The Underworld Emperor's fall sent a massive shock through the entire Underworld Kingdom. The Underworld Kingdom was a realm forged by the Underworld Emperor, and his influence was everywhere. With his death, many places throughout the Underworld Kingdom began to collapse. Without the restraints of the Underworld Dao Law, these forcibly condensed worlds crumbled like mountains collapsing and seas roaring into a tsunami.
Yet this collapse lasted only a short while. Ye Xiwen acted to stabilize the world, preserving its core origin. Naturally, the world could no longer continue falling apart.
"His Majesty is gone!"
"His Majesty has fallen!"
"Heavens!"
The Underworld Kingdom's experts were struck dumb with terror. Over countless years, the Underworld Emperor had ruled through both grace and might, his presence penetrating their hearts like a shadow. It could be said that no matter how powerful one was, all had to submit beneath the Underworld Emperor's pressure.
An Emperor Lord was ultimately an Emperor Lord, while a Quasi-Emperor was only a Quasi-Emperor.
The distinction between sovereign and subject had long been established, and the gap in strength between them was like heaven and earth. Even while seriously injured and recuperating, the Underworld Emperor's strength remained beyond the reach of these Quasi-Emperors.
Thus, in their hearts, the Underworld Emperor had been almost like the heavens themselves. Yet such a figure had died, fallen right before their eyes. The blow was as though the sky had collapsed and the earth had split apart—terrifying beyond measure.
Although he had faced another Emperor Lord, and although they might not have been wholly unprepared for the worst, the Underworld Emperor had been an overwhelmingly powerful reigning Emperor Lord. There was no need to speak of how formidable he had been.
Still, they found it difficult to accept. But they soon steadied themselves