The Quarterfinals (Part Two)

The Bone Blade Emperor, having immersed himself in the Bone Knife for millennia, possessed a swordsmanship that exuded a sense of Returning to the Origin in every gesture. With a single strike, the power to change the very fabric of the Heaven and Earth was undeniable; the dazzling blade light seemed to become the sole color in the Heaven and Earth, instantly arriving before the Purple Emperor. This strike was filled with an aura of dominance, as if anything that stood in its way would be mercilessly shattered.

However, despite the Bone Blade Emperor's formidable strength, the Purple Emperor's expression remained unchanged in the face of this attack, as if he truly disregarded the Bone Blade Emperor, whose strength rivaled that of the Asura Emperor.

The Purple Emperor simply raised his hand, and with that movement, a Sixth Layer Treasure Pagoda appeared in his palm.

The Treasure Pagoda in the Purple Emperor's hand is Sixth Layer high, its entire body a dark red, giving it an eerie and evil feel. Countless human faces are carved on the Treasure Pagoda, some ferocious and menacing, some wailing in pain, some screaming madly...

Around the Treasure Pagoda, forty-nine small bells hang. As the Treasure Pagoda appears, the bells ring out, creating an even more eerie and terrifying atmosphere. This Tower of Sin evokes a sense of guilt from the depths of one's heart at first glance.

"The Tower of Sin!" Upon seeing the Treasure Pagoda appear in the Purple Emperor's palm, at the peak of Sole Dominance Mountain, the Soul Emperor couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice.

This Tower of Sin is renowned throughout the Asura Path, and it is the treasure that made the Purple Emperor famous. It seems that now that the Sacred War has reached the battle of the top eight, the Purple Emperor can no longer hold back and has brought out his strongest treasure.

After the Tower of Sin appeared in the Purple Emperor's palm, it grew rapidly in the wind, transforming into an enormous Treasure Pagoda in an instant. The forty-nine bells on it swayed, and the sound they emitted was no longer the crisp ringing of bells, but the deep and heavy tones of chimes.

Thump...

A deep, resonant bell rang out, and visible ripples spread across the surface. The Bone Blade Emperor's dazzling strike, as if stuck in mud, slowly came to a stop, hovering three inches in front of the Purple Emperor, unable to advance even an inch.

"Your attacks, though fierce, are ultimately unsophisticated, as you blindly pursue power without understanding why you're wielding your blade. They can hardly be considered elegant," the Purple Emperor said calmly, looking at the Bone Knife that had stopped before him.

As he spoke, he pinched his fingers together, sending a hand seal into the Tower of Sin. With the Purple Emperor's movement, the doors of the First Layer of the Tower of Sin opened directly, and Spider -like ropes burst forth from the Tower of Sin, wrapping around the Bone Blade Emperor.

"The sword is light and agile, the blade is domineering, both naturally pursuing ultimate destructive power. What's wrong with that?" As he watched the countless ropes shooting out from the Tower of Sin, the Bone Blade Emperor wielded his Bone Knife, creating an impenetrable swirling light, and retorted with complete disagreement to the Purple Emperor's assessment.

"It's true that Saber Art pursues destructive Saber Art, but one must understand why they cultivate it. Cultivating without purpose makes one nothing more than a brute; no matter how strong one becomes, it's all just empty show. Alright, under the Chains of Judgment of my Tower of Sin, Repentance for your sins," the Purple Emperor said calmly to the Bone Blade Emperor.

The Bone Blade Emperor's blade is undeniably domineering, its power Human Heart. From the beginning of the Sacred War to the present two rounds of fighting, none of Bone Blade Emperor opponents have been able to withstand ten moves from him, demonstrating his immense strength. However, at this moment, the ropes shooting out from the Tower of Sin are incredibly resilient. No matter how sharp and domineering the Bone Blade Emperor's blade light is, it cannot cut through these tough ropes. Instead, these ropes seem to cling to him like maggots.

"Get out of my way, break it..." More and more ropes were wrapped around his body. Although his anger was rising, the Bone Blade Emperor's movements were getting slower and slower. In just a few breaths, no less than dozens of ropes were wrapped around his body, and his movements were greatly restricted.

Bone Blade Emperor was like a raging bull with unparalleled strength, but trapped in a swamp, his formidable power useless.

The Tower of Sin is the treasure that made the Purple Emperor famous. Once activated, it can use the laws of the Tower of Sin to determine the degree of sin of the target, and then unleash countless ropes to bind the target, suppress their power, and pull them into the Tower of Sin imprisonment. At this moment, the Bone Blade Emperor was bound by the ropes shot out from the Tower of Sin and was slowly dragged into the Tower of Sin.

"The Tower of Sin?" At the peak of Sole Dominance Mountain, Zhuge Xiang watched the battle between the Purple Emperor and the Bone Blade Emperor, his expression shifting slightly.

The Purple Emperor's Tower of Sin is quite similar to Zhuge Xiang's Heavenly Dragon Town Evil Pagoda. The Tower of Sin shoots out ropes to bind and drag the target inside for imprisonment, while the Heavenly Dragon Town Evil Pagoda shoots out countless Demon Suppressing Chains to bind and suppress the target within the Evil Suppressing Pagoda. In this respect, they can be considered to have similar functions.

Regardless of Zhuge Xiang's astonishment at the similarity between the Tower of Sin and the Heavenly Dragon Town Evil Pagoda, the Bone Blade Emperor, bound by Chains shot from within the Tower of Sin, was slowly dragged inside. Despite his desperate struggles, he couldn't stop being pulled in. The Tower of Sin's Tower of Sin opened wide, and the Bone Blade Emperor's body drew ever closer to the Tower of Sin...

"No! Break it!" As he watched himself being slowly dragged into the Tower of Sin, the Bone Blade Emperor struggled frantically. He knew very well that once he was truly pulled into the Tower of Sin, he was doomed to lose this battle.

"The Five Emperors, they truly live up to their Five Emperors..." He sighed inwardly as he watched the Purple Emperor take out the Tower of Sin and easily suppress the Bone Blade Emperor, the Soul Emperor, the Poison Emperor, and others on Sole Dominance Mountain.

Originally, they thought that even if their strength was not as good as the Five Emperors, they should still be able to put up a fight. However, they never expected that the battle between the Bone Blade Emperor and the Purple Emperor, and the one-sided battle situation, would greatly exceed their expectations and wake them up.

Don't think that the Five Emperors are nothing special just because Zhuge Xiang defeated the White Bone Emperor. The White Bone Emperor's defeat was not because he was too weak, but simply because Zhuge Xiang was too strong.

"Break them off..." At the entrance of the Tower of Sin, just as Bone Blade Emperor about to be dragged in, bound by dozens of ropes, an unprecedented domineering aura suddenly erupted from his body. At the same time, he swept his Bone Knife across, directly severing six or seven ropes binding him.

"Hmm? He actually broke through at the last moment?" Sensing the domineering aura suddenly erupting from the Bone Blade Emperor, and seeing that six or seven ropes in the Tower of Sin had been severed, the Purple Emperor raised an eyebrow slightly, a look of solemnity flashing between his brows.

"Break!" With overwhelming domineering power, the Bone Blade Emperor wielded his pale Bone Knife continuously. Just as the Purple Emperor had said, the Bone Blade Emperor seemed to have truly broken through. Those ropes that were originally so tough and impossible to cut were actually severed by him one by one. The Chains binding his body were becoming fewer and fewer, so the Bone Blade Emperor's movements were becoming more and more agile.

"Purple Emperor, you truly deserve to be called the most outstanding genius of my Asura Path. What you say is true; blindly pursuing destructive power is indeed a inferior approach. But now, I know why I drew my sword. My belief remains unchanged: to prove that by relying on one's own efforts and sweat, one can overcome the chasm of talent." After severing all the dozens of ropes binding him, the Bone Blade Emperor shouted loudly, the clanging sound echoing throughout the entire Sole Dominance Mountain.

"Your belief is truly admirable, but my efforts are no less than yours..." Looking at the Bone Blade Emperor was bursting with powerful strength and conviction, the Purple Emperor's eyes showed some admiration and appreciation, but his expression quickly turned serious.

As he finished speaking, a pair of dark brown Bat Wings suddenly unfurled behind the Purple Emperor. With a flap of his wings, the Purple Emperor's speed seemed to surpass the limits of what the eye could see, and he charged toward the Bone Blade Emperor.

"Demonic Flame Ninefold Sonata..." The Purple Emperor spread a pair of enormous, dark brown Bat Wings and instantly appeared before the Bone Blade Emperor. His hands had somehow transformed into ferocious and terrifying demonic claws, upon which burned terrifying Black Flame. Although the Black Flame were only the size of a fist, held in the Purple Emperor's palm, the destructive Flame contained within them was extremely terrifying.

"So fast..." Seeing the Purple Emperor suddenly appear in front of him, the Bone Blade Emperor's pupils contracted sharply, but his body reacted quickly. He raised his Bone Knife in front of his chest to block the Purple Emperor's attack.

Bone Blade Emperor never expected that, besides the Tower of Sin, the Purple Emperor's own strength was also terrifyingly powerful.

Bang...

A violent explosion rang out in the sky above Sole Dominance Mountain. The brilliant Black Flame, illuminated by the setting sun over the Asura Path, were dazzling. Amidst screams, fragments of white bones flew everywhere, and scalding blood rained down from the sky like a bloody downpour.

Bone Blade Emperor did indeed break through at the last moment, even managing to sever the ropes of the Tower of Sin. However, under the Purple Emperor's attack, he was destroyed and killed. The Bone Knife was shattered by the Demonic Flame, and Bone Blade Emperor's body was also reduced to a charred corpse by the bombardment of the Demonic Flame, falling to the ground.

"Is this the strength of the Five Emperors?" The scene before them left the Soul Emperor, the Poison Emperor, and the Demon Dragon Emperor speechless. The Purple Emperor's strength far exceeded their expectations.

Originally, they considered themselves to be top-tier powerhouses at the Asura Emperor level. Furthermore, the White Bone Emperor's Asura Emperor at the hands of Zhuge Xiang had inflated their confidence, leading them to believe that even if they couldn't defeat the Five Emperors, they should be able to put up a fight. However, the outcome of the Bone Blade Emperor's defeat deeply shocked them.