"Saint Emperor Ruins?"
"Well, now. These two Starry Sky Bandit groups weren't fighting over a challenge. They were fighting over a map to the Saint Emperor Ruins?"
Li Yun froze, his eyes flashing.
Above Saint Kings stood Saint Emperors.
Even in the Through-Ancient Dynasty, only a tiny handful of its highest-ranking experts had reached the Saint Emperor Realm. Each was a Sea-Calming Pillar of the dynasty.
But this was not a realm just anyone could attain.
The greatest obstacle was a Saint Emperor Scripture, something the dynasty's upper ranks kept firmly in their own hands.
Anyone who had not earned the dynasty's absolute trust had no hope of obtaining one.
Not even the Domain Lords of its thirty-six domains.
Li Yun had long known that after becoming a Saint King, if he wanted to advance further and reach Saint Emperor, he would likely have to find a way through the dynasty's upper ranks.
He had never imagined that two mere Starry Sky Bandit groups would lead him to the Saint Emperor Ruins.
Damn...
If he missed an opportunity like this, he would have to slap himself a few times.
Li Yun made his decision on the spot. He turned back and concealed himself once more.
Like an oriole waiting behind the mantis, he quietly watched the two Starry Sky Bandit groups slaughter each other.
Time crept by.
War raged across the Star Domain. The Void shattered and churned, and meteors exploded one after another.
Countless Lord Sages, Heavenly Sages, and Great Sages under the two groups fought to the death. Corpses filled the Starry Sky, and saintly blood stained the dark river of stars.
The four Saint Kings fought until their eyes turned red.
More than anyone else in their groups, they longed to find the Saint Emperor Ruins and