The Imperial Capital's palace had originally been protected by a powerful formation, but when the Nine Emperor Cauldron crashed down, it failed to stop it. The formation was shattered instantly, and the cauldron slammed straight into the imperial city.
A ring of black-and-blood-red ripples spread out from where the Nine Emperor Cauldron had landed, directly destroying more than half the palace.
Pff!
Zhongchuan Yaoguang spat out a mouthful of blood and crawled out from behind the Nine Emperor Cauldron. She no longer possessed the bearing of an empress. Her robes were tattered, exposing snow-white skin, while a large sunken area across her chest and abdomen had been soaked in blood. Her face was as pale as paper.
"Even through the Nine Emperor Cauldron, it still erupted with such power... What kind of spell was that...?"
Blood continued to flow from Zhongchuan Yaoguang's lips. Her body swayed slightly. Just one move had left her severely wounded.
Had she not forcibly raised the Nine Emperor Cauldron before herself to block the attack, Mu Li's kick would have been enough to take her life.
To kick a Tribulation Transcendence-stage empress to death with a single blow—perhaps throughout all of history, Mu Li was the only one capable of such a feat.
In the sky, Mu Li looked down at the weakened Zhongchuan Yaoguang, his blood-red eyes narrowing slightly.
"She didn't die..."
Perhaps only he and Lin Chuan knew just how powerful that kick had been. With all Eight Gates opened, every limitation on his body had been removed, and his immortal chakra had reached its most terrifying state. Yet even then, it had fallen just short.
There was, after all, a difference between killing someone and severely wounding them.
Clearly, Mu Li was not very satisfied with his current achievement.
But to the