"Please stop."
As the azure lotus drifted toward the battlefield beyond the Big Dipper, a streak of five-colored light descended from the heavens and blocked its path.
"Hm? An Emperor Weapon?"
The Azure Emperor revealed himself and frowned at the five-colored immortal gold blade before him.
"Wait, this appearance... these Dao laws... the Undying Heavenly Blade?!"
The Undying Heavenly Blade's characteristics were quite famous. An Emperor Weapon was an extension of a Great Emperor; even if its appearance could be forged, the Dao laws contained within could not be faked.
Realizing who his opponent was, a flash of shock passed through the Azure Emperor's eyes. He raised his hand and unleashed the strongest strike of the Demon Emperor Nine Slashes—
"Please stop."
A divine spirit whose face closely resembled the Undying Daoist stepped out from the Emperor Weapon. With a raised hand, it pressed down and dispelled the Azure Emperor's divine technique.
"By my master's command, unless there is urgent business, Azure Emperor, please remain in the Big Dipper for now..."
As it spoke, the divine spirit withdrew its hands and pressed its palms together before its chest.
"How is this possible..."
The Demon Emperor Nine Slashes was the most powerful divine ability in the Demon Emperor Scripture, the culmination of the Azure Emperor's lifetime of slaughter techniques. Although his cultivation was currently damaged, he was not facing the Undying Heavenly Emperor himself!
Was the gap between him and the Undying Heavenly Emperor really this vast?
Wait...
After his initial shock, the Azure Emperor quickly calmed down. As he considered his options, he gradually noticed more and more things that felt wrong.
First, judging from the Undying Heavenly Emperor's personality as Huiming had described it, he should not have openly sent an Emperor Weapon to stop him. He should have