Slaying the sovereign
Standing outside the golden light, Lin Yu, who had just watched the "Diviner" depart from high above, held the [White Bone Flowing Light] in his hand and could also sense the powerful presence that had appeared in this world.
The immense energy and the insurmountable aura of superiority—without a doubt, the "Emperor" who descended here, though not the "true body" or a genuine descent from the Divine Kingdom, was, just as the "Diviner" had said... definitely no ordinary Doppelganger.
This is an existence comparable to the Primal Avatar of the God of Shadows of that day.
Lin Yu could sense that the moment the "Emperor's" Doppelganger descended, it also noticed his presence.
Faced with the greetings from "Feng Shui Master" Jian Cunyi and the provocation from "Grandmaster" Gu Mo, the "Emperor" remained silent and did not utter a word.
Instead, he turned his gaze to himself—through the wind and rain, the golden light shone through the Imperial Carriage, and the man's gaze, sharp as lightning, landed on Lin Yu.
This was not the first time the two had met. Lin Yu had previously encountered the "Emperor" in the Karma Threads Illusion.
This time, however, the way the two met was more direct and less obstructive.
Even without the "Diviner's" reminder, Lin Yu never forgot that he was always the "Copper Furnace's" primary target.
He looked up at the "Emperor," the [White Bone Flowing Light] he held in his hand never being put down.
This is why Lin Yu saw the emperor's face so clearly—his features were upright and resolute, his brows dignified, as if he had stepped out of a textbook portrait of an emperor.
After a silent stare lasting more than ten seconds, the emperor looked away.
Instead of turning his attention to Lin Yu, he turned his gaze back to the golden light and onto Gu Mo and Jian Cunyi.
"Rebels... I came to this world precisely because of your rebellion, yet you have willingly delivered yourselves to my doorstep. It seems you were prepared to offer your necks for slaughter."
The emperor spoke, his words ringing out even louder than Gu Mo's earlier voice, almost echoing throughout the entire Shenzhen.
At this moment, Lin Yu could sense that the "battlefield" in other places was still ongoing...
However, the victories and defeats of those "Tier 3" or even "Tier 4" matches have become meaningless.
The outcome of this battle... will depend solely on the location where the "Emperor" descends.
Upon hearing the emperor's words, Gu Mo frowned again.
"No matter which dynasty's emperor you were... in our dynasty, this kind of thing doesn't apply anymore."
"Although I feel it's pointless, I'll still go through the motions—I never thought that this set of words would actually be utterable; I barely even memorized it."
Gu Mo cleared her throat as she spoke, "This 'Emperor,' you have already stepped into the territory governed by our 'Order,' invading the world we represent. You still have the opportunity to leave. If you insist on remaining in this realm, we may take military action and coercive measures."
The emperor spoke, "Interesting, traitor... I know your title, 'Grandmaster'."
"This world is the world I was born into, and the world I once ruled."
Gu Mo sneered when she heard what the other person said.
"I just can't understand you..."
As she spoke, she slightly bent her knees, and then...
"Whoosh!"
Gu Mo leaped high into the air and stood atop the canopy of the large tree behind her, which still stood firm amidst the wind and rain. Then she raised her hand and gave a thumbs-up, as if measuring the distance between her and the emperor 'Imperial Carriage in mid-air.
Half a second later, Gu Mo locked onto the location, and her white figure once again flashed and leaped through the air like lightning, rushing into the wind and rain to a height of 100 meters.
Even with a high-speed camera, capturing Gu Mo's movements at this moment would likely only yield a fleeting afterimage.
Lin Yu was able to barely catch Gu Mo's movements thanks to the support of the Mental Power Network, and realized how Gu Mo "flew" directly from the ground into the air without releasing Supernatural Power.
Because that's not "flying"... that's just the most basic footwork and body movements.
At this moment, Gu Mo moved with the agility of someone walking on plum blossom stakes or a nine-square grid, leaning forward and stepping forward nimbly.
However, the place where she settled down...
It is "wind" and "rain".
Every slightly larger raindrop, every wisp of air with a hint of swirling motion, was enough to become Gu Mo's "foothold."
Lin Yu can fly in the air because he can use Witchcraft to control the wind and rain.
But Gu Mo... was merely stepping on them.
Just like the names of those light-body martial arts techniques—"Cloud Ladder Traverse" and "Water-Walking."
She can now truly use clouds as ladders, water as ground, and wind as a ride.
Those names, which were almost imbued with beautiful aspirations, were transformed into simple sketches in her life.
Almost instantly, Gu Mo reached the same height as the emperor's Imperial Carriage.
The emperor watched Gu Mo's figure, gently raised his Scepter, and then brought it down heavily.
Thump!
In an instant, hundreds of heavily armored guards appeared in neat formation around the Imperial Carriage, holding Waist Pendant swords at their waists, silently and solemnly guarding the Imperial Carriage.
How could the emperor travel without the protection of Imperial Guard?
Lin Yu could sense that the heavily armored guards standing in the wind and rain were not Energy Body formed from energy or summoned souls.
These Imperial Guard... are more like an extension of the emperor's Authority, like a part of his Divine Kingdom!
Under heaven, all land belongs to the emperor!
In the emperor's kingdom, the contents were certainly not limited to water and soil, every blade of grass and every tree... even "people" were all part of his kingdom!
But...
Gu Mo didn't care what the true nature of these Imperial Guard was.
She simply continued walking through the rain, each drop of rain her toes touched bursting into a tiny splash.
In the blink of an eye, she had already rushed to the Imperial Guard.
The spear thrust towards her face, Gu Mo raised her palm, deflecting the Imperial Guard's spear a few inches higher. Then, using that slight deflection, she lunged forward, closing in on the Imperial Guard.
"Bass!"
The Marked Finger pierced through Gu Mo's throat, penetrating her armor, and the Imperial Guard vanished as black smoke from her fingertips.
The perfectly round protective array was as if a nail had been driven into it, and a gap was instantly hammered into it.
And this gap...
It will also turn into cracks!
As soon as the person disappeared, Gu Mo rushed into the formation, and instantly more than ten long swords came out from the left, right and front!
Behind the gleaming longswords, there were spear tips thrusting from the rear ranks, through the gaps between the front Imperial Guard, or even overhead!
Faced with this almost impenetrable defense and counterattack, and the seamless Battle Formation that made them seem like one person, Gu Mo reached out and drew a circle, grabbed the wrist of the Imperial Guard with the fastest longsword on the far right, dislocated his tendons and bones, turned his longsword around, and smashed it onto the blades of the other longswords.
"Ding-dong!"
An opening appeared in the attack from the right. Taking advantage of this opening, Gu Mo steadied herself, reached out with her left hand, grabbed the head of the Imperial Guard in front of her, and crushed it, turning it back into black smoke.
She squeezed forward another body length, then spun around and kicked the black-clad Imperial Guard away, sending him flying into the air, before continuing her charge towards the Imperial Carriage.
Behind her, the attack followed her retreating figure, but because Gu Mo moved too fast, it missed its mark!
In the blink of an eye, Gu Mo was like a lead weight thrown into a bowl of porridge or a red-hot iron ingot smashed onto Ice Cube among the Imperial Guard.
Although her momentum may be slightly slowed by obstacles, it ultimately cannot stop her from moving forward.
She proceeded step by step toward the Imperial Carriage —towards the emperor.
They're like top-tier Assassin sent to kill the king!
The phrase "chivalry using martial arts to disrupt the law" seemed to take on a concrete form in that instant.
For a fleeting moment, watching Gu Mo's smooth movements and fluid, continuous attacks, Lin Yu almost forgot...
Gu Mo is currently standing in mid-air!
But...
The emperor, who remained Unmovable as a Mountain on his Imperial Carriage and silently observed everything, was not one to sit idly by and await his death, nor was he prepared to calmly face the fate of "a monarch dying for his country"!
He did this because, although Gu Mo was "coming on strong," he still felt that the situation was under control.
Behind Gu Mo, the breach in the Battle Formation she had torn open... has now quietly closed again!
The gap didn't widen further because of her driving the nail in; instead, it formed a "siege"!
From beginning to end, the only breach in the Battle Formation was around Gu Mo.
The Imperial Guard she had defeated and dispersed soon reformed and blocked her retreat.
Although the attack was fierce, Gu Mo was now... doomed.
Gu Mo also realized this—now that she was already deeply involved, even halfway through the process, she belatedly realized it...
"How annoying! So these guards of yours are formed from 'Authority'... No wonder they're so tough!"
Gu Mo spat, and the fist that was about to hit an Imperial Guard's mask turned into a claw in mid-air, grabbing the guard's neck. This time, Gu Mo didn't break the guard's neck, but simply threw the Imperial Guard away.
"Whoosh--!"
The Imperial Guard's figure flew backwards...
Lin Yu's direction!
For a moment, Lin Yu was somewhat dazed as he watched the Imperial Guard flying towards him.
Is Gu Mo conspiring with the emperor to harm me?
However, Lin Yu didn't think too much about it. Since the emperor had already discovered him, he didn't hold back.
[White Bone Flowing Light] was pushed out horizontally, slashing at the Imperial Guard flying towards him.
"Bite!"
The moment the blade slashed in, Lin Yu couldn't help but sigh.
"So hard!"
Although Gu Mo had previously defeated almost everyone without even needing to use a second move, annihilating them all...
But Lin Yu suddenly realized that if even Gu Mo said a guy was "hard," then he must be ridiculously hard!
The [White Bone Flowing Light], imbued with the power of Authority and possessing the status of a "Divine Artifact," struck the Imperial Guard, yet it failed to cleave him in half at the waist; it merely managed to cut through him in half!
Lin Yu belatedly realized what was happening...
"It seems that every punch Gu Mo just now carried the power of her Heart Domain..."