The three great Emperor Lords did not head straight for the Fourth Heaven to kill. Instead, they descended upon the Sixth Heaven first!
The cultivators of the Sixth Heaven were still steeped in panic and bewilderment after the allied army's crushing defeat and the deaths of so many ancestors.
Some sects were licking their wounds and discussing countermeasures, even secretly rejoicing that not all their ancestors had gone down to the lower heavens.
But an even greater nightmare descended.
Without any warning, three terrifying wills, vast as the abyss and majestic as the heavens, yet filled with icy killing intent and an aura of destruction, abruptly enveloped the entire Sixth Heaven!
The sky tore open, and three figures resembling gods and devils appeared.
The Zhou Tian Stars Chart hovered above Star River Emperor Lord's head, scattering endless starlight that carried a chill capable of freezing souls.
Nine Suns Emperor Lord stood upon the Nine Suns Burning Heaven Wheel, as though surrounded by nine miniature suns, radiating heat that could burn all things to ash.
Emperor Lord Xuan Ming wore the Ten Thousand Ghosts Soul-Eating Banner around him. Its gray-black fabric stirred without wind, and the piercing howls of countless wronged souls could faintly be heard.
"E-Emperor Lords?!"
"And three of them?!"
"What are they trying to do?!"
Across the Sixth Heaven, countless cultivators looked up in horror, an ominous premonition rising in their hearts.
Star River Emperor Lord's indifferent voice rang through heaven and earth:
"The Sixth Heaven of the lower realms has colluded with rebels and murdered envoys from above. Your crimes are unforgivable!
Today, we three shall mete out punishment on heaven's behalf, taking your essence blood and souls as a warning to others!"
There was no explanation, no trial, only a cold verdict and a naked intent