"Was it you who attacked?"
Demon Emperor Blood River still did not even glance at Warrior Emperor Wuzang, continuing to heal the disciples of Taixu Grotto.
Truly, what one feared most was exactly what came to pass. As expected, Demon Emperor Blood River had come precisely for this matter.
Just as Warrior Emperor Wuzang was about to open his mouth to explain, the disheveled and utterly disgraced incarnation of Heavenly Dragon True Emperor standing beside him stepped forward and shouted harshly, "It was I who struck! What can you do about it?"
"Since it was you who struck, then come forward and accept your death."
When Demon Emperor Blood River said these words, his face remained utterly devoid of any emotional color. His expression was as such, and so were his words—just like a very ordinary conversation between two strangers. Even after finishing the sentence, he did not immediately act, still continuing to heal the disciples of Taixu Grotto.
Warrior Emperor Wuzang was burning with anxiety. He and Heavenly Dragon True Emperor shared a mental connection, so he naturally knew that Heavenly Dragon True Emperor feared neither heaven nor earth, looking down upon not only Miao Rulai but also Demon Emperor Blood River.
At that moment.
Heavenly Dragon True Emperor let out a wild laugh, his face twisted into a ferocious snarl as he roared, "You think you can command this Emperor to die? You are not qualified!"
As his voice fell.
Two incarnations of Heavenly Dragon True Emperor simultaneously shot out, charging directly forward.
Yes!
Two incarnations.
Although Heavenly Dragon True Emperor was arrogant and overbearing, fearing nothing under heaven, he was by no means a reckless and impulsive person. If he were, he would not have two incarnations act at the same time.
The purpose was to have one incarnation take the vanguard to probe Demon Emperor Blood River, while the other incarnation lurked on the sidelines, waiting for an opportunity to strike.
Demon Emperor Blood River's might shook all realms of the heavens. Heavenly Dragon True Emperor naturally knew this as well, not daring to be negligent, nor daring to hold back. He directly transformed into the Four-Skull Hell Guest and lunged forward.
At the same moment.
Demon Emperor Blood River slowly rose to his feet. With a wave of his hand, all the disciples of Taixu Grotto, including Elder Tongbei, were hidden away by him. Just as the Four-Skull Hell Guest attacked, he abruptly turned and threw a punch.
This punch had no radiant flashes.
Nor was there any profound mystery to speak of; it seemed like a very pure, simple punch.
Yet, it was precisely this pure punch, accompanied by a thunderous explosion, that caused a scene which left everyone dumbfounded.
The Four-Skull Hell Guest actually...
Actually, under this single punch of his, was instantly blasted into nothingness, reduced to scattered ashes!
Heavenly Dragon True Emperor's incarnation then manifested. Whether it was because the Four-Skull Hell Guest had been reduced to ashes, affecting this incarnation of his, or because this incarnation had also been injured by Demon Emperor Blood River's punch, when it manifested, it was a bloody, mangled mess, twisted and unrecognizable, barely clinging to life.
A roar—Heavenly Dragon True Emperor's incarnation immediately transformed into a Dark Evil Dragon, soaring straight into the sky, attempting to flee. At the same time, the other incarnation also swept in, trying to hold off Demon Emperor Blood River and protect the other incarnation.
However.
Just as Heavenly Dragon True Emperor's sinister and ghostly incarnation attacked, Demon Emperor Blood River's figure vanished in the blink of an eye—without any warning, without a sound.
Suddenly.
When Demon Emperor Blood River reappeared, he was already high in the void, and right beside him was the other incarnation that had transformed into the Dark Evil Dragon.
Demon Emperor Blood River raised his hand and brought his palm down, striking directly on the head of the Dark Evil Dragon.
With a deafening boom.
*Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!*
The Dark Evil Dragon instantly disintegrated, its body shattered and reduced to dust, utterly annihilated.
Witnessing this scene, the Great Dao experts hiding within the various Ancient Ruins could not believe their eyes.
They all knew Demon Emperor Blood River was powerful, a top-tier overlord of the Demonic Dao. Back in the Primordial Era, he had dyed the Great Desolate with rivers of blood, slaughtering until the Thirty-Six Grotto-Heavens and Seventy-Two Blessed Lands dared not voice their anger. Now, after countless ages, no one knew just how terrifying Demon Emperor Blood River's true strength might be.
In everyone's minds, the Demon Emperor Blood River who appeared now was also an incarnation. No matter how powerful, surely he couldn't be powerful to such a horrifying degree, could he?
One punch!
Just one punch.
And moreover, a punch without any profound mystery, without any grand creation, had just blasted the Four-Skull Hell Guest into nothingness.
One must know that the Four-Skull Hell Guest was not some creation, but a Divine Sense Demonic Thought!
Every strand of Divine Sense Demonic Thought was almost the spiritual will of a Great Dao overlord from the Primordial Era, containing terrifying power. Yet now, it had been blasted into nothingness by Demon Emperor Blood River's single punch.
And then there was Heavenly Dragon True Emperor's Dark Evil Dragon incarnation. Although Heavenly Dragon True Emperor repeatedly claimed this incarnation was just something he casually nurtured, everyone could see that this incarnation was definitely not casually nurtured. Because when Heavenly Dragon True Emperor used this incarnation to fight Miao Rulai earlier, they had all witnessed its might.
Although it was eventually suppressed by Miao Rulai using the wrathful Buddha forms of the Five Wisdom Kings, earlier, Heavenly Dragon True Emperor had relied on this Dark Evil Dragon incarnation to annihilate the supposedly indestructible Red-Faced Vajra, and severely injure Pure Robe Bodhisattva and Nine Precepts Dharma King. If Miao Rulai hadn't appeared in time, Pure Robe Bodhisattva and Nine Precepts Dharma King would have certainly died by the hands of this incarnation of Heavenly Dragon True Emperor.
Such a powerful Original Sin incarnation, possessing both the grand creation of the Dark Evil Dragon and the Divine Sense Demonic Thought of the Four-Skull Hell Guest.
Now, it had been instantly blasted into nothingness by Demon Emperor Blood River with one punch and one palm.
This could not help but make people wonder: was Heavenly Dragon True Emperor's incarnation too weak, or was Demon Emperor Blood River's incarnation too powerful?
The answer was certain.
It was not that Heavenly Dragon True Emperor's incarnation was too weak, but that Demon Emperor Blood River's incarnation was too powerful—powerful to a terrifying degree, powerful beyond imagination.
Not only were the Great Dao experts hiding in the dark deeply shocked by Demon Emperor Blood River's strength, but Warrior Emperor Wuzang and Heavenly Dragon True Emperor were also both terrified by this scene. Especially Heavenly Dragon True Emperor, who had originally planned to use this Dark Evil Dragon incarnation to test Demon Emperor Blood River's depth. He simply never imagined that, in less than a single exchange, the incarnation he had painstakingly nurtured would be so utterly wiped out!
He felt this way, and Warrior Emperor Wuzang was no exception.
To be honest.
If possible, Warrior Emperor Wuzang did not want to have a conflict with Demon Emperor Blood River, at least not in front of Miao Rulai.
He had planned to step forward himself, lower his stance, even clasp his fists and bow sincerely to plead for Heavenly Dragon True Emperor. In his mind, he had given Demon Emperor Blood River enough face and hoped Demon Emperor Blood River would give him some face in return.
However.
Demon Emperor Blood River did not give him this face. Instead, he bluntly told Heavenly Dragon True Emperor to come forward and die.
No matter what, Warrior Emperor Wuzang was also the inheritor of the Mysterious Abode, hailed as the Young Master of the Profound Heaven. Not to mention Heavenly Dragon True Emperor being unable to endure this, even he could not tolerate someone so blatantly snubbing his dignity, even if that person was Demon Emperor Blood River.
Therefore.
When Heavenly Dragon True Emperor struck to test the waters, he did not stop him. Not only did he not stop him, but like Heavenly Dragon True Emperor's other Dark Evil Phoenix incarnation, he also lurked on the sidelines, waiting for an opportunity.
But everything happened far too quickly.
So quickly that Heavenly Dragon True Emperor had no time to react, and Warrior Emperor Wuzang had no time to react either.
In almost the blink of an eye, Demon Emperor Blood River punched and annihilated the Four-Skull Hell Guest, and with a single palm strike, killed Heavenly Dragon True Emperor's Dark Evil Dragon incarnation.