The Imperial Palace is just an Imperial Palace, not a world.
A world is where life can be born.
The Life-Death Realm is a third-tier Imperial Palace.
A third-tier Imperial Palace and a sixth-tier Great World are two different levels.
At the fourth tier, one can create a world.
And Chen Fan's strike was aimed at the fourth tier.
The power of death was sufficient.
Now, he needed to foster the power of life.
The Great Yu World, being the most solid and yang, was naturally brimming with vitality.
"So..."
A trace of ruthlessness flickered in Chen Fan's eyes.
The next moment...
Whoosh.
The figure, enveloped in deathly aura, vanished from its spot.
Within the Immortal Realm, a third-tier Emperor Venerable was slaughtering dozens of allied Demi-Emperors.
A casual blow from a third-tier Emperor Venerable could annihilate one of them.
Effortless.
With each kill, the River of the Immortal Realm would tremble.
"Uninteresting,"
Emperor Venerable Fu Qi shook his head.
The Great Yu World had conquered other worlds before, and each time it had involved fierce battles.
Unlike now, where only a group of Demi-Emperors dared to oppose him in the Immortal Realm.
Weak.
Pathetic.
"Die."
With a soft sigh, Fu Qi no longer wished to waste time.
A great sun emerged.
In the Great Yu World, cultivation followed the path of the great sun, the epitome of solidity and yang.
The brilliant great sun floated in the sky, suppressing downwards.
Instantly, bursts of dazzling fireworks bloomed.
Each firework represented the demise of a Demi-Emperor.
"Boom boom boom."
Explosions echoed incessantly.
The River of Origin of the Immortal Realm violently churned.
Until...
Clang.
A deafening sword cry suddenly rang out from above.
Fu Qi's scalp tingled, and he felt as if death itself had locked onto him.
As he looked up, he saw a black longsword tearing through the great sun.
That was the convergence of his Great Dao.
At this moment...
Boom.
The great sun shattered.
When the Dao crumbles, the person dies.
"No..."
Fu Qi despaired.
He was an Emperor Venerable of a sixth-tier Great World, and after this conquest of the Immortal Realm, he had hope of breaking through to the fourth tier.
His future held infinite brilliance.
But now, with the appearance of that sword, all hope was crushed.
Hiss.
Silently, Fu Qi's physical body began to dissipate.
Like a wisp of smoke.
He lacked the strength of a fifth-tier Heavenly Emperor; he could have survived even if his great sun was severed.
He was merely a third-tier Emperor Venerable. With his Dao shattered, he was annihilated.
"Come."
Chen Fan, his body pitch black and emanating deathly aura, reached out casually.
The principles of Dao that Fu Qi had left behind in his demise were seized by him.
Life force, potent life force.
It integrated into his power of life, but only strengthened it slightly, not yet reaching the level of his power of death.
"Not enough."
The life force of a third-tier Emperor Venerable was insufficient to offset the power of death contained within the Great Annihilation.
He needed more life force.
With a simple perception, he knew he needed to kill at least ten more third-tier Emperor Venerables to balance life and death.
"Kill."
The Tian Cong Yun Sword flashed.
Teleportation activated.
Emperor Venerables fell one after another to Chen Fan's blade.
A boundless rain of blood suddenly poured down upon the Great Yu World.
The demise of too many Emperor Venerables was also a form of damage to the Great Yu World.
The power of the Great Sun Dao began to wane.
"Presumptuous!"
Just as Chen Fan annihilated the fifth third-tier Emperor Venerable, a black-spotted great sun forced its way into the Immortal Realm.
A fifth-tier Heavenly Emperor had caught up.
The great sun of a fifth-tier Heavenly Emperor was incredibly powerful.
In an instant, the entire Immortal Realm's temperature rose.
Even the River of Origin was distorted by the great sun's power.
Guo Qing arrived.
He, Guo Qing, a fifth-tier Heavenly Emperor, had allowed a third-tier Emperor Venerable to escape.
"Heh."
At this moment.
Chen Fan suddenly looked up, his gaze fixed on the black-spotted great sun that had entered the Immortal Realm. A smile played on his lips.
It was as if he were saying: "You're finally here..."
Bang.
Thus, the sixth third-tier Emperor Venerable met his end at Chen Fan's hands.
Cascading life force surged, colliding with the power of death, merging perfectly.
The power of life was still far from sufficient, but it was enough for Chen Fan to stabilize his injuries.
Now, he needed one last surge of life force to achieve complete balance between life and death.
He looked up... at Guo Qing, his smile growing even more pronounced.
"Your life force, I shall have it."
Kill!
Chen Fan charged forward with his sword.
Within the Imperial Palace, the dim stars once again provided him with power.
The power of the Imperial Palace was not inexhaustible; he had drawn too much from it earlier.
The time was too short for a full recovery.
But now, the City Lord needed strength, and all the powerhouses within the Life-Death Realm offered their strength without reservation.
One prospered, all prospered; one suffered, all suffered.
Their futures were already intertwined.
"Kill!"
One sword, cleaving the heavens.
"You court death."
Guo Qing's gaze was icy.
He had been ambushed earlier and was at a disadvantage.
Now, with the amplification of the Great Yu World's power, his strength had been restored.
Boom.
The great sun rotated.
The sky of the Immortal Realm was immediately corroded, creating dense holes.
At this moment, Chen Fan suddenly clapped his hands: "Suppress..."
From afar, on the battlefield of the Dark Realm, Wuji's shoulder twitched slightly.
Good heavens, that was his Dao.
Indeed, it was Wuji's Dao.
In the lower realm, Wuji had left behind three Great Daos, which were mastered by Chen Fan, Wusheng, and the Angelic Holy See, respectively.
Chen Fan's mastery was "Suppress."
As he grew stronger, he had rarely used this Great Dao that did not belong to him.
But not using it did not mean he couldn't.
Suppress.
In the depths of the cosmos, the principles of Dao flowed.
"What is happening?"
Guo Qing, who had been so confident moments ago, suddenly changed expression.
He looked back and saw a large net sealing off the passage through which he had entered the Immortal Realm.
The radioactive power of the Great Yu World had been severed.
"Not good."
Guo Qing's face contorted with panic.
The disappearance of the world's power caused his previously suppressed injuries to erupt.
Bang bang bang.
The black-spotted great sun began to tremble, cracks appearing, showing signs of shattering.
With his injuries resurfacing, Guo Qing unhesitatingly fled into the distance.
He had to escape.
He needed to find a rift and re-seal the Great Yu World's power from there.
It wasn't that he didn't want to tear open a new rift, but would the smiling young man opposite him give him time?
No.
Furthermore, the opponent was already closing in.
"Fifth-tier Heavenly Emperor, hahahaha."
Chen Fan laughed as he charged forward.
Leading the charge were Life and Death, followed by myriad Daos, each sword strike filled with world-shattering killing intent.
Screech.
Heaven and earth instantly transformed into a realm of swords.
"Scram."
Guo Qing was frantic.
The Life-Death Sword not only severed the physical body but also the life force and soul.
More cracks appeared on the already cracked great sun.
His inner Dao was also collapsing.
Guo Qing suddenly roared, "Explode for me!"
Boom.
Chen Fan had not anticipated such decisiveness from Guo Qing.
He had actually detonated his great sun.
Yes, the black-spotted great sun exploded with a roar.
The sword domain was instantly shattered.
"Damn it."
Chen Fan cursed under his breath.
Blood trickled from the corners of his mouth; he was injured by the blast.
But compared to Chen Fan's condition, the Life-Death Realm was in a more dire state.
The stars within grew dim and lusterless.
Deeper stars even showed signs of cracking.
The self-detonation of a fifth-tier Heavenly Emperor's Dao had inflicted immense damage on the Imperial Palace.