Apex—Someone Always Has to Bleed and Sacrifice

Apex—Someone Always Has to Bleed and Sacrifice

That strike was indeed somewhat stronger than the attacks from the other Great God Heavens of the Floating Islands, but the light barrier surrounding the entire Floating Island did not change in the slightest.

Those before had merely been petty squabbles among Great God Heavens. Gold Sky King had only watched with a smile. Now, someone leading the charge had finally stepped forward.

Leading Heaven Emperor Lord!

"An Emperor Dao Great God Heaven, Leading Heaven Emperor Lord, possessing more than ten kinds of Emperor Power. Interesting."

Besides Luo Feng, the one who interested him most was this Leading Heaven Emperor Lord. Being able to refine more than ten Emperor Dao Seeds while still at the Great God Heaven level showed that he had reached an extremely high level in terms of the soul.

This suggested that Leading Heaven Emperor Lord's soul might possess some special qualities as well.

Anyone capable of nurturing a Karma Emperor Way related to the soul had to be somewhat extraordinary.

He, too, had refined Emperor Dao Seeds, but their power had never been able to perfectly merge with him. He could only obtain a portion of Pseudo-Emperor Intent, not truly possess Emperor Power.

During the Heaven Origin Era, an Apex Realm expert had achieved that step, but it had only been an isolated case. There had been many Apex Realm experts, yet none of the others had ever managed to refine an Emperor Dao Seed.

If I refine this fellow, perhaps it could help improve my strength. Gold Sky King thought to himself as he rose to his feet and instantly arrived before the Floating Island where the Leading Heaven Sect was located.

"Hmph!" He snorted coldly. "You dared to violate my rules, so all of you must die!"

Besides endless pressure, endless power surged forth from Gold Sky King's body, much of it related to karma and the soul.

If he wanted to prevent Leading Heaven Emperor Lord from self-destructing, he could only use karma contamination and soul influence.

Simply trying to force an Emperor Dao Great God Heaven to submit without self-destructing through pressure and divine power alone was impossible. In some sense, restricting an Emperor Dao Practitioner was even harder than restricting an Apex Realm lifeform.

As the pressure from Gold Sky King's body was released, every lifeform on the Leading Heaven Sect's Floating Island aside from Leading Heaven Emperor Lord fell to their knees, unable even to raise their heads.

Other than Leading Heaven Emperor Lord, the other Great God Heavens, God Heaven Realm cultivators, and Primordial Chaos Realm cultivators could not even self-destruct. The power within their bodies had been completely suppressed.

On the surrounding Floating Islands, the other Great God Heavens trembled all over upon sensing Gold Sky King's terrifying pressure. Their legs went weak as well. Even Great God Heavens were like this, much less those below them. One after another, they found it difficult to endure, and some bodies even burst apart directly.

The Apex Realm experts hurriedly released their own pressure to help block part of the impact. Only then did the other lifeforms gradually recover.

The Floating Island of Primordial Chaos Heaven was also relatively close to the one occupied by the Leading Heaven Sect. Not a single Primordial Chaos Realm cultivator there could remain standing, including Yuan Zu, Chaos City Lord, and the others Luo Feng had brought.

Seeing this, Luo Feng's expression changed. He immediately took them all into the Palace Supreme Treasure within his Glass Avatar.

At the same time, Luo Feng's true body, which had been cultivating all along, emerged from the Illusory Rift Space. His aura erupted as he took on as much of Gold Sky King's pressure as possible.

With Luo Feng's appearance, the situation for those in the God Heaven Realm and Primordial Chaos Realm improved somewhat.

Luo Feng looked toward the Leading Heaven Sect. Under the invisible pressure and the surging torrents of power, Leading Heaven Emperor Lord was completely locked down. Yet Leading Heaven Emperor Lord raised his head, his silver hair drifting in the air, and stared fixedly at Gold Sky King without the slightest hint of fear in his eyes.

Emperor Pressure also radiated from Leading Heaven Emperor Lord's body. Streaks of dazzling light flickered as his figure remained equally eye-catching amid their confrontation.

"Nine Nether Country Lord!"

"Everything you are doing now is merely to toy with them, isn't it? I never expected a dignified Apex Realm expert like you to so despicably toy with these lifeforms. Killing them would take no more than a thought from you, so why go in such a huge circle? Do you want them to feel despair?"

"Everyone, are you really going to be this cowardly? Are you willing to let him toy with you until you die?" Leading Heaven Emperor Lord's voice boomed outward, striking at the hearts of every lifeform present.

Since Luo Feng had dared to take the lead once, he too would take the lead once.

If they wanted everyone to act, someone had to lead the way by bleeding and sacrificing. Even if this true body of his, accumulated through countless ages, was to be spent here, he was willing to let it become that sacrifice.

Hearing Leading Heaven Emperor Lord's words and seeing the predicament he was in, all sides merely fell silent, thoughts churning in their hearts.

How could they not feel stifled at being toyed with like this?

But it seemed there was nothing they could do!

All eyes remained fixed on the Floating Island where the Leading Heaven Sect was located.

Ten kinds of Emperor Power churned within Leading Heaven Emperor Lord's body, forming a protective domain around him. No matter how powerful or bizarre Gold Sky King's suppressive force was, it became much more difficult to reach Leading Heaven Emperor Lord's body, penetrating only extremely slowly.

Emperor-level Karma Power also suppressed and affected karma itself. It was very difficult to influence Leading Heaven Emperor Lord through Karma Power.

Soul Power, however, had already entered Leading Heaven Emperor Lord's body, directly assaulting his soul defense system.

Yet his soul defenses contained multiple kinds of Emperor Power. Interwoven together, they rendered even illusion power almost negligible in its effects on him.

This was also the confidence that had allowed Leading Heaven Emperor Lord to withstand the former Three Apex Realms.

Leading Heaven Emperor Lord continued staring fixedly at Gold Sky King, his face filled with mockery. "Nine Nether Country Lord, it seems your methods are not very useful against me. Your strength seems to be only this much!"

Gold Sky King smiled.

"To possess more than ten kinds of Emperor Power, you truly are no simple man. Unfortunately, you only possess potential, not enough strength. Given you tens of thousands of eras, perhaps you might have achieved something. But you no longer have that time." Gold Sky King grinned, and amid his open laughter—

"Roar!"

Gold Sky King's entire head transformed into an enormous dragon head. As his giant maw opened, he swallowed the entire Floating Island occupied by the Leading Heaven Sect in a single bite. Within his mouth was incomparably terrifying sealing power. That power arrived almost instantly. He wanted to seal Leading Heaven Emperor Lord as quickly as possible and prevent him from self-destructing.

The golden-armored youth knew that he could not kill Leading Heaven Emperor Lord through karma. What he needed was to capture and suppress him alive!

However, only a moment later, when his form returned to human shape, fury appeared in his eyes. "Damn it! I underestimated him. I didn't expect him to still manage to self-destruct!"

He had been fast enough, but he had been unable to suppress him completely.

Leading Heaven Emperor Lord had self-destructed, rather than annihilated his own soul.

But now, the Floating Island occupied by the Leading Heaven Sect had completely vanished. Every lifeform within it had been swallowed into Gold Sky King's stomach.

Everyone had witnessed that scene clearly—the sight of him swallowing an entire Floating Island in one bite.

Infinite Master, Thunder Emperor, and the other Apex Realm experts were greatly shaken.

Gold Sky King's pressure just now had already made it clear that his strength was terrifying. Among those present, no one could reach that level.

They knew that they were far from capable of such pressure. Against an opponent like this, they did not even have the possibility of resisting.

Crimson Three Immortals, Old Nine, and Azure Thunder Xuan Ling had not even known that fellow possessed a true body. What had appeared just now was precisely that true body.

"That fellow tortured the three of us back then, and he still hadn't gone all out?" Old Nine felt his scalp go numb. If he summoned his true body, just how powerful would he be?

Bitterness rose in his heart. This matter probably could not proceed as Luo Feng had suggested through their messages. Even if they all joined forces, they might not be his match.

Thinking of this, he quietly sent Luo Feng a message. "Luo Feng, you saw it too. He only summoned his true body just now. The three of us attacked him before, but he never reached this point. His strength is probably even more terrifying than I understood. Even if all of us join forces, we might not be his match."

They were not actually worried that Nine Nether Country Lord had a master. Was it possible that, merely because Nine Nether Country Lord had a master, they would not dare resist even if he wanted to kill them?

Impossible!

If they could, they would not hesitate in the slightest. What they wanted was to suppress and kill this Nine Nether Country Lord. If someone had to die, then Nine Nether Country Lord would die first!

Luo Feng looked over. That appearance was essentially identical to the true body of the Void Refining Ancient Race. Luo Feng had expected this to some extent.

But none of that was important.

What mattered was that Leading Heaven Emperor Lord had spoken those words. Those words were, in truth, what everyone else had been thinking as well. This Gold Sky King wanted to slowly toy with them and slowly consume everyone present.

At that moment, Luo Feng sensed a fluctuation from his communication token and received Old Nine's message.

Luo Feng fell silent. To kill this fellow, his Devil Blade True Body would most likely have to participate as well. Moreover, his Devil Blade True Body might need to take another step forward—bringing the "Undying Soul" of his Devil Blade True Body to an even higher level!

Luo Feng's Nine Nether True Body could enter the "Undying Blade Body" state. In that state, Luo Feng's use of the Eternal Dao of the Blade was nearly perfect, even more perfect than his previous Undying Soul. This also meant that the "Undying Soul" wielded by his Devil Blade True Body could be improved further.

The path to improvement lay within this Nine Nether True Body.

"Old Nine, give me some more time. Perhaps if we join forces, we can suppress him," Luo Feng transmitted.

There was also something Luo Feng needed to confirm: Nine Nether Great Emperor could not be here. If Nine Nether Great Emperor also appeared here, then they would have no chance whatsoever.

Nine Nether Great Emperor's abilities were such that he could destroy them all in a single move.

Although Luo Feng was ninety-nine percent certain that Nine Nether Great Emperor was not here, that remaining one-tenth of a percent possibility could still shatter everything.

Therefore, he had to confirm it.

As for whether Gold Sky King and Nine Nether Great Emperor could establish a connection, at their current distance, it was impossible. The Power of Stillness within the Heaven of Annihilation wiped out all perception. Luo Feng was not afraid of that.

"Nine Nether Country Lord." Luo Feng flew a little farther into the air and faced Gold Sky King directly. "The Great Emperor once met with me alone and gave me a promise. I wonder if I may claim that promise here now?"

Luo Feng was testing him, casually making up a lie.

Whether that lie was true or false was probably something Gold Sky King could not determine. After all, even if it were true, it would be difficult for him to learn of it from Nine Nether Great Emperor.

Of course, he might know, which was why Luo Feng could only test him.

"I want to see the Great Emperor now. Given the Great Emperor's status, I believe he should keep his word," Luo Feng continued, even looking toward the capital of the Nine Nether Great Empire.

"Oh?" Gold Sky King looked at Luo Feng with some surprise in his eyes. He truly did not know about this matter, nor should he have known. The Great Emperor had never told him about his affairs.

"I ask the Country Lord to help send a message," Luo Feng added.

Gold Sky King looked at Luo Feng and smiled gently. "Indeed, if you wish to claim your promise, you should do so soon. Otherwise, you will have no chance in the future. However, my master is not here, and he never said I could not kill you. If... I mean, if I kill you and you cannot obtain that promise, then it seems that would have nothing to do with my master." As he spoke, his originally gentle smile gradually turned mocking, and killing intent appeared in his eyes as well.

His master had said that once he came to the Primordial Chaos Space, he could do whatever he wanted without any misgivings.

In the current Primordial Chaos Space, no Emperor Dao Apex Realm expert could be born. In the entire world, only one Nine Nether Great Emperor remained. For a long time in the past, He Mo Dao Kong had allowed him to control all information regarding the Primordial Chaos Space, so he naturally knew everything about it from He Mo Dao Kong.

Moreover, if a new Emperor Dao Apex Realm expert emerged, all the rules of the entire Primordial Chaos Space would directly shatter. At that time, Nine Nether Great Emperor would be able to sense it immediately.