"Fellow Daoist Chi Xue."
The Sun Emperor Lord gave a slight nod towards Chi Xue Dijun.
"Fellow Daoist Sun." Chi Xue Dijun also nodded in response. The two were old acquaintances. She then looked at both sides and smiled faintly. "Esteemed ones, today, could you perhaps stop this battle for my sake? Cease the fighting and avoid further bloodshed and devastation."
Chi Xue Dijun's purpose in coming here was simple: to stop the war.
The Sun Emperor Lord slightly furrowed his brows, glanced at Chi Xue Dijun, and said, "Agreed!"
Although he had been forced to use the contingency left by the Formless Monarch today, and three Emperor Puppets had appeared, greatly increasing his advantage, he also understood that trying to annihilate the Alliance Army would ultimately result in heavy losses for his own side as well.
The three Emperor Puppets alone were a tremendous problem.
Not to mention the over sixty Ancient Monarchs. If a true slaughter began, these Ancient Monarchs, driven to madness, might even dare to violate the rules of the Ten Heavens Imperial Hall and awaken Supreme Emperor Weapons, causing horrific casualties on the human side.
This was something the Sun Emperor Lord naturally wished to avoid.
On the other side, Hong Huang, Tianchu Immortal Maiden, and the mysterious Monarch of the Alliance Army all wore cold expressions.
Hong Huang said coldly, "The battle can stop, but I must have the Sun Emperor Lord's life, no matter what."
His words held no concealment of that overwhelming killing intent.
Tianchu Immortal Maiden and the third mysterious Monarch also looked at the Sun Emperor Lord with overflowing killing intent.
Yet the Sun Emperor Lord showed no weakness. His gaze was cold yet blazing, and the three Emperor Puppets behind him similarly radiated their own boundless, overwhelming Oppressive Might.
Chi Xue Dijun sighed softly. "In that case, I have no choice but to present the Palace Master's Edict."
"Edict?"
Hearing this, both sides were slightly taken aback. Chi Xue Dijun flicked her sleeve, and suddenly, an Edict appeared. It resembled an imperial decree from the mortal world, bearing a gold color that seemed to honor all heavens. Vast golden ripples spread out in all directions.
The noble Edict slowly rose into the air. At the same time, an unparalleled Oppressive Might capable of suppressing all eras and time itself emanated from it.
This Oppressive Might surpassed that of Ancient Monarchs, surpassed that of Monarchs. It was supreme and peerless, possessing a great majesty that could make all the myriad Daos of the heavens submit—
Supreme Oppressive Might!
As the Edict appeared, a grand voice resounded, accompanied by Supreme majesty, as if a peerless Great Emperor stood proudly above the heavens, looking down upon all eternity. The voice echoed slowly, carrying an undeniable will: "I, the Lord of the Ten Heavens Imperial Hall, request all of you to cease hostilities today. Do not continue the bloodshed and devastation, do not damage the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain. Otherwise, I shall intervene!"
When the voice reached the final word, an even more intense Supreme Oppressive Might erupted, pressing down upon all the Ancient Monarchs and Monarchs present in this starry expanse, causing everything else to pale in comparison.
"A Supreme One!"
Hong Huang, Tianchu Immortal Maiden, the mysterious Monarch, and the many Ancient Monarchs all changed expressions.
The Lord of the Ten Heavens Imperial Hall was actually a peerless Supreme One!
As the grand voice faded, the Supreme Edict slowly rolled up and finally landed in Chi Xue Dijun's palm, still shimmering with the golden light representing its majesty.
Chi Xue Dijun looked at both sides and smiled. "Esteemed ones, do you still wish to continue the battle now?"
Both sides fell silent.
Especially Hong Huang, Tianchu Immortal Maiden, and the mysterious Monarch.
If Chi Xue Dijun alone sought to stop the war, they held little fear, for they were all Monarchs.
But if a true Supreme One ordered a ceasefire, even as Monarchs, they had no choice but to obey the decree of a Supreme.
A Supreme One must not be disrespected!
Once the majesty of a Supreme was violated, once a Supreme was angered and moved to act, everything would be overturned. Not even Monarchs could resist.
"Very well. We cease battle today."
After a moment, Hong Huang spoke, causing many Ancient Monarchs on both the human and Alliance Army sides to breathe a sigh of relief.
"However—" Hong Huang continued, causing many hearts to tense once more. "If the opportunity arises, I will definitely act and kill you, Sun Emperor Lord. For her!"
Leaving these words behind, Hong Huang flicked his sleeve with a cold snort and turned to leave.
Tianchu Immortal Maiden also narrowed her beautiful eyes. Although her true face was obscured by a light veil, one knew it must be peerless through the ages, with few to compare. She also took a deep look at the Sun Emperor Lord. Without much speech, she turned and drifted away.
But that one glance back held no charm that could topple eras, no bewitching allure that could plunge the mortal world into chaos. It held only a killing intent capable of severing all things in the world!
The mysterious Monarch was the last to leave. He also took a deep look at the Sun Emperor Lord, though his gaze was profound and seemed complex.
With the three Monarchs gone, the other Ancient Monarchs of the Alliance Army naturally dared not stay any longer and turned to leave one after another.
Thus, a most terrifying battle, one that involved almost all the Ancient Monarchs and Monarchs of the entire Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain, a battle that could shake the past and illuminate the present, ended before it had truly even begun.
At the same time, on the human side, the Sun Emperor Lord gave a slight nod to Chi Xue Dijun in courtesy and said, "Let us depart as well."
Led by the Sun Emperor Lord, the many Ancient Monarchs of the human side also began to leave.
However, the three Emperor Puppets and the fifteen Sovereign Puppets soared into the sky, returning to the heavens beyond the heavens.
For today, they had merely emerged ahead of schedule. They were not yet fully nurtured and would need another twenty or thirty years to be truly complete.
Nevertheless, through this battle alone, the world finally witnessed the depth of the human race's foundation. Possessing so many Emperor Puppets and Sovereign Puppets, their lineup was truly astonishing and peerless. With such a force, even if the Alliance Army wished to continue encroaching upon the human race and contend for the Heavenly Tomb in the future, they would have to consider it ten thousand times over.
The human race, even without the Formless Monarch, was still not a force that these Emperor Clans and Immortal Clans could casually provoke.
Today, had Hong Huang and the other two Monarchs not suddenly appeared, the outcome awaiting them would have been only one—
Annihilation!
Yes, precisely annihilation.
The human race had thoroughly risen, possessing the most powerful foundation and strength, fearing nothing.
From this day forward, as it was before, now, and henceforth, it would be the most powerful race in the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain, not to be provoked.
The battle concluded, the human race had established its might throughout the world, awing the Ten Heavenly Realms Ancient Domain, fully declaring the inviolable prestige of the world's foremost race.
Simultaneously, upon his return, the Sun Emperor Lord immediately entered seclusion.
For previously, he had merely used the power of Henggu Monarch's forbidden divine ability, "Henggu Fleeting Time," to push himself to his peak state, reaching the legendary Monarch realm.
But that was only temporary, not yet a true Monarch.
However, he had successively devoured the divine souls and flesh-blood of so many Ancient Monarchs. Any single Ancient Monarch was a universe-dominating overlord revered through the ages, with cultivation reaching the heavens and earth. On another level, they could also be considered true human-shaped great medicines.
As long as he thoroughly refined all those Sovereigns, it would surely allow him to truly return to the Monarch domain, to return to the peak of his former years.