This was the prelude to a new era. It was foreseeable that for a long time to come, heaven and earth would remain under Emperor Ye's rule. In this battle, who was truly loyal and who paid lip service while harboring defiance had all been laid bare. No one wanted Emperor Ye to see them as a rat with its head at both ends, outwardly compliant but inwardly rebellious.
To be marked by an Emperor—one could well imagine the consequences.
Everyone was terrified. Even those Ancient Inheritances that had never shown themselves sent representatives. Their so-called seclusion was merely relative to ordinary people; before an Emperor's Law Eye, there were no secrets at all. Their withdrawal from the world was nothing but a joke.
If they did not step forward now or contribute their strength, being tripped up by an Emperor later would be truly ruinous.
Thus, no one dared treat this matter lightly. They all dispatched their strongest forces. As for their home bases, there was no need to worry. At a time like this, who would dare start internal strife? Who would dare drag the main army back? That would be politically incorrect, and they could only wait for Emperor Ye to wipe out their entire clan.
From the two orders Emperor Ye had issued, it was clear that he was not bloodthirsty, but neither was he softhearted. Those who deserved death, he would never spare.
That was terrifying. Yet throughout the ages, Emperors had always been decisive in slaughter, so there was nothing surprising about it.
Under this order, everyone mobilized. For a time, experts gathered like clouds; God-level experts were beyond counting, and there were over a hundred at the Quasi-Emperor Peak. More than ten Dao Artifacts had converged here as well. The true elites of