Night Emperor was caught completely off guard and slain. He surely had never imagined he would be defeated so quickly. His Primordial Spirit was shredded by Ye Xiwen's sword light, making resurrection impossible.
Compared to when he had killed Eagle Horn Emperor Lord and Blood Emperor Linglong, killing Night Emperor now had been almost laughably easy.
It had taken only a few moves—back and forth, merely those few sword techniques—and Night Emperor, one of the former Ten Great Emperors whom everyone feared at the mere mention of his name, had fallen beneath his sword.
Since Night Emperor's betrayal, countless people had wanted to kill him, yet none had truly managed it.
But now, Ye Xiwen had done it.
Whether it was Butterfly Emperor, who was healing her wounds, or Qi Emperor and Taiyi Sacred Emperor, who had been standing nearby intending to assist, all of them were utterly stunned. They had originally planned to go up and help hold Night Emperor back, but now they saw there had been no need at all. In just a few moves, Ye Xiwen had completely slain Night Emperor.
Such strength was terrifying even to contemplate.
"This... this is simply... I fear that from this day onward, the title of the number one Emperor Lord in the world will have to change hands—if that old immortal Lightning Emperor is dead, that is!" Qi Emperor said, filled with both emotion and disbelief.
Judging from the strength Ye Xiwen had displayed, he had clearly already surpassed Battle Emperor. If Battle Emperor had possessed such cultivation, why would he have needed to summon them? If it had been Ye Xiwen, so long as he knew Night Emperor's location, he could have charged straight to his door and forcibly killed him on the spot. There would have been