"Dead?"
"Has Lord of Red Water Chestnut fallen?"
"Has Lord of Red Water Chestnut fallen or not?"
"..."
All eyes turned toward the Cosmic Rift, filled with anticipation.
Ripples spread through the void as eighteen spherical Level-6 Bases suddenly appeared in the air, resonating with one another and madly drawing energy from this starfield.
One unfinished Level-7 Base and eighteen Level-6 Bases were the fortune Yang Feng had amassed over years of Southward Conquests and Northern Wars.
A charred bone claw reached out from the Cosmic Rift and tore violently, forcibly ripping apart the Cosmic Barrier.
A charred skeleton squeezed out of the enormous hole. Countless runes flashed, and great masses of flesh surged from the blackened bones, reconstructing Lord of Red Water Chestnut's body.
The reborn Lord of Red Water Chestnut had lost one eye. His entire body was battered and torn, covered in wounds, utterly miserable. Until his origin recovered, those wounds to his origin could not heal.
"He's here!!"
"Lord of Red Water Chestnut, he's here!!"
"Damn it!!"
"..."
The Saints and Great Saints watching from afar all sucked in cold breaths at the sight.
Even a heavily injured Emperor was still a wounded tiger. To kill one, no one knew what price would have to be paid.
Lord of Red Water Chestnut said coolly, "Has all the energy in this starfield been drained away? It seems your preparations were thorough! But is it worth risking your life for people who want you dead, Heavenly Saint? As far as I know, when you advanced to become an Emperor, many people in this universe acted to sabotage your advancement ritual. Is it worth fighting to the death here for them?"
"Just as I thought. Crossing the Cosmic Barrier dealt you such a tremendous blow that it is impossible