It was actually the Soul-Forbidden Hall again. Opposing them in the ancient cosmos was one thing, but when facing other ancient cosmoses, they should have shared a common hatred. Yet now they had turned their coats, siding with the other side, and suddenly attacked, catching them completely off guard. This filled them with both shock and fury.
The three Sovereign Hall Masters of the Soul-Forbidden Hall stood aloof, speaking coldly, "It's not a betrayal. We simply act for whoever offers the highest reward."
Their sudden intervention allowed the five alien Sovereigns to seize the Five Emperors' Essence Blood. They had no time to attack the five Sovereigns now, instead sending the essence blood towards the Emperor-Suppressing Peak, transmitting a message: "Great Emperor, the Emperor's essence blood has been delivered!"
"Good!"
The Qing Gu Emperor also trembled violently, briefly breaking free from the suppression of the Emperor-Suppressing Peak. A ray of Emperor light shot out, grabbing the Five Emperors' Essence Blood and pulling it down, directly merging it into the Emperor Body beneath the Emperor-Suppressing Realm.
"It's over!"
Everyone on the side of the old Sovereigns paled. In the end, the Qing Gu Emperor had obtained the Five Emperors' Essence Blood. Did this not mean the Qing Gu Emperor was about to break the seal and emerge?
The alien side, however, was overjoyed. The Five Emperors' Essence Blood had been successfully delivered to the Qing Gu Emperor. His emergence from the seal was now inevitable. When that happened, everyone on the opposing side would surely be reduced to ashes.
"Senior!?"
Ye Chen exclaimed in shock, looking at the Heavenly Desolation Divine Spirit in surprise. Why hadn't he acted at this moment, choosing instead to watch as the Five Emperors' Essence Blood merged into the Qing Gu Emperor's body?
Yet the Heavenly Desolation Divine Spirit watched silently, saying nothing, as if deep in thought.
Boom—
At this moment, the Qing Gu Emperor, sealed beneath the Emperor-Suppressing Realm, perfectly absorbed all the Five Emperors' Essence Blood. He erupted with an Emperor's Might many times more terrifying than before, sweeping through the myriad realms of the heavens, its terror beyond measure.
Visibly, brilliant Emperor Dao laws surged on his boundless Emperor Body, and each wound healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Clatter—
They also saw the Qing Gu Emperor violently pull on all the great Dao shackles, yanking the mass of Emperor Origin in the sky down towards him.
The Heavenly Desolation Divine Spirit did not stop him. Ye Chen hurriedly retrieved the Six Paths of Samsara Coffin, which had already collected one-seventh of the Emperor Origin—a considerable amount.
Whoosh—
They watched as the vast Emperor Origin directly merged into the Qing Gu Emperor's body. His Emperor Body suddenly erupted with the most dazzling radiance. Every inch of his flesh glowed with boundless Emperor Dao laws, and an even more terrifying Emperor's Might began to spread. The entire Emperor-Suppressing Peak shook violently, as if on the verge of collapsing at any moment.
Rumble—
At this very moment, the Qing Gu Emperor let out a roar that shook the River of Time, resounding through the ages. The thick Emperor Dao shackles covering his body shattered completely. The ten Emperor Pillars inserted into key points on his body exploded with a deafening boom, also breaking apart.
His colossal Emperor Body, spanning millions of li, was now completely free from the seal.
Everyone on the side of the Tenfold Stronghold paled. The alien Qing Gu Emperor had ultimately broken free completely and had even reclaimed the refined Emperor Origin.
They did not know that Ye Chen had collected one-seventh of the Emperor Origin, equivalent to one-tenth of the complete Emperor Origin. At this moment, Ye Chen was also enveloped by the awakened Heavenly Desolation Halberd and swiftly carried away from the Emperor-Suppressing Peak.
"Alchemy Emperor!"
The Qing Gu Emperor roared, his colossal Emperor Body lifting the entire Emperor-Suppressing Peak. Even as it flowed with endless Emperor Dao laws, it could no longer suppress him.
He swung his Immortal Emperor Fist, striking out violently.
Boom—
The immortal Emperor-Suppressing Peak was sent flying into the sky. In that instant, his Emperor Body, spanning millions of li, fully manifested between heaven and earth, towering into the extraterrestrial cosmos. The vast Fallen Emperor Battlefield seemed minuscule in comparison.
The Great Emperor had revived, emerging completely!
Countless people on the side of the Tenfold Stronghold despaired. This was a true peerless Great Emperor, a supreme existence capable of roaming through past and present, towering over the ages, eternal and immortal, nearly impossible to destroy. Even if not at his most complete state now, he was still incomparably terrifying, capable of annihilating everything.
"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist, on your miraculous return!"
"Fellow Daoist, we congratulate you on your return!"
The five alien Emperors offered their congratulations. The Qing Gu Emperor nodded towards them and said, "I thank the five Fellow Daoists for aiding this Emperor in breaking the seal. Even if there is a price, even if it is a heaven-defying karma, this Emperor is willing to bear it!"
Boom—
The Emperor Cauldron floating at the highest point of the sky suddenly erupted with boundless light, aiming to strike the Qing Gu Emperor.
However, the Qing Gu Emperor's Emperor Body was peerlessly massive, too majestic, comparable to the Immortal Heavenly Pass. He swung his Emperor Fist to collide with it, unleashing boundless destructive power that shattered countless realms of space and time, nearly affecting the Fallen Emperor Battlefield.
It was only because the Emperor-Suppressing Peak radiated brilliant light that it blocked the cataclysmic force of the Emperor-level collision.
"Alchemy Emperor, back then you suppressed this Emperor until only a remnant soul remained. Now, this Emperor has finally returned against the heavens. I will destroy everything that belongs to you, strangle the imperial clan you left behind, and make you pay the greatest, unbearable price."
The Qing Gu Emperor roared, his voice shaking the myriad heavens, spreading along this Emperor-Suppressing Path and even reaching the Dan Realm behind the Tenfold Stronghold, filling countless members of the Dan Emperor Clan with despair.
The killing intent of an eternal Great Emperor was unbearable. No matter how powerful an imperial clan was, it could not oppose it and would inevitably be annihilated.
Was the Dan Emperor Clan truly destined for complete extinction from now on?
Ye Chen was also shocked and said to the Heavenly Desolation Divine Spirit, "Senior, why didn't you act to stop it just now?"
The Heavenly Desolation Divine Spirit replied, "Because this is the means of an Emperor!"
"The means of an Emperor?" Ye Chen was slightly startled, somewhat confused.
Boom—
The Qing Gu Emperor suddenly extended a terrifying giant hand, reaching towards the Tenfold Stronghold and even beyond it towards the Dan Realm on the other side.
There, he sensed the bloodline aura of the Alchemy Emperor—the descendants of the Alchemy Emperor's imperial clan. He intended to completely shatter and exterminate them, leaving his lifelong nemesis, the Alchemy Emperor, without heirs.
"No—"
An Ancient Monarch of the Dan Emperor Clan shot into the sky, erupting with his most powerful Sovereign aura. He even wielded the Nine Cauldrons Emperor Diagram to resist.
"Hmm? Also a descendant of the Alchemy Emperor, having achieved Sovereignhood. Not bad. But before a true Emperor, you are as weak as an ant." The Qing Gu Emperor snorted coldly. A giant claw imbued with the most terrifying Emperor's Might descended from the sky, slapping towards the Dan Emperor Clan's Ancient Monarch. It directly repelled the Nine Cauldrons Emperor Diagram and opened its giant claw, capable of encompassing an entire starry sky, to grab him.
Under this grab, even an Ancient Monarch would inevitably perish, for the opponent was a true Supreme Great Emperor.
"Qing Gu Emperor, you have gone too far!"
At this moment, the old Sovereign himself charged forward. His entire body erupted with boundless light, and within him, a deafening, terrifying sound rumbled forth, vast and mighty. It violently surged out, actually managing to forcefully block the Qing Gu Emperor's world-destroying giant claw.