Poison Annihilation Emperor swallowed an emerald-green healing pill. The pill melted into a cool current upon entering his mouth and coursed through his body, yet it still could not completely suppress the surging black poison within him.
His face remained bluish-purple, with a trace of black blood at the corner of his lips. Forcing himself to stand, the seventy-two jade bottles in his hand gave off a faint hum, as if responding to their master's injuries. "I left a divine sense mark deep within the forbidden land, the Netherworld Sea of Blood. Earlier, I sensed powerful fluctuations of aura there. If nothing unexpected has happened, there should be Heavenly Emperor level experts hiding there as well."
As he spoke, his sleeve slipped down, exposing the dense poison patterns covering his arm. They were marks left behind when the poison had backlashed during his battle with Dark Hongjun.
Forest Lord Emperor held a completely withered remnant branch of the World Tree. The ancient Life essence that had once flickered upon it had long since dissipated, leaving only dull, lightless bark drifting through the Void.
He looked at the remnant branch in his hand and sighed, his voice filled with exhaustion and helplessness. "I'll go to the core region of the Chaos Sea."
At those words, all the Heavenly Emperors fell silent.
A stifling atmosphere permeated the Void. Only the distant roars of exploding stars occasionally broke the silence.
Sparks of fire continuously dripped from Blazing Emperor's crimson flame armor. He frowned, his gaze full of worry. Frost Absolute Emperor's crystalline ice armor had shattered across the ground; she wrapped her arms around herself, trying to resist the chill constantly draining from within her. The wound where Thunder Roar Emperor's arm had been severed was still sizzling, purple-gold blood congealing into strange