Immortal Emperor Yun Yi's face darkened with anger. Clear, misty Sword Intent gathered around him, and the faint image of an immortal sword appeared behind his back.
"Twisting words to suit your argument! If we're talking cause and effect, Immortal Emperor Yun Hao provoked Fang Chen first and tried to steal his Dao companion. Fang Chen had every reason to do what he did. You outnumber him and laid this deadly array against him. How can we Human Cultivators stand by and watch such injustice?"
Golden Roc Immortal Emperor stepped forward. Golden demonic energy rose around him like flames, the shadow of a great roc reappeared behind him, and his claws gleamed with matchless sharpness.
"Enough talk! If you want a fight, let's fight! I'd like to see whether your lousy array can refine me along with him!"
The two sides faced off, swords drawn and bowstrings taut.
The Five Sovereigns Killing Formation was terrifying, but Yun Yi and Golden Roc were both long-renowned Immortal Emperors of formidable strength. If they intervened at any cost, they might not break the Formation, but they could disrupt it enough to give Fang Chen room to breathe—or even strike back.
What was more, the vast forces of the entire Human Race and Demon Race stood behind them. If all-out war broke out, the consequences would be unthinkable.
For a moment, neither side moved. Killing Intent and fury clashed fiercely in the air.
Then, at that fraught moment—
"Senior Yun Yi. Senior Golden Roc."
A hoarse yet strangely calm voice came from the center of the Five Sovereigns Killing Formation, from the point where its destructive energies converged.
It was Fang Chen!
He was still down on one knee, propped up by his sword, drenched in blood and breathing weakly.
His body trembled. So