"This is... the Heaven-Measuring Ruler... You're that person from the Mist Hidden Corridor..."
The moment Prince Xuan saw the black ruler appear, his expression changed drastically. Only then did he realize how grave his misjudgment had been—and that this mistake was dragging the Land of Wood into a bottomless abyss.
The Heaven-Measuring Ruler's unique immortal artifact pressure erupted in full at that moment, even resonating with the Southern Bright Continent. Endless spiritual energy converged toward the Heaven-Measuring Ruler. Mu Yuyi did not even need to provide much energy for the ruler to unleash its greatest power.
Mu Qian, the emperor of the Land of Wood within the imperial palace, also realized something at that moment, but it was already too late for regret. He had never imagined that awakening the National Protection God Tree would lead to such a result. Not only had they failed to kill that mysterious man in black, they had even forced him to bring out the Southern Bright Continent's companion immortal artifact, the Heaven-Measuring Ruler. The battle was now sliding into an uncontrollable dark abyss, and in the end, both sides would undoubtedly suffer.
"Damn it! How could it be him? He's clearly only a Deity Transformation cultivator, yet he managed to subdue a Void Refinement Spirit Beast. And this Heaven-Measuring Ruler—just who is he..." Mu Qian's face had turned extremely ugly, but he had no way to stop this battle.
Boom!
The Heaven-Measuring Ruler crashed down, colliding with the God Tree's branches. Black radiance tangled with emerald-green branches, erupting with terrifying shockwaves that caused the entire Imperial Capital of the Land of Wood to sink several meters.
"Your Majesty, if this battle continues, the Imperial Capital that we have inherited for a thousand years may be completely destroyed!" Prince Xuan sent painfully.
This was,