"Kill."
The greatest collision began.
Eighth-tier, seventh-tier, sixth-tier, fifth-tier...
Everyone was fighting.
The War of World Annihilation, the War of Two Domains.
The defensive battle of the Thunder Domain, the invasion battle of the Great Bright Realm.
This battle attracted everyone's attention.
Including the Dragon King...
"Interesting."
The Dragon King stood at the pinnacle of chaos.
He just watched, with no intention of making a move, looking down at the battlefield below.
Behind him stood ten seventh-tier Great Emperors.
The Dragon Phoenix Domain did not attack immediately, but observed the battlefield.
...
Divine Firmament Domain.
"We've finally arrived."
The Realm of Life and Death, in a furious charge, finally reached the Divine Firmament Domain.
The mist that had once enveloped the Divine Firmament Domain had disappeared.
Great worlds were situated in front, a vast domain that appeared much more desolate.
A hundred worlds, with fifth-tier as the base and eighth-tier as the main force.
The central part of the Divine Firmament Domain was still the eighth-tier Great World, the Divine Firmament Realm.
"The worlds will halt here."
Chen Fan spoke, giving the order, "Xi Qiu, Zhao Kai, take half the Heavenly Emperors and remain here. Combine all the Emperor Lords to protect the Realm of Life and Death."
"Yes."
All the Emperor Lords gathered.
"The rest... will follow me into the Realm of Life and Death." His voice was icy, echoing through the Realm of Life and Death.
"Yes."
No one objected.
The City Lord's order was absolute.
Soon, all the strong individuals were arrayed.
"Heh."
Chen Fan's lips curved slowly.
No extra words, just a simple, understated single word: "Enter."
Boom.
Powerful auras surged into the sky.
This time, there was no concealment, but a brazen charge into the Divine Firmament Domain.
"Cross the outer worlds and head directly for the Divine Firmament Realm."
"Yes."
The outer perimeter consisted of some fifth-tier worlds.
There were also sixth-tier worlds, but all fifth and sixth-tier worlds had already been evacuated.
Powerful auras filled the heavens and earth. The Heavenly Emperors left in the worlds sensed the aura, their pupils contracting.
The aura of the sixth-tier was beyond the capabilities of some fourth-tier individuals like them.
The strong had all left.
The remaining fourth-tier guards were of no use.
World after world was bypassed without encountering any resistance.
The Divine Firmament Domain was vast. It took a full seven days for the group to reach the Divine Firmament Realm.
"Wait a moment."
Before the Divine Firmament Realm, Chen Fan once again ordered them to halt.
The next moment, he simply closed his eyes.
His divine sense surged out, traversing Yin and Yang.
In the chaos, Yin and Yang existed everywhere, including the Divine Firmament Realm.
Though weak, it was undeniably present.
"Attack, break through the realm gate." He ordered.
Boom.
The black-gold great staff traversed the air, a full-power strike aimed at the Divine Firmament Domain's realm gate.
A full-power strike from an Immortal Emperor, yet it only made the realm gate tremble slightly.
"Help."
Seven Kill stepped forward.
At this moment, the stars of the killing path descended one after another.
Emperor Yu, Old Demon Chu, Overlord, and others all unleashed their attacks.
No one held back.
They had to obey the City Lord's command.
Boom, boom, boom.
Roars echoed through the heavens and earth. The realm gate of the eighth-tier Great World continuously trembled.
But this was an eighth-tier realm gate, too sturdy.
Within, figures appeared.
Sixth-tier, the Divine Firmament Realm, surprisingly had sixth-tier individuals remaining, not just one, but four.
Four sixth-tier individuals were consolidating the realm gate.
"Presumptuous!"
A shout emanated from within the realm gate, "How dare you attack the Divine Firmament Realm Gate, you are courting death!"
Boom.
The other side was scolding.
Yet the Immortal Emperor and others showed no intention of holding back.
The deafening roars continued to reverberate. After three continuous hours of bombardment, the realm gate... finally opened a crack.
"Make your move."
The four Heavenly Emperors within the Divine Firmament Realm finally stopped passively waiting.
The power of the Great Dao was mobilized, beginning to consolidate the realm gate.
...
No one knew that the moment the realm gate cracked open, Chen Fan's divine sense had already infiltrated the Divine Firmament Realm.
Within the Dao of Yin and Yang, his divine sense surged forth.
"Buzz."
The familiar sense of perception returned once more.
Every wisp of Yin and Yang energy was his eyes, the entire Divine Firmament Realm was within Chen Fan's perception.
He wanted to see what else the Divine Firmament Realm was hiding.
"Nothing."
"Absolutely nothing..."
Chen Fan grew increasingly puzzled.
He had sensed the four sixth-tier individuals, but no fifth-tier.
There were fourth-tier, but he didn't even consider them.
"Only a fourth-tier is left?"
Chen Fan frowned. "Impossible, absolutely impossible."
He firmly believed there had to be something here.
Until his gaze fell upon the Divine Firmament Imperial Palace...
"Buzz."
A dazzling light, as radiant as the sun.
Within the enormous mass of light, it seemed as if a colossal, magnificent bird unfurled its wings.
"Feathered Ascension."
Bang.
The moment he saw the Divine Firmament Imperial Palace, his divine sense was completely annihilated.
"Whoosh."
Within the Divine Firmament Imperial Palace, Emperor Feathered Ascension opened his eyes. "Who is it? To be able to detect this Emperor's clone?"
The art of cloning was not practiced by many.
The reason it wasn't widely practiced was that clones brought many troubles, possessing their own divine consciousness.
And once a clone was formed, the main body's strength would be weakened.
No one would have imagined that Emperor Feathered Ascension would leave an eighth-tier clone here.
Outside.
"Ugh."
In these past few days, Chen Fan had lost count of how many times he had vomited blood.
Old Demon Chu and the others were still attacking the realm gate.
Meanwhile, Chen Fan's eyes snapped open in horror. "Eighth-tier, Emperor Feathered Ascension, Emperor Feathered Ascension is within the Divine Firmament Realm."
His voice was not loud, but it was enough for everyone to hear.
"What?"
The words "Emperor Feathered Ascension" made everyone's faces turn pale with fright.
"Impossible..."
Seven Kill almost exclaimed, "Wasn't Emperor Feathered Ascension participating in the Sword Domain War? How could he be here?" Da Feng Novel Network
"A clone."
In the distance, a figure approached.
Her voice was ethereal, yet it was enough to draw everyone's attention.
A woman, walking slowly.
"Shuyuan."
Though unrecognized by most, Seven Kill immediately called out her name.
Years ago, Seven Kill had a fleeting encounter with Shuyuan. The layer of tribulation power that enveloped the Seven Kill Realm originated from Shuyuan.
Of those present, only he recognized her.
"Swish."
Immortal Emperor swiftly ceased attacking the realm gate.
He retreated, positioning himself in front of the coughing Chen Fan.
"You are Shuyuan?"
This person gave Immortal Emperor a strong sense of crisis.
He had truly never considered that this Shuyuan... was a woman.
Not only him, but Chen Fan was also surprised.
"Go about your business."
Chen Fan stood up, telling Immortal Emperor to attend to his own affairs.
The woman before him, named Shuyuan, walked leisurely, stopping about a hundred meters away from him.
She was overwhelmingly beautiful, with an unparalleled aura.
This was Chen Fan's first impression; this woman was too beautiful.
However, in his eyes, she was merely beautiful.
Smiling, he clasped his fists and said, "The Dao of Tribulation, Shuyuan, I have long admired your name."
Shuyuan smiled with unparalleled beauty, "This humble one has also heard much of City Lord Chen's fame."
Life and Death, Yin and Yang... a monstrous youth who commanded the twin poles, who in the Thunder Domain was not aware of him?
"You flatter me."
A brief exchange of pleasantries was sufficient.
What he wanted to know more was about Shuyuan's two words just now: "Fellow Daoist Shuyuan, do you know something? Could you share it with us?"
"Of course."
Shuyuan nodded. "This is also the purpose of my visit."
"Please."
"The eighth-tier Great Emperor within the Divine Firmament Realm is a clone of Emperor Feathered Ascension."
Shuyuan spoke fluently, "However, it is not a clone as you understand it. Emperor Feathered Ascension's main body is a Peng bird in the chaos; one Peng, one bird, a single body with two hearts."
"The one who went to participate in the war in the Sword Domain is the Peng body, and the one left here is the bird body."