The Immortal Realm was jointly ruled by the Five Emperors. Southern Emperor Qinghe remained in seclusion year-round and paid no heed to worldly affairs. The three emperors—Haotian, Lintian, and Liyue—had been sent into reincarnation one after another. That left only Northern Emperor Yun Guang, who was undergoing Heavenly Punishment and had yet to be dealt with.
Ye Qinghuang looked at the figure submerged in lightning, but she did not rush to make a move.
For one thing, with the Heavenly Punishment present, rashly approaching Yun Guang might cause her to be mistaken for an accomplice and subjected to indiscriminate attack.
For another, the power of Heavenly Punishment would continuously weaken Yun Guang. It would not be too late to act once it had weakened him to the extreme.
Yet after the third wave of Heavenly Punishment descended, before the fourth wave could arrive, Yun Guang's figure flashed. He actually used a forbidden art to break through the Heavenly Punishment's blockade and vanished from where he stood.
Seeing this, King Qin Guang, who had been keeping a close eye on Yun Guang, could not help but frown. "He escaped!"
"He cannot escape."
With a flip of her hand, Ye Qinghuang produced a tortoiseshell in her palm.
This tortoiseshell was precisely the one that had been in Liyue's possession.
After Liyue was cast into reincarnation, the tortoiseshell had remained behind.
As a great amount of merit power flowed into it, faint patterns emerged upon the shell.
"He fled toward that ancient battlefield beyond the domain. Let's go!"
Ye Qinghuang took the lead toward the ancient battlefield, with Xu Chunniang and the Ten Yama Kings following close behind. Before long, they stepped into the ancient battlefield.
Upon entering the ancient battlefield, Xu Chunniang immediately sensed an unusual aura. She activated her Eye Divine