"You dare to stop this Emperor from acting? Are you not afraid of being expelled by our world?" Emperor Gu Chu spoke, his gaze icy and fixed upon the Azure Light Emperor.
"Kill!"
In response, the gaze beneath the Heavenly Dao mask of the Azure Light Emperor remained calm, as if nothing in the world could stir him. Finally, he softly uttered a single word. Boundless azure light suddenly swelled, sweeping in from all directions and violently shattering Emperor Gu Chu's Emperor Dao black flames.
From within it, ten thick chains shot forth—shackles imbued with supreme Emperor Dao rules, the rules of the Heavenly Dao.
These ten shackles were unbelievably massive, clanking and rattling, their sound echoing through the River of Time. They swiftly entwined themselves around Emperor Gu Chu's body, emanating fluctuations of the Tenfold Heavens.
Ye Chen could clearly sense the fluctuations of the Tenfold Heavens, which resonated with the Tenfold Heavens within his own body.
He stared in shock at this Azure Light Emperor. Which peerless Great Emperor was this, who could resonate with the Tenfold Heavens and had even intervened on his behalf?
Yet, he did not recognize this peerless Great Emperor.
The Dao flames burning on his body were extinguished by the azure light. Moreover, under the vast expanse of azure radiance, all his injuries recovered at an astonishing rate, quickly restoring him to his peak—the peak of the fifth level of the Great Power realm, just a hair's breadth from stepping into the sixth level.
Almost immediately, the boundless azure light poured into his body, assisting Ye Chen. With a thunderous roar, he broke through the shackles and ascended into the sixth level.
All of this was accomplished in the blink of an eye.
From beginning to end, Ye Chen watched these events unfold in stunned disbelief. He never imagined that this Azure Light Emperor would not only save him from the alien Emperor Gu Chu but also heal him and help him break through to the sixth level in one fell swoop.
"How dare you! The Emperors of our world will surely expel and annihilate you together!"
Emperor Gu Chu roared in fury. His pitch-black Emperor body was immeasurable, capable of propping up the great cosmos and shaking the myriad stars until they exploded, stirring the River of Time. He sought to shatter the ten Emperor Dao shackles binding him. The Emperor Blood on that heavenly stele flowed more and more profusely, dyeing a vast area crimson, becoming a powerful source for Emperor Gu Chu.
Yet, under the ten Emperor Dao shackles, he seemed utterly suppressed. No matter how the Emperor Dao shackles trembled and clattered, they remained unbroken.
The seal of the ten Emperor Dao shackles was too powerful. Even someone as mighty as Emperor Gu Chu could not break free from this suppression.
Perhaps it was because Emperor Gu Chu was not in his true body, but merely a portion of his Emperor Blood and Emperor Soul that had stained the Heaven-Burying Stele in the past, further crippled by Ye Chen's burning of his Great Emperor reincarnation body to unleash the universe-splitting technique.
Or perhaps it was because the Azure Light Emperor was too powerful, surpassing Emperor Gu Chu.
"Killing half your true body, none shall know."
Still concise words, but at this moment, the aura emanating from the Azure Light Emperor intensified manyfold. The Heavenly Dao Imperial Sword in his hand swept horizontally, slashing down toward Emperor Gu Chu.
This sword strike was like the Heavenly Dao itself.
The Heavenly Dao is not benevolent; it treats all beings as straw dogs.
And Emperor Gu Chu was that straw dog!
The Heavenly Dao Imperial Sword descended, seemingly capable of cleaving the River of Time in two, about to sever it as it struck Emperor Gu Chu.
"Azu—"
The Imperial Sword fell, cleaving both the still-speaking Emperor Gu Chu and the entwined ten immortal Emperor Dao shackles in two, before they were swiftly annihilated by the azure light.
The Emperor Blood flowing from the Heaven-Burying Stele was utterly extinguished, leaving nothing behind.
The ultimate contingency left by a generation's supreme Great Emperor was thus destroyed!
The Azure Light Emperor said calmly, "Even if I did not intervene, this so-called contingency of yours posed no threat to the Heavenly Emperor. What use was it?"
The Alien Ancient Universe, immensely powerful, was one of the top ancient universes within the Chaos Sea, comparable only to the Primordial Immortal Realm.
At the center of the Alien Universe lay an infinite great realm, formed by the merging of vast Emperor Realms, unimaginably vast.
This was also the most crucial place of the entire alien race, where almost all alien Emperors resided.
Within this infinite great realm, the territory was boundless. Yet, there stood towering, majestic peaks of unfathomable height, reaching who knows how many tens of thousands of li high and wide.
Each one stood upon the earth, piercing into the vast starry domains. Around these majestic peaks, countless stars orbited, and numerous worlds, large and small, floated and rotated, releasing Emperor Dao Heavenly Might that compelled billions of alien subjects to prostrate themselves in worship.
These were the Emperor Peaks!
Legend had it that upon each Emperor Peak resided a supreme, peerless Great Emperor of the alien race—their dwelling place.
"Ah—"
Suddenly, within the cosmic center, one Emperor Peak trembled violently, emitting a roar that shook the myriad realms. It caused countless stars in the heavens to fall, collapsing the sky and earth for millions of li around, and shattered many great worlds, drawing the attention and gaze of over half the ancient universe, filled with terror.
An Emperor Peak that had remained motionless for an entire epoch finally showed fluctuation—a Great Emperor's roar, shaking the heavens.
This brought joy to countless clan members, for another peerless Great Emperor had awakened.
Yet, for some reason, a trace of pain could be heard within the Emperor's roar, puzzling countless clan members. What had happened?
However, upon the Emperor Peak, Heavenly Might blazed boundlessly. No one dared approach, let alone inquire.
Upon the blood-stained Emperor Peak, the ten-thousand-zhang stone statue of Emperor Gu Chu developed cracks, especially a clearly visible fissure on its brow that began to drip blood. This shocked and horrified an Ancient Monarch of the Imperial Clan guarding the place.
Had something happened to the Great Emperor?
Within the Emperor Peak, the eternally motionless Emperor Gu Chu awakened. His brow stained with blood, his face contorted with rage, he lifted his gaze to peer into the River of Time and let out a terrifying roar: "Who dares to intervene and destroy half of my true body that stained the Heaven-Burying Stele?!"
Yet nothing was visible. Upon the River of Time, boundless causal forces acted, concealing everything. Even as an Emperor, he could not easily peer through.
Moreover, a supreme Great Emperor had intentionally intervened, preventing him from seeing clearly.
And the one capable of destroying half his true body was too powerful, making him wary, unwilling to easily set foot upon the River of Time.
He roared in unwilling fury, shaking the River of Time and startling one terrifying figure after another. Yet none knew what had happened to the alien Emperor Gu Chu to provoke such furious roaring.
Upon the River of Time, Ye Chen stared dumbfounded at everything. Previously, despite exhausting countless methods—the annihilation of the Heavenly Desolation Divine Vessel and the complete combustion of his own Great Emperor reincarnation body—he had been unable to kill Emperor Gu Chu. Yet now, he had been annihilated just like that?
He looked toward the River of Time, unable to believe it, worried that Emperor Gu Chu might revive from the ashes and reappear once more.
Yet after waiting for a while, nothing happened. Emperor Gu Chu was truly extinguished and gone, no longer existing.
All of this was due to a single sword strike from the Azure Light Emperor.
One sword strike, annihilating Emperor Gu Chu?
The strongest Emperor?