Only after Wen Qingfeng and the others had vanished completely from sight.
Emperor E shook his head slightly. "Human relationships and worldly affairs are all fetters. If you had not cared about that sliver of sentiment from your past life, how could Burning Lamp Buddha have plotted against you?"
Su Yi did not argue. He merely asked, "Do you have friends?"
Emperor E said, "I do."
Su Yi said, "Would they live and die alongside you?"
Emperor E frowned. "Pedantic! Such bonds are not worth praising at all. One can only walk the Great Dao road alone. Those friends of yours cannot stay by your side forever!"
Su Yi said, "Those who follow different paths cannot make plans together. Though we may be separated by the ends of the earth upon the Great Dao road, as long as I know they are there, I am not alone in this world."
Emperor E gave a laugh and could not be bothered to say more. "Enough. Your friends have already gone far away. Now you can fight without holding back!"
Boom!
He raised his right hand, and countless Dark Runes surged forth, rushing through his palm like a tidal wave.
Heaven and earth shuddered violently as mountains and rivers crumbled and withered away.
The surrounding ninety thousand feet of sky was completely blanketed by Emperor E's divine might.
"If you can survive beneath my hand using only the power of your own Great Dao, I guarantee that I will not make another move against you before Dark Myth arrives."
Emperor E's voice was low, like divine drums being struck, reverberating and booming through the air.
The might around him became increasingly terrifying.
Su Yi raised a brow. "I thought you had resolved to settle life and death with me. So you merely