"Forget it, we'll fight to the death!"
A Monarch roared, charging forward himself.
He would rather fight than live in such despair.
Boom—
Another wave of overwhelming bloody radiance bloomed, accompanied by endless strange phenomena, earth-shattering and shaking the entire Domain War battlefield.
It also shook the hearts of the countless billions of living beings on the Origin Ancient Path, their expressions changing.
For this represented the fall of yet another Monarch.
And this was the sixth one.
Only three remained, as one of them was still being devoured and refined by the Taichu Emperor, and it seemed he wouldn't be able to hold out for much longer either.
These three Monarchs were precisely the ones wielding Supreme Emperor's Weapons, exceptionally powerful and possessing Supreme Emperor's Weapons. Even the Taichu Emperor would need to expend some effort to kill them.
But for now, they could only barely protect themselves. Because they weren't true Supreme Ones, continuously reviving a Supreme Emperor's Weapon consumed far too much divine energy. No Monarch could sustain it forever.
The three Monarchs holding the Supreme Emperor's Weapons felt utterly stifled.
Resist? They couldn't.
Leave? Yet they were sealed in by the Qiankun Bagua Mirror. How could they leave?
Helpless, they could only be forced to face the Taichu Emperor head-on.
"Taichu Emperor, don't push us too far. If we're forced into a corner and drive our Supreme Emperor's Weapons by burning our forms and spirits, we can absolutely make you pay a bloody price too," one Monarch gritted his teeth and said hatefully, his body covered in bloodstains and wounds making his words rather convincing.
"Oh?"
The Taichu Emperor swept a glance at this person, his tone indifferent. "Go ahead and try. You might wound me, but the price will definitely be your fall!"
Swish—
He continued his attack, clashing with the three Monarchs. In an instant, they collided thousands upon thousands of times, brilliant radiance flashing, accompanied by terrifyingly extreme destructive power.
Amidst the collisions, as heaven and earth continued to collapse massively, naturally the three Monarchs were sent flying again, blood appearing once more.
"Taichu Emperor, we are willing to pay a corresponding price, hoping you can spare our lives."
Finally, the Cangqing Emperor, who was a Chaos Divine Tree, spoke up. Although protected by a Supreme Emperor's Weapon, he was also covered in blood. Behind him, a Chaos Divine Tree as tall as the heavens flickered in and out of sight, swaying and glowing, scattering endless radiance.
The other two Monarchs also spoke, indicating that as long as the Taichu Emperor was willing to let them off, they could pay a sufficient price.
They truly did not wish to continue facing the Taichu Emperor in his invincible state, seeing not the slightest shred of hope.
The Taichu Emperor stopped. He was rather tempted by the three Monarchs' proposal.
After all, although he was confident he could kill the three Monarchs, they had Supreme Emperor's Weapons protecting them. They weren't so easy to break, and it would also require him to expend a great deal of time to slowly erase them.
Therefore, unless it came to the last resort, he also didn't wish to continue refining the corpses of the numerous Monarchs to provide power, maintaining this invincible state to erase the three.
"Agreed."
A moment later, the Taichu Emperor agreed, letting the three Monarchs breathe a sigh of relief.
"If you wish not to die, you must hand over your Supreme Emperor's Weapons," the Taichu Emperor stated. His first condition immediately made the three Monarchs' expressions change. They hurriedly said, "Taichu Emperor, the Supreme Emperor's Weapons do not belong to us. We have no authority to make this decision."
"Either die, or hand them over."
Yet the Taichu Emperor was also extremely forceful, simply not giving them the right to a third choice. No matter how the three Monarchs pleaded, he would not relent.
"Taichu Emperor, you must know that even if we hand them over, you, as an Eternal Monarch, cannot suppress three Supreme Emperor's Weapons," the three Monarchs tried to persuade him with bitter words. Once handed over, it would be equivalent to making enemies of the three Supreme Ones behind them, something they did not wish to see.
"No matter. I have my own methods."
He would not yield in the slightest!
The Cangqing Emperor said with difficulty, "Taichu Emperor, this isn't good. If we hand them over, but you seize the chance to attack and kill us?"
Unless absolutely forced, how could they dare to hand them over?
The Taichu Emperor's attitude was already very domineering: "If I wanted to kill you, even with Supreme Emperor's Weapons, you could only barely resist for a while. I can't be bothered wasting words arguing with you."
In the end, faced with the choice of life and death, and knowing they could not possibly defeat the Taichu Emperor, the three Monarchs agreed. They handed over the three Supreme Emperor's Weapons from within their bodies.
The three Supreme Emperor's Weapons clanged and hummed, their Supreme aura extremely terrifying. With the slightest movement, they could shatter the heavens. Possessing their own intelligence, they immediately tried to fly away.
Clearly, their original masters were secretly manipulating them, naturally unwilling for the Supreme Emperor's Weapons to fall into the Taichu Emperor's hands.
"Stay here!"
The Taichu Emperor snorted coldly, instantly attacking. He struck the three Supreme Emperor's Weapons in succession, clanging sounds ringing out, radiance flashing. Only then did the three Supreme Emperor's Weapons dim their glow in an instant.
Simultaneously, he also resonated with the Qiankun Bagua Mirror.
Hum—
An ancient mirror shot out from within his body, imprinted with the Qiankun Bagua diagram. The ancient mirror was hazy, descending with billions of layers of chaotic ancient qi. It was precisely Tai Sheng Huang's Dao weapon, the Qiankun Bagua Mirror!
With a single tremor from this strongest Emperor's weapon, the aura of an ancient colossus bloomed, and the three Supreme Emperor's Weapons all submitted.
Witnessing that the Taichu Emperor actually also controlled the Qiankun Bagua Mirror, many people in the shadows sucked in a cold breath. If the Taichu Emperor combined forces with the Qiankun Bagua Mirror, he truly could kill the three Monarchs.
The three Monarchs now felt their scalps go numb, only now realizing the Taichu Emperor was even more fearsome than they had imagined.
Agreeing to hand over the three Supreme Emperor's Weapons was the correct choice. Otherwise, even with Supreme Emperor's Weapons protecting them, they could not resist the Taichu Emperor who mastered the Qiankun Bagua Mirror.
"The second condition..."
Although the Taichu Emperor negotiated with the three Monarchs, he shielded their surroundings. No one outside could sense the content of their dialogue, only seeing the Cangqing Emperor and the other two Monarchs' expressions turn extremely ugly. Clearly, the price the Taichu Emperor demanded was quite enormous.
The three Monarchs argued fiercely, wanting to oppose. But the Taichu Emperor was exceptionally forceful, directly throwing the corpses of the six Monarchs before them and saying indifferently, "You have no right to resist. You can end up like them if you wish."
The three Monarchs were both furious and helpless.
Especially now that they had even handed over their Supreme Emperor's Weapons. With Supreme Emperor's Weapons protecting them, they were already no match for the Taichu Emperor, barely able to protect themselves. Without Supreme Emperor's Weapons protecting them, they had only a dead end.
"Fine, Taichu Emperor, you're ruthless. We agree!"
Helplessly, the three Monarchs all yielded.
It could be seen that their expressions were as ugly as could be.
The Taichu Emperor, however, revealed a smile and laughed heartily. "Although you've sworn a Heavenly Dao oath, as Monarchs, you still have the power to resist. Leave a strand of your True Spirit with me."
At this moment, the three Monarchs were enraged. Having one's True Spirit controlled by another—what difference was there from being enslaved?
They would rather fight and die.