A black hand, like the hand of a demon from the netherworld, swept toward a Divine Emperor nearby with world-destroying pressure.
The poor Divine Emperor was seized tightly by that terrifying giant hand before he could even react.
Profound Soul Ancestor stared expressionlessly at the Divine Emperor struggling and begging for mercy in his grasp, then sneered. "Hmph, didn't you little ones have your hearts set on the treasures within this Heavenly Pool? Fine. Today, I'll show mercy and give you the chance to try first!"
"No, don't..."
The captured Divine Emperor was terrified beyond measure. He desperately twisted his body, trying to break free from his restraints, but it was all in vain.
In the end, with a sweep of Profound Soul Ancestor's arm, the Divine Emperor fell straight toward the Heavenly Pool like a kite with its string cut.
At the sight, the other Divine Emperors around them turned pale with fright and involuntarily retreated several steps, afraid that they would become the next sacrifice.
In contrast, the experts of the Half-Immortal Realm were far calmer. They merely watched the Divine Emperor being thrown into the Heavenly Pool with cold indifference, as if what was happening before them had nothing to do with them.
After all, to them, these Divine Emperors were no different from ants.
At that very moment, the instant that majestic Divine Emperor, whose might shook all directions, entered the Heavenly Pool, the thought of fleeing arose in his heart.
His figure flashed as he attempted to use his heaven-piercing Divine Power to shatter the spatial rifts around him and swiftly escape.
Yet, to his utter shock, no matter how he exhausted every trick at his disposal, he could not budge the rock-solid surrounding space in the slightest.
It was as though this space had