The Heavenly Palace's supreme treasure, the Canonization List, was indeed in the Heavenly Emperor's hands. He had carried it with him, and it had not been damaged. The Heaven-Swallowing Demon Emperor had never had the chance to destroy this peerless Sacred Artifact.
Of the Nine Demon Hearts, the Heavenly Emperor had ground seven to nothing and sealed away the other two.
Afterward, the Heavenly Emperor had calmly passed away, taking his eternal rest in the Heavenly Emperor Mausoleum.
Looking at the battle as a whole, the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Emperor had been completely overpowered by the Heavenly Emperor, beaten down and ground into the dirt. How could he possibly have found an opening to break through the defenses and search for the Canonization List?
If that demon hadn't had nine lives, the Heavenly Emperor would never have died, even after exhausting his source power.
If any other Heavenly Demon Emperor had come, the Heavenly Palace might not have perished.
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"Before reviving the Heavenly Emperor, let's finish off this demon."
Martial Ancestor opened his palm. Within a green orb brimming with True Dragon aura, a hideous face wreathed in demonic energy drifted and sank, its features twisted as it roared and struggled frantically.
Everyone looked toward the Heavenly Emperor, waiting for this Daoist Sect supreme to make his move.
In the past, the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Emperor had been suppressed and sealed by the Heavenly Emperor himself.
Now that the demon had escaped, it was only right that the Heavenly Emperor bring things to an end.
"This is nothing but a withered corpse in its grave, a pig waiting for the slaughter."
"Mu Chen, you can strike in my place."
The Heavenly Emperor shook his head. As he spoke, a crystal longsword descended from the heavens.
The Heavenly Emperor Sword, a peerless