Upon receiving this answer, Pang Tong's mouth twitched wildly.
"No, with such a powerful force, they could have conquered most of an epoch even by force. Why did they still lose?"
Faced with Pang Tong's confusion, Cao Muzi gave a self-mocking laugh. "Exactly! Counting the two survivors from the first group, there were five Great Emperors and fifty-four Heavenly Emperors in total. Such a mighty force could have flattened one or two top-tier forbidden grounds, yet we still lost."
"After the honest young man beheaded a Great Emperor with his sword, he no longer had the strength to fight, and his days were numbered as well. Once something happened to that husband and wife, the people of Three Thousand Zhou went even madder. Desolate Heaven Emperor Wu Li cast aside all regard for his life and fought the five Great Emperors to the death."
"At that time, he had only recently attained the Imperial Position, so he was no match for the five Great Emperors. Even so, Desolate Heaven Emperor Wu Li's might was unmatched throughout the ages. Under normal circumstances, he would certainly have been slain, but at the crucial moment, Little Immortal Elder came to his aid and bore the pressure of two Great Emperors for him."
"With the pressure of two Great Emperors lifted, Desolate Heaven Emperor Wu Li fought three alone and forcibly killed the Great Emperor who had advocated targeting the Undertaker. Three against one, and they still got counter-killed. Tell me, wasn't that absurd?"
"Ha ha ha!"
As he spoke, Cao Muzi laughed. Yet as he laughed, tears streamed from his eyes.
Looking at Cao Muzi, Pang Tong said softly, "Desolate Heaven Emperor Wu Li and the others couldn't possibly have paid no price, could they?"
"Of course they paid a price. Those were