Eastern Emperor's Might

The moment Zhongli's body fell to the ground, the Heaven and Earth trembled.

Endless flames shot out uncontrollably into the sky, scorching the southern sky into a crimson hue.

Donghuang Eastern Emperor Taiyi stood up on the dragon carriage, his imposing figure descending the steps step by step to the edge of the curtain.

"Minister Bai's power is truly astonishing. Although Zhongli was a defector, he was still of the Flame Emperor Bloodline. As my Southern Heaven Crimson Emperor, his strength was extraordinary. I never imagined he would fall so easily at the hands of Minister Bai."

He sighed, "It seems I must take action myself."

"I've been looking forward to this for so long."

Bai Qiuran cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Your Majesty, please enlighten me."

"You should all retreat to the Heavenly Palace."

Eastern Emperor Taiyi gave instructions to the heavily damaged Divine Army.

The Divine Army agreed and fled in disarray, glancing back at Bai Qiuran every now and then, fearing he might pursue them.

Eastern Emperor Taiyi stretched out his hand, and from behind the curtain, a broad, thick hand, indistinguishable from that of a middle-aged human male, appeared. This hand gently lifted the curtain, and then Eastern Emperor Taiyi behind the curtain transformed into a golden light, soaring into the sky and disappearing.

Bai Qiuran looked up at the sky, blinked, and asked in surprise, "What happened? He turned into light?"

"No!"

Wisdom Immortal shouted, "He has become one with the entire Firmament! Be careful!"

Before the words were finished, a giant hand suddenly stretched out from the Firmament and slammed Bai Qiuran, who was in mid-air, to the ground with a loud bang.

The clouds parted, revealing a gigantic face in the sky. Stars gathered, two nebulae forming his eyes, and a dark Vortex forming his mouth.

"How is it? This is my power. Having seized the power of Heaven and fused with the Authority countless ancient gods, I am now the embodiment of the Cangtian!"

The colossal face in the Firmament opened its maw, its voice resounding Universe, and slowly proclaimed, "Minister Bai, I am the heavens, this is the power of the heavens, do you understand?"

"I see, I understand now."

From the spot where the giant face of the Firmament had pressed down, Bai Qiuran's voice slowly emanated.

"I originally thought you were stronger than it, but now it seems you're clearly weaker."

An immense, irresistible force rose from beneath his palm, causing the entire continent to tremble and the whole Heaven and Earth to shake.

The giant face in the Firmament stared in astonishment, its eyes wide. The force emanating from its palm was something even it couldn't match.

His palm was gradually pushed up by that force, and under his palm, Bai Qiuran's body grew taller and taller until his head reached the sky. Under the effect of the Fortune Body Forging Technique, more than a dozen arms stretched out from his back and reached out to grab the sky.

"Eastern Emperor Taiyi."

Bai Qiuran stretched out her hands, grabbed the corners of the giant face in the Firmament, and said with a smile, "You... are no match for me!"

Eastern Emperor Taiyi retreated in terror, but Bai Qiuran held him firmly with both hands, preventing him from moving.

Bai Qiuran looked down, where Bai Li was entangled in a battle with the Thunder Tribulation. Perhaps noticing Bai Qiuran's gaze, Bai Li, panting heavily, raised his head during a break in the Thunderstorm and looked at the towering Bai Qiuran.

Seeing Bai Li looking over, Bai Qiuran said to him, "Watch closely, Li. This is what they call 'changing the world'!"

With that, he roared and pulled down on the sky with all his might using his dozen or so arms.

With a deafening roar, the entire world began to shake violently, like a floating duckweed in the wind, utterly vulnerable. Covering the earth, the sky, which had hung high above for countless billions of years, was pulled eastward by Bai Qiuran.

"Let go of me! You traitorous traitor!"

Eastern Emperor Taiyi roared, and the Stars in the Firmament intertwined, forming a giant hand that slammed down towards Bai Qiuran's forehead.

But Bai Qiuran one arm and slashed with his palm. The blazing white Sword Light streaked across the sky. Amidst Eastern Emperor Taiyi's scream, a piece of the Firmament fell from the heavens, and countless Stars fell to the earth.

Damn it!

Eastern Emperor Taiyi cursed under his breath in frustration, then emerged from the Firmament. Golden light formed a majestic man in a yellow robe in the sky, but he didn't even have time to glance at Bai Qiuran. After appearing, he immediately fled in panic towards the Heavenly Palace.

Is this the kind of person the Heavenly Emperor, who rules over Heaven and Earth, is?

Bai Qiuran chased after him, and the two of them came from the Eastern Lands to the very center of the Heaven and Earth. When Eastern Emperor Taiyi crossed the Heavenly River, his figure was slightly hindered, and Bai Qiuran immediately raised his hand to grab him.

He held a section of the Heavenly River in his hand, while Eastern Emperor Taiyi stood in the center of that Heavenly River. Bai Qiuran pulled hard, causing the entire Heavenly River to shake, and Eastern Emperor Taiyi lost his balance.

"Your Majesty, let's go quickly!"

In the Heavenly River, many Water God who govern the Heavenly River led their troops out and attacked Bai Qiuran was holding the Heavenly River with crossbows that were huge even to the Heavenly Gods. At the same time, countless Dragon Race, Black Tortoise and other races rushed out of the Heavenly River and attacked Eastern Emperor Taiyi.

"You treacherous scoundrel Eastern Emperor Taiyi, return the lives of my people!"

"You scoundrel, how dare you?!"

The two sides quickly clashed in the Heavenly River, creating chaos. Bai Qiuran exerted his strength again, tearing this section of the Heavenly River down from the sky. Countless water droplets cascaded down, and this section of the Heavenly River fell onto the continent, transforming into a Great River that divided the continent in two.

Even so, the Dragon Race Black Tortoise, and other alien races in the Heavenly River continued their endless war with the Water God.

Bai Qiuran ignored them. By the time he tore down the Heavenly River, Eastern Emperor Taiyi had already slipped away and returned to the sky.

"You run pretty fast."

The flow of True Essence within him controlled his enormous body, which had swelled after the Heaven and Earth Manifestation, as he flew towards the Heavenly Palace.

Along the way, countless Stars transformed into Heavenly Gods and tried to stop them, but Bai Qiuran waved his hand, and a group of the Heavenly Cycle Star Gods disappeared. The remaining Heavenly Gods immediately transformed into Stars and hid in the depths of the sky, no longer daring to come out and block the way.

He arrived at the Heavenly Gate, his gaze piercing through Heavenly Gate, scanning the entire Heavenly Palace with intense intensity.

"Bai Aiqing, are you looking for me?"

The sound came from the very top of the sky. Bai Qiuran looked up and saw Eastern Emperor Taiyi standing there, holding a familiar large bell in his hand.

"I am no match for you."

Eastern Emperor Taiyi, "Even with the power of Heaven, I am no match for you. There's nothing I can do; you've forced me to use my last trump card."

"The Eastern Emperor Bell?"

Bai Qiuran a low voice.

"That's right, it was with its power that I defeated the then-powerful Heavenly Emperor Di Jun, despite being outnumbered."

Eastern Emperor Taiyi, holding up the bell, said, "This is my origin, my Divine Office. Minister Bai, you have no chance of winning against it."

"Then I'd like to see how Your Majesty intends to make me lose."

Bai Qiuran summoned Clear Autumn Waters, the tip of his sword pointing at Eastern Emperor Taiyi.

He thrust out his sword, the Sword Light piercing through the entire Heavenly Palace, heading straight for Eastern Emperor Taiyi's face. Eastern Emperor Taiyi remained unmoved, simply raising the large bell and gently tapping it with his hand.

Thump--

A gray and white world spread out, Bai Qiuran stopped moving.