"The Ice Emperor has passed the Divine Tribulation and become a Demigod!"
"Damn it. We were one step too late."
"Our only hope now is that the Asura Blood Emperor and the others can stop the Ice Emperor..."
"So what if the Asura Blood Emperor and his group are strong? That’s the Ice Emperor we’re talking about—a Demigod!"
Gai Shi and the others, who had been fighting, all returned to Jiang Chen’s side. Each one of them wore an extremely grim and troubled expression.
Given the Ice Emperor’s cruel methods, if he became a Demigod, the Eastern Continent would fall under his rule.
When that time comes...
Wouldn’t the entire Eastern Continent be plunged into an abyss of suffering?
Gai Shi looked at Jiang Chen and said in a heavy voice, "Jiang Chen, what should we do?"
Everyone around them looked toward Jiang Chen.
He had already slain three Emperor Realm experts in a row, completely winning over these arrogant and unruly geniuses. Even Arhat was now looking to him.
They saw him as their backbone!
Jiang Chen’s gaze flickered, a flash of uncertainty crossing his eyes.
’If there’s anyone the Ice Emperor hates the most, it has to be me!’
’If I can’t stop him this time, then the Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect, the Cloud Domain, and even the entire Eastern Continent will be plunged into endless oppression and disaster.’
Feeling everyone’s eyes on him, the clarity slowly returned to Jiang Chen’s gaze. He gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "Gai Shi, you take the men and kill these minions of the Ice Emperor first. Rescue the innocent people. I’ll head to the depths of the Profound Celestial Ice Field at once to assess the situation!"
They all nodded.
"Go on, don’t worry. We’ll make sure these bastards don’t leave this place alive!"
"After we’ve wiped them out, we’ll rendezvous with you!"
They all said.
Jiang Chen nodded. With a powerful beat of his five pairs of Radiant Wings, he shot into the sky, flying toward the depths of the Profound Celestial Ice Field.
An icy killing intent filled Gai Shi’s eyes. An extremely grim look appeared on his face as his blood energy erupted like a volcano. "Everyone, slaughter all of these bastards!"
"Kill!"
Led by Gai Shi, the experts charged toward the purple-robed experts.
......
「In the depths of the Profound Celestial Ice Field.」
This place was an endless expanse of ice. A blizzard raged between heaven and earth, and the ground was scarred with massive craters.
They were from the lightning of the Divine Tribulation that had just descended, which had nearly turned this entire land into a sea of lightning.
The Asura Blood Emperor, the Celestial Secret Elder, the Dragon Emperor, the Sword Emperor, Emperor Ping Shan, the Demon Emperor, and Emperor Feixue—all seven of them—stood in the air.
Behind them stood the Feixue Country Lord, Long Chan, Song Tiancheng, and the others.
Every one of them was covered in grievous wounds, dripping with blood. The gazes of all these powerful experts were fixed on the figure slowly descending from the void before them.
The Ice Emperor at this moment was dressed in a blood-red robe. Even his long, wildly dancing hair was completely blood-red!
The corner of his mouth lifted into a wicked smile, like that of an Evil God. He licked his lips and cackled, "Hahaha... Asura, Dragon Emperor... I really have you to thank for stopping me from entering the Mystic Sect. It was you who forced me to finally make up my mind and use the Blood Sacrifice Technique to pass the Divine Tribulation. For the sake of our past friendship, I can give you a chance to live. As long as you submit to me, I will spare your lives. What do you say?"
At this moment, the Ice Emperor was like a majestic, Heaven-Reaching Divine Peak.
His tyrannical aura of blood and qi blotted out the sky and sun.
It seemed as if a single thought from him could drain the color from heaven and earth and make even Emperor Realm experts lose all will to resist him.
The Asura Blood Emperor snorted coldly. His eyes were icy, like those of an enraged Ancient Magical Beast. His chilling gaze fell upon the Ice Emperor as he ground out through clenched teeth, "Such a cruel Blood Sacrifice Technique... back when our Mystic Sect was destroyed, even the Sect Leader never used it. Ice Emperor, you dare use the people of the Eastern Continent as sacrifices for your blood ritual! You will face divine retribution eventually!"
"Those who commit many injustices are doomed to destroy themselves. Ice Emperor, it’s not too late for you to stop!" the Celestial Secret Elder said gravely.
The Dragon Emperor and the others’ gazes flickered.
They had already gone all out trying to stop the Ice Emperor from ascending to the Demigod Realm.
But in the end, they had still failed.
Now that the Ice Emperor had stepped into the Demigod Realm, could they really stop him?
The Ice Emperor’s lips curled in a disdainful sneer. "Back then, I advised the Sect Leader to use the Blood Sacrifice Technique. If he had listened to me and used it, wouldn’t he have had a fighting chance against that person from Zhongzhou? It was his foolishness that led to the destruction of our Mystic Sect and caused the Eastern Continent to languish for over a hundred thousand years. Now that I have broken through to the Demigod realm, I will lead the Eastern Continent back to its peak! You should all follow the tide and assist me with all your might, not stand in my way!"
"You’re the foolish one!"
"The Sect Leader would rather have died in battle than sacrifice the people of the Eastern Continent. That was how he preserved hope for our Eastern Continent."
"For your own selfish desires, you have disregarded the lives of countless beings in the Eastern Continent. One day, you will face retribution,"
the Celestial Secret Elder and the Asura Blood Emperor roared in fury.
On their way to the Profound Celestial Ice Field, they had passed through dozens of domains. The common people who once lived there in peace and contentment had all met with cataclysmic disaster.
There were mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
The entire Eastern Continent was like Hell itself.
It made them want to tear the Ice Emperor apart with their bare teeth to appease the spirits of the innocent dead.
"Hopelessly stubborn!"
The Ice Emperor sneered, then his gaze swept over the Dragon Emperor and the others, pausing on each of the seven Emperor Realm experts. He said slowly and deliberately, "What does the life or death of the beings on the Eastern Continent have to do with us? Besides, I didn’t wipe them all out. I left about half of them alive. In less than a hundred years, they’ll have repopulated."
"Gentlemen, I am aware of all your situations. Aside from Asura, the rest of you don’t have much of your lifespans left, do you? Among you, whoever submits to me first, I guarantee that in a hundred years, I will personally preside over a blood sacrifice to help you break through to Demigod. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. After three breaths, if you still insist on opposing me, then I don’t mind making all seven of you Emperors fall here today!" the Ice Emperor said with a playful, mocking smile.
As soon as these words were spoken,
the faces of the seven Emperor Realm experts changed in unison.
They had used methods like deep sleep or self-sealing to extend their lives, but these were not long-term solutions.
If they couldn’t break through to the Demigod Realm, they would eventually die of old age.
The Ice Emperor’s words had struck their weakest point.
The Asura Blood Emperor’s expression shifted slightly. He shouted in a deep voice, "Ice Emperor, stop trying to bewitch people with your words! The Eastern Continent is our root, our homeland. Even if we die when our lifespans run out, we would never do something as despicable as you have!"
The Dragon Emperor also nodded and said, "Asura is right. Although I too wish to break through to the Demigod Realm, the Eastern Continent is our root, after all! Asura, you and I have fought for the better part of our lives, but today, I support you!"
As he spoke, he walked over to the Asura Blood Emperor’s side.
The Asura Blood Emperor nodded and said, "Dragon Emperor, for those words, from this day forward, all debts and grudges between us are wiped clean!"
"Good!"
The Dragon Emperor nodded, and a sinister curve suddenly appeared on his lips.
At the side, the Celestial Secret Elder’s expression changed abruptly. "Asura, watch out!"
"Hm?"
The Asura Blood Emperor froze, his face changing drastically.
An incredibly terrifying force erupted from beside him. Caught completely off guard, half of his body was blasted to pieces. Blood gushed out as he was severely injured.
The Asura Blood Emperor staunched his wounds. His face was deathly pale as he looked in disbelief at the Dragon Emperor, who was already flying toward the Ice Emperor. "Dragon Emperor... you..."
No one could have ever expected...
The Dragon Emperor had chosen to betray them!