"Fire Li Great Ming King, do you know the direction of the Qiu Huang star system?" He Li asked.
"I know, I have been to that star system. It is a star system devoid of any life, silent and vast."
After Fire Li Great Ming King finished speaking, he revealed his true form. "Come onto my back, I will travel at full speed."
Fire Li Great Ming King carried He Li and Jin Wu, leaped high, flickered, and vanished into the void.
The Qiu Huang star system, several vast galaxies connected together, forming an intricate and brilliant celestial shape. However, the entire star system was dead silent, with dim yellow and grayish-white as the main colors.
Upon arriving, He Li first released divine power threads to absorb the star power of the entire star system. However, he found no trace of Zou Wu, not even a hint of demonic energy.
"What's going on?"
As soon as He Li asked, thinking Fire Li Great Ming King might have made a mistake, a planet in the distance exploded. A beast's roar reverberated from the brilliant explosion, shattering many meteorites that scattered at high speed.
He Li unleashed a divine power strike that shattered the incoming meteorite cluster. A dark yellow-furred lion, a thousand zhang in size, rushed out of the explosion. Its head was enormous, its mane flying, and its fangs protruding from the corners of its mouth like two giant curved blades.
Moreover, the great lion was extremely fast. It flickered a few times in the void, appearing not far from He Li. It raised its head, gathered energy in its mouth, and fiercely spat out a dark yellow demonic energy shockwave at He Li.
Fire Li Great Ming King immediately flashed in front of He Li, his punch scattering the demonic energy shockwave. He said in a deep voice, "Zou Wu! You don't recognize me anymore!?"
"Roar!!!"
Zou Wu roared to the sky, his voice hoarse, as if venting long-suppressed rage. He did not answer Fire Li Great Ming King but continued to unleash demonic power. In the void behind him, more than ten dim yellow light clusters appeared, like dozens of small suns, emitting scorching and dazzling light.
He Li ignored this and turned to Jin Wu, saying, "This mad dog is yours to deal with. I sense a troop of the Desolate Race army approaching, led by a Desolate Lord. I will intercept them. You two, deal with him quickly. If you can't, just knock him out and take him."
Jin Wu nodded and said sincerely, "Thank you."
He Li smiled and dismissed it. He had already seen that Zou Wu's combat power was only second to Fire Li Great Ming King, far stronger than Zhong Ming, Jin Wu, and Ya Yu.
He Li turned to face the other direction. A troop of the Desolate Race army was advancing menacingly, with a Desolate Lord at the front. He Li recognized this Desolate Lord; they had fought multiple times on the central battlefield. His name was Xi Cheng, at the peak of the He Yu realm, and he was a Desolate Lord of the Desolate King Divine Palace.
He Li looked at them, silently deducing for a moment, and made a decision. Then, he took half a step back and unleashed a punch with immense power, his divine power surging like ocean tides.
After the punch,
He Li drew his saber and moved forward, unleashing another strike, chopping downwards.
From the Desolate Race army's side, five Desolate Realm Gods flew out, jointly releasing their Desolate Divine Power and brandishing their life-bone blades, attempting to block He Li's punch.
Rumble!!!
The five Realm Gods were repelled, and the divine power tide momentarily halted before being neutralized by Xi Cheng's Desolate Divine Power.
Seeing He Li draw his saber, Xi Cheng dared not be careless. He knew He Li's combat power and was well aware that he was no match for He Li. While he could fight him for a while, if the battle dragged on and he used all his means, he would surely die. Thus, he mentally called for reinforcements while a Panlong Staff appeared in his hand.
Xi Cheng waved away the Desolate Race army, facing He Li. These Desolate Race soldiers were cannon fodder; it was better for them to retreat.
Xi Cheng brandished the Panlong Staff, which exuded black mist. Dozens of black flood dragons roared out of the mist, charging directly at He Li.
He Li did not hesitate. He glanced back at the three demon kings fighting and raised his long saber above his head. He began with the "Heaven Supporting Dragon Slaying Style," swinging his saber in a huge arc, directly colliding with the dozens of black flood dragons.
Boom boom boom...
The void rumbled, stirring ripples of divine power that spread outwards.
He Li took a step forward, blocking in front of the three demon kings. He was not here to fight to the death but to save Zou Wu. He could not go all out. This was the Desolate Domain. If it were just himself, it would be fine, but with Fire Li Great Ming King, Jin Wu, and a disoriented Zou Wu behind him, caution was paramount.
Xi Cheng clearly saw He Li's concern but still dared not let his guard down. He urged the Panlong Staff again. A sky-shattering roar sounded from the black mist, and half of a giant, ferocious dragon head emerged.
He Li was taken aback. This was... Xi Long?
Wasn't Xi Long a subordinate of Xi Ming? How did he appear in Xi Cheng's Panlong Staff?
Had Xi Long been refined by Xi Cheng after Xi Ming's death, becoming the soul spirit of the Panlong Staff?
Xi Long opened its massive dragon maw and fiercely bit down on the saber energy above He Li's front, shattering the saber energy in an instant.
He Li was unconcerned. Such divine power saber energy could be conjured at will. Just as he was about to swing his saber down at Xi Long,
Suddenly,
A powerful fluctuation of Desolate Divine Power appeared in the void to his left rear.
He Li turned sideways, slightly shielding the three demon kings, and looked to his left rear.
The dim yellow void split open, and a woman emerged from it.
The woman exuded extremely strong Desolate Divine Power. Unlike the black or white robes of other Desolate Gods, she wore a luxurious brocade robe embroidered with cloud patterns sewn with gold and silver threads, making her look exceptionally noble. At the same time, the woman's appearance was beautiful, with an air of arrogance in her brows. However, her slightly thin red lips subtly revealed a hint of sharpness and cunning.
He Li coldly watched the woman, showing no outward reaction.
The woman first glanced at Xi Cheng, then at He Li. As for the three demon kings fighting, she paid them no mind.
"You are the one who controls the law of time?" the woman asked.
He Li nodded. "I am."
Then,
He Li scrutinized the woman from head to toe without concealment and asked, "Who are you? You're not dead yet, why are you wearing funeral clothes?"
"Funeral clothes?"
As the woman looked confused, she lowered her head and looked at her clothes, asking in bewilderment, "What are funeral clothes?"
He Li tutted. "Nothing, just very expensive clothes. Ordinary people only wear them once in their lifetime."
In He Li's eyes, the woman's gaudy attire looked like funeral clothes.
The woman thought for a moment and stopped dwelling on it. Without even looking at Xi Cheng, her gaze remained fixed on He Li. She lightly swiped her hand in the void, and a golden-yellow talisman appeared. At the same time, she said,
"Since you have mastered the law of time, you must accept the decree of the Lord of Time and become a Time Emissary."
He Li looked at the golden talisman, his expression stern, and said in a deep voice, "What if I refuse?"
"Then, like Xia Keduo, you will be eternally exiled into the river of time." The woman did not speak with any threatening tone but rather stated it plainly.
He Li remained silent, unmoving.
At this moment,
A light laugh echoed between heaven and earth.
"I've been looking for you all for so long, and you've finally appeared."
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