The Worldless Emperor Lord seemed to have fallen into demonic possession. The peaceful golden light was gone, replaced by surging demonic radiance, as if malevolent spirits had possessed him.
His majestic physique was now covered in numerous pitch-black demonic patterns.
His eyes were deep and sinister.
At first glance, it was as if he had transformed into a demon, vastly different from the Worldless Emperor Lord of the past.
Boom—
Suddenly, an extremely brilliant and flourishing golden light surged forth from the Worldless Emperor Lord's body once more. It was the familiar Saint Body golden light of the Battle Saint Lineage, carrying vast and mighty power that swept through, dispelling the darkness and forcing the demonic patterns to recede.
The blackened eyes reignited with flecks of golden light, and his expression returned to the familiar visage known to Ye Chen and the others, yet it held a trace of struggle, clearly indicating he was in a predicament.
"Damn it, weren't you already refined by me?"
The Worldless Emperor Lord's low voice echoed, carrying a hint of shock. Around him surged both brilliant golden light and overwhelming dark demonic radiance, as if he were in a half-divine, half-demonic state, quite peculiar.
But it was evident that the golden light could not completely expel the dark demonic radiance; on the contrary, it was greatly suppressed.
"Fellow Daoist!"
"Worldless Ancestor!"
The Golden Crow Great Emperor and the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body were about to step forward, for they both sensed something was very wrong with the Worldless Emperor Lord, that he was in a very precarious state.
However, the Heavenly Sovereign acted, reversing space-time and blocking the two Supreme One powerhouses.
Then, he coldly addressed the Worldless Emperor Lord: "At this point, why aren't you coming out? What are you hesitating for?"
"Hehehehe—"
An eerie laugh once again emanated from within the Worldless Emperor Lord's body, so sinister and malevolent. The demonic radiance suddenly blazed brightly, and a strange yet familiar cold laugh abruptly resounded: "Worldless Emperor Lord, you still want to struggle at this point? Do you truly think a mere Monarch could be this Sovereign's opponent?"
From that majestic, immortal Supreme One Saint Body, an even more intense demonic radiance erupted from within, completely suppressing the golden light blooming from the Saint Body. Darkness and malevolence utterly submerged the Great Perfection Saint Body, as if it had transformed into a supreme demonic body, causing hearts to tremble.
At this moment, the Worldless Emperor Lord was completely darkened. The golden light on his body was entirely dispelled, replaced by endless dark demonic radiance that could surge through the thirty-three layers of heaven, submerge all heavenly star domains. An unprecedented, intense demonic majesty bloomed, stronger than the previous Monarch's might.
A Supreme One Sovereign's majesty!
The world was shaken, stunned by the sudden turn of events.
Especially the various Heavenly Emperor Clans, Immortal Clans, and Mythical Emperor Domains. Looking at the darkened Worldless Emperor Lord, although his appearance remained the same, his aura had undergone a tremendous change—from originally peaceful and righteous to suddenly dark and sinister. Wherever his gaze passed, it seemed it could completely plunge all things in the world into darkness, turning them into a burial ground of death.
This gaze was all too familiar, reminiscent of what they had encountered when facing the Slaughter Heaven Demon Emperor in the chaos of the starry sky on the ancient Origin Path.
"Could it be—"
Some realized, their hearts suddenly sinking with a touch of despair.
"Worldless Ancestor!"
The Great Emperor Reincarnation Body shouted.
"Noisy!"
The sinister Worldless Emperor Lord coldly snorted, turning and slapping a palm towards the Great Emperor Reincarnation Body.
Boom—
This strike was terrifyingly peerless. The River of Time faintly manifested, clearly a world-shaking power touching the Supreme One domain.
The Great Emperor Reincarnation Body felt his hair stand on end, sensing the greatest crisis. With a long roar that shook the space-time of the five Sovereign's Tombs, he raised both arms, exerting all his strength to block, merging three streams of mighty power to resist.
Boom—
The boundless starry sky collapsed, and the space-time of the five Sovereign's Tombs showed signs of crumbling.
If not for the Golden Crow Great Emperor stepping in to protect it, absolute destruction would have ensued.
Even the supremely powerful Great Emperor Reincarnation Body could not withstand this blow. His body cracked, covered in blood, he plummeted from the sky, falling out of the space-time of the five Sovereign's Tombs and landing in the Fallen Heaven Mausoleum. Countless tombs of supreme powerhouses collapsed, startling innumerable beings.
Below, countless forces across the heavens were shaken, looking with horror and pale faces at the lofty, darkness-clad Worldless Emperor Lord, still not understanding what had happened.
Not far away, the Golden Crow Great Emperor's expression suddenly turned grave. He looked at the Worldless Emperor Lord shrouded in endless darkness and said solemnly, "You are not the Worldless Emperor Lord. Who are you?"
The Worldless Emperor Lord stroked his chin. Although his appearance remained the same, his aura had changed greatly, no longer righteous and awe-inspiring but filled with a thick malevolence. He grinned, smiling sinisterly: "Golden Crow, have you forgotten this Sovereign?"
The Golden Crow Great Emperor looked at the Worldless Emperor Lord's sinister demeanor, vaguely matching it with imagined figures. Soon, his face darkened: "You are the Slaughter Heaven Demon Emperor!"
The Worldless Emperor Lord, or more accurately, the Slaughter Heaven Demon Emperor, chuckled coldly: "It seems you haven't forgotten this Sovereign."
Hearing this, although he had anticipated it, the Golden Crow Great Emperor's heart still sank.
The Monarch of the Battle Saint Lineage had actually been demonized. The Slaughter Heaven Demon Emperor, who should have fallen, had appeared within his immortal Saint Body, taking his place. This made the Golden Crow Great Emperor frown, but he soon understood, saying solemnly: "I heard that back then, your new body, Slaughter Heaven Demon Emperor, was jointly hunted down by the Worldless Emperor Lord and various Heavenly Emperor Clans, Immortal Clans, etc., and was ultimately slain by the Worldless Emperor Lord, who refined your Dao Fruit. Now I understand. Back then, you were not slain; you intended to be slain to seize the Worldless Emperor Lord's Saint Body."
The Slaughter Heaven Demon Emperor sneered: "Although this Sovereign had not yet returned to the Great Perfection Emperor realm at that time, I was still comparable to a Monarch. He was merely a Sovereign; how could he have the ability to slay this Sovereign? However, this Sovereign was indeed in a very weakened state at the time, a most critical moment. When they attacked, there was indeed great danger."
"But this, in turn, accomplished this Sovereign's goal. Feigning death, I then reversed the Dao Fruit of the Battle Saint Lineage's Sovereign."
"This lineage has produced peerless figures. One is the Battle Saint Ancestor, the Strongest Emperor. The other is the Formless Sovereign, who in his time possessed the potential to become the Strongest Emperor, a peerless powerhouse who could contend with Emperors even without being one. Therefore, I was willing to risk being killed once to seize his Battle Saint Body. I believe there is a great chance to become the Strongest Emperor in the future, not an ordinary Emperor."
"So, in that battle, I imperceptibly infused a portion of my foundational Emperor power into his body, allowing him to instantly become a Monarch, possessing the capability to slay this Sovereign. This Sovereign also went with the flow, feigning death, letting him slay me, returning to the Ninth Heavenly Pass to refine this Sovereign's Dao Fruit. Meanwhile, this Sovereign's indestructible true spirit lay dormant within his body, waiting for the opportune moment to counter-seize his Great Perfection Saint Body."
"Now it seems, this Sovereign has truly succeeded, hahahaha!"
The Slaughter Heaven Demon Emperor laughed heartily, echoing throughout the heavens. But the demonic majesty on his body overshadowed the world. An aura surpassing that of a Monarch bloomed, clearly a Supreme One Sovereign's majesty, causing the River of Time to flicker in and out of existence, transmitting sounds of roaring waves.
Shocking past and present!
The Slaughter Heaven Demon Emperor had returned against all odds, seizing the Worldless Emperor Lord's Saint Body and returning!