"Go back wherever you came from. Although this pass is guarded only by this old man and Heavenly Emperor Fengchun, it is not yet in need of anyone else's support."
A vast, ethereal, almost sacred old man's voice rang out around Black Bear King, Huangsha Mountain Lord, and the six Middle Heavenly Emperors who had come from other passes to provide support.
Upon hearing this, Black Bear King, Huangsha Mountain Lord, and the other five Middle Heavenly Emperors who had come from other passes to provide support were all startled. They respectfully called toward the stone mountain that seemed to reach straight into the heavens, "We obey!"
"Where do you intend to go?" Just then, a refined chuckle rang out. Immediately afterward, a huge chessboard descended, enveloping the stone mountain, Black Bear King, Huangsha Mountain Lord, and the six Middle Heavenly Emperors who had come from the other passes to provide support.
"It's the Young Master of the Imperial Palace!" Black Bear King looked utterly terrified. "For him to have come here means Golden Snake Heavenly Emperor and Heavenly Emperor Yuanji have already fallen at his hands!"
The instant Black Bear King finished speaking,
a blue-robed figure came slowly from the distance with his hands clasped behind his back.
"An Upper Heavenly Emperor? Who are you?" At the same time, the sacred old voice rang out again. A huge, aged face emerged on the stone mountain that seemed to reach straight into the heavens, its gaze fixed intensely on Li Zhōujūn.
"I'm Li Zhōujūn, the Young Master of the Imperial Palace. Of course, you can also call me Azure Emperor." The blue-robed figure smiled.
Li Zhōujūn's smile fell into Black Bear King's eyes like a god of slaughter who had erupted from the Nine Hells, frightening him until his heart