Behind the barrier jointly constructed by the imperial clans and Immortal Clan Divine Kings, three monarch projections that reached the heavens stood tall.
These were the progenitor monarchs of three of the Nine Great Empires. After several days, they had finally detected the abnormal situation in the Xialuo Empire.
Boom—
Without a word, one of the monarch projections directly attacked, striking the massive Heaven-Piercing Barrier that connected heaven and earth.
The entire barrier trembled violently, and the earth shook along with it.
Yet, it could not be truly broken.
The other two monarch projections also took action. The sky was filled with Supreme One-level monarch laws, and the tremors of the Heaven-Piercing Barrier became even more intense, teetering on the brink as if it might collapse at any moment.
Naturally, this scene caused the hearts of the numerous imperial clan and Immortal Clan powerhouses in Xialuo Imperial Capital to pound with fear, especially the Divine King realm supreme experts. They no longer paid attention to Ye Chen, instead soaring into the sky and rushing towards the Heaven-Piercing Barrier.
Even the alien races did the same. One part remained stationed before the Central Imperial Court, while another part headed to the Heaven-Piercing Barrier to block the attack.
Boom—
The blood-stained ancient monarch stele also rose from the shattered landscape, striking the Heaven-Piercing Barrier, echoing the three monarch projections outside the barrier, coordinating from within and without.
More Dao cracks appeared on the Heaven-Piercing Barrier, showing signs of being torn apart.
"Mend the Heavens!"
Over twenty imperial clan and Immortal Clan Divine Kings acted, each spitting out a mouthful of Xiantian True Qi that merged into the cracked Heaven-Piercing Barrier. The shocking cracks slowly began to heal.
"Some skill. But trying to stop the few of us is wishful thinking."
Outside the Heaven-Piercing Barrier, a monarch projection spoke, its voice shaking heaven and earth, echoing across the vast expanse. In its hand appeared a spear over a hundred thousand li long, its entire body condensed from Supreme One monarch runes. Its Dao might erupted to the extreme, wantonly tearing through the heavens and earth, splitting open thick, dark spatial cracks that spread for hundreds of thousands of li—a truly terrifying sight.
He was the Mojie Monarch of the Mojie Empire, wielding the Great Destruction Spear, which he aimed directly at the Heaven-Piercing Barrier and fiercely thrust forward.
Boom—
Boundless monarchial heavenly might gathered at the tip of the Great Destruction Spear and erupted completely. No matter how stable the Heaven-Piercing Barrier was, it could not withstand this. A hole was pierced through it, connecting both sides of the barrier.
"Disastrous!"
The faces of the numerous imperial clan and Immortal Clan powerholders changed. However, the original residents of the imperial capital were overjoyed—the Nine Great Empires had come to their rescue.
From the hole pierced by the Great Destruction Spear, countless cracks rapidly spread. The Heaven-Piercing Barrier in this area became like a spider's web, densely covered in fissures.
"Act quickly, mend the cracks!"
Over twenty imperial clan and Immortal Clan Divine Kings took action, unleashing streams of innate divine light and immortal light that merged into the Heaven-Piercing Barrier, rapidly healing the cracks and repairing it.
Yet, the monarchs of the other two empires also attacked, gathering destructive power no weaker than the Mojie Monarch's Great Destruction Spear, striking the Heaven-Piercing Barrier already dense with cracks.
The blood-stained ancient monarch stele also struck, coordinating from within and without.
Boom—
Finally, with a tremendous roar, a massive breach was blasted open in the Heaven-Piercing Barrier, connecting the inside and outside.
"The worst has happened. Everyone, prepare to attack and destroy the monarch projections!"
An Immortal Clan Divine King spoke up. He was no ordinary Divine King, far stronger than the average, and highly respected. His words were echoed by many imperial clan and Immortal Clan Divine Kings. Even the over thirty Divine Kings stationed at the Central Imperial Court looked over, their divine power boiling, beams of heaven-piercing light erupting and sweeping across all directions.
Each beam of light was like a great dragon soaring. Each represented a Divine King. Over fifty imperial clan and Immortal Clan Divine Kings gathered here, all revealing boundless, heaven-piercing auras.
"Hmm?"
The three empire progenitor monarchs who had torn through the Heaven-Piercing Barrier and descended saw the tragic state of Xialuo Imperial Capital—more than half destroyed, war raging, no longer the prosperous and bustling city it once was. They also saw that within Xialuo Imperial Capital at this moment, imperial clan and Immortal Clan powerholders from the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain were flying about, Divine Kings standing firm between heaven and earth like gods and demons.
This sight caused the expressions of the three descended Ancient Monarchs to change. Especially seeing the tragic state of Xialuo Imperial Capital, their hearts sank. Yet, they did not see the figure of the Xialuo Monarch.
Had the Xialuo Monarch also fallen in battle?
Moreover, looking around, there were actually over fifty Divine King realm supreme experts, even exceeding the total number of Divine Kings in the entire Mythical Emperor Domain. This was the terrifying aspect of the sinful beings from the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain.
Yet, precisely because of this, they judged that the Xialuo Monarch had likely met with disaster, feeling both shock and fury.
"How audacious! Sinful beings from the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain dare to attack our Mythical Emperor Domain!"
The three Ancient Monarchs roared, attacking the imperial clan and Immortal Clan powerholders in Xialuo Imperial Capital, especially targeting those Divine Kings.
Instantly, three terrifying waves of monarchial heavenly might swept across the firmament, shaking the nine heavens and ten earths.
At the same time, within Xialuo Imperial Capital, not far from the Central Imperial Court, a figure appeared.
This figure was not particularly tall, yet its entire body was wreathed in an eerie purple light. It held a blood-dripping divine sword, standing in mid-air, step by step walking towards the Central Imperial Court.
The appearance of the mysterious figure shrouded in purple light brought immense pressure to those guarding the Central Imperial Court. As the figure stepped forward, that pressure grew increasingly intense, until later it felt like ten thousand mountain ranges were pressing down, making even Divine Kings' hearts pound with fear.
"Xialuo Monarch!"
The expressions of the numerous imperial clan and Immortal Clan Divine Kings guarding the Central Imperial Court changed.
Ye Chen also looked over, gazing at this mysterious purple-light figure suspected to be the Xialuo Monarch. He always felt a vague sense of familiarity, as if they had met before.
Although the Xialuo Monarch's pressure was intense, it was far weaker than before, clearly due to suffering severe injuries in the imperial capital battle. Yet, his pressure still far surpassed that of ordinary Divine Kings. He strode forward unhurriedly, slowly saying, "Back then, I was arrogant and careless, thinking that mere Divine Kings like you could not defeat me, so I did not use the power of faith. But I was wrong. You are indeed strong. However, today I will reclaim what belongs to me."
"Don't even think about it!"
Numerous imperial clan and Immortal Clan Divine Kings attacked, unleashing shocking Divine King laws one after another, bombarding the approaching Xialuo Monarch.
Boom boom boom—
The Xialuo Monarch swung the Monarch Heavenly Sword, a monarch immortal weapon that revived in his hand, containing extremely terrifying monarchial heavenly might. It directly obliterated over half of the Divine King laws.
Although the remaining half of the attacks still landed on him, they were blocked by a dazzling, blazing purple light. Boundless Dao runes condensed into a barrier, weakening the attacks by another thirty percent.
In the end, less than twenty percent of the attacks actually struck him.
For a monarch like him, even in a severely wounded state, he merely trembled slightly before continuing to stride forward.