"Good lord, just who did you offend? There was actually a peak Supreme expert hiding by your side."
Mu Lu came over to Mu Qing, surprise written across his face.
It was Mu Lu who had stepped forward and prompted the Red Soul Emperor to act.
Without Mu Qing, Mu Lu would already have perished in Slaughter Hall. Yet it was the Red Soul Emperor who was repaying the debt of gratitude Mu Lu owed.
"To be honest, I don't know what that guy's goal is either." Mu Qing gave a bitter smile.
He did not even know what the Astrologer Emperor was plotting against him.
But Mu Qing guessed that the other party's intentions were more likely malicious.
Otherwise, there had been no need to hide!
Boom!
The clash between peak Supreme experts erupted with immense energy fluctuations, terrifying power exploding outward.
"Sword of Myriad Stars."
The Astrologer Emperor's face darkened. A longsword gleaming with starlight appeared in his hand, and he slashed out in an instant.
A Supreme imperial artifact!
The Red Soul Emperor's expression also turned slightly grave. The Astrologer Emperor was an expert on the same level as him and could not be underestimated.
With a furious roar, the Red Soul Emperor hefted a greatsword—also a Supreme imperial artifact—and charged forward, smashing it toward the Astrologer Emperor.
Dazzling red light and starlight collided violently. At their point of contact, waves of energy ran rampant without end.
The meteoroids they touched turned to dust, while a star some distance away was shattered by the aftershock.
"Quick! Get back inside the ship!"
One of the pirate emperors from the Red Pirate Crew shouted.
"The captain's getting serious. We need to get back, or the aftershocks of this fight will shake us to death," Mu Lu said hurriedly, pulling