head-on with me?"
"You said you wanted to give me dignity. What are you dodging for? Is the human emperor so cowardly?"
Chu Yang said indifferently, "Fighting you is already giving you dignity. Don't think of using your life to take me down. You are not worthy!"
Rugouan's eyes turned red. He felt incredibly stifled.
He watched as his power weakened, and during his strong phase, Chu Yang merely dodged him instead of clashing.
However, once his momentum declined, the offensive and defensive positions immediately reversed.
The fearsome warhammer in his hand was directly crushed into pieces by the Renhuang Ding.
Seeing this, Rugouan revealed despair.
Now, he was truly desperate.
He released his hands and gazed at the desolate universe. His gaze penetrated the dimensional barriers, seeing the cultivators returning victoriously to Blue Star, cheering excitedly and playing songs of their victory.
Their morale had reached its peak. Rugouan saw it clearly: it was something humans possessed, but the Tianxiu clan lacked.
This thing was called kinship.
Humans, each individual, were filled with various complex emotions, yet these complex emotions, like a vast net, united them as a whole.
When faced with danger, they would unyieldingly band together. This unity was different from that of the Tianxiu clan.
The unity of the Tianxiu clan was a goal etched into their souls by Tianxiu. They were born to eliminate humans, without even knowing why.
The kinship of the Tianxiu clan was merely formed by a certain authority used by their Father God when creating them.
How could such a simple race dare to dream of defeating these humans, whose emotions were so rich and enviable?
Father God, perhaps you have provoked a very troublesome race.
Father God, I have lost.
You created me, and I have done everything I could, except fulfilling your expectations of me.
"In my next life... I wish to be human..."
In his final moments, Rugouan did not self-destruct nor did he show any signs of breakdown.
He knew he had already lost. He had known this outcome since the luck feedback from the battlefield below.
He just couldn't convince himself.
Now he saw that although humans did not have as powerful a leader as Tianxiu, the human race they led was far greater than the Tianxiu clan.
Chu Yang placed his right fist over his chest and then bowed gently to him.
"You are a very good opponent. I pity you, but even if I had to do it ten thousand more times, I would still kill you."
Rugouan forced a smile and then showed a look of relief.
He understood what Chu Yang meant. In his final moments, he had not gone all out to attack Wang Teng and the other injured Immortal Emperors. If he had, targeting Wang Teng and the others, it would have been very difficult for Chu Yang to stop him.
In a way, he was just a respectable opponent.
Of course, it might also have been because he wasn't thinking straight, fixated on killing Chu Yang... Well, he's dead now, so let's consider him honorable.
His body transformed into wisps of black flames and then dissipated into the starry sky.
"Woohoo! We've completely won now!"
"Haha! So satisfying, so satisfying! I've endured hardship and cultivated for so many years just for this battle!"
"Wait, Big Teng, that's not how you use 'enduring hardship'."
"Get lost, what do you know?"
"..."
After the victory, everyone finally showed happy smiles.
This was a war between races. If they lost, humanity would be defeated. Since they won, it naturally meant the Tianxiu clan had lost.
The Tianxiu clan lost all their Supremes in this battle. They scattered throughout the universe like stray dogs.
Now, the Tianxiu clan had no fighting spirit, existing only in name and posing no threat to humanity.
"Haha! Since we won, shouldn't we have a victory banquet? I can't stand it anymore! I want to marry Hongxia! I want to propose to her at the victory banquet. Brothers, give me some support!"
Wang Teng was clearly ecstatic.
The others roared with laughter, all agreeing to support him at the banquet.
When the war ended, Wang Teng could finally focus his attention on matters of love.
Since being trained by Chu Yang as Immortal Emperors, they had been on edge almost every day, fearing they would fall behind others, so they could only push themselves relentlessly.
Victory brought them an incredibly relaxed feeling.
It felt like they could finally seek happiness outside of cultivation.
"Let's go! Home, home!"
"We came back with the same number of people as when we left. How can we not be invincible?"
"Thank goodness they could merge. Otherwise, with the number of Tianxiu Supremes, I feel it would have been quite difficult."
"Hiss, you're right about that. But why did they merge? It feels like a reduction in combat effectiveness!"
"I think their ultimate goal has changed from eliminating humans to eliminating the Immortal Brother. The Immortal Brother is so fierce, if they don't merge, they won't have a chance of winning."
"..."
On the way home, everyone began to chatter.
But they discovered that Chu Yang had not followed.
Luo Xiaowei turned back, saw Chu Yang and Li Qingyun still standing there, and shouted, "Hey! Immortal Brother! Let's go back!"
The others also called out. Their return was a triumphant procession, and it felt somewhat incomplete not to be with their Human Emperor at such a moment.
But Chu Yang turned his head, smiled at them, and said, "You all go back first. I need to give Qingyun some ideological education."
The Green Emperor immediately looked displeased. "Damn it! Educate my disciple? I want to join too!"
However, upon meeting Chu Yang's gaze, he sheepishly hunched his shoulders.
He could still call him "Xiao Chu" before, but after fighting alongside Chu Yang this time, he realized that Chu Yang had called him senior out of politeness before.
Shen Yingxue looked at Chu Yang and Li Qingyun with concern.
"Immortal Brother..."
Chu Yang smiled and said to her, "Go back, we'll be there shortly."
"You're lying to me..."
"Trust me."
Although Shen Yingxue still felt an ominous premonition, she chose to believe the Immortal Brother who had never lied to them.