In the small courtyard behind the mountain, Li Yun stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the nine terrifying figures in the sky. His expression remained calm, though a trace of gravity flickered deep in his eyes.
Nine top-tier Martial Emperors. Even the weakest had reached the fiftieth step of the Heavenly Ladder, while their leader, Yan Tianji, stood at the fifty-ninth step, the same as Li Yun—a Peak Martial Emperor. He had never faced a force so formidable it seemed capable of ending the world.
In the past, he could not have beaten even one of them.
He would have had to flee before the nine Martial Emperors even arrived.
And it was not just him.
Faced with such a terrifying force, few on the entire Purple Moon Continent could withstand it.
The Great Yan Dynasty certainly lived up to its name!
Its reserves of power were astonishing!
But now, he had no fear!
On Blue Star, he could already climb to the fifty-ninth step of the Martial Dao Ladder, the height of a Peak Martial Emperor. He might not reach that high on the Purple Moon Continent, but he could reach at least the fifty-fourth.
That was not the point, either.
The point was that his grasp of Heaven's Will had grown more complete, and its power to suppress the wills of other Martial Emperors had grown stronger.
Li Yun slowly straightened his azure robes and walked toward the summit of Crouching Dragon Mountain, one steady step at a time.
Heaven's Will surged silently around him, forming an invisible barrier that gently pushed back the overwhelming wills of the nine Martial Emperors and shielded all of Crouching Dragon City behind him.
At once, everyone in Crouching Dragon City felt the weight lift from their shoulders.