The Undying Mountain.
The Emperor Lord descended upon this forbidden zone. Faced with such provocation from the Headless Knight, he immediately intensified his mighty pressure. It bore down on the knight as though he carried a vast starfield on his shoulders. No matter how sturdy his body or steadfast his will, he could no longer remain standing. His knees began to bend, and he was about to kneel and worship the Emperor Lord.
"No!"
The Headless Knight roared in fury, power surging through him once more. It only slowed his descent slightly; it could not change the outcome. The Emperor Lord watched coldly, though most of his attention remained fixed on the depths of the Undying Mountain, alert for any movement from the Dark Supremacy within.
He remained hidden inside the Eternal Blue Gold Tower for exactly the reason the Headless Knight had named: he feared the Forbidden Zone Supreme and dared not face a being who had once attained the Dao.
It was precisely because the Emperor Lord knew the gulf between a Quasi-Emperor and an ordinary cultivator of the quasi-emperor realm that he had brought the Eternal Blue Gold Tower.
The Eternal Blue Gold Tower had reached the pinnacle of a Quasi-Emperor Weapon after ages of refinement, standing just one step from an Extreme Emperor Weapon. Its supremely sturdy material gave him confidence that, even against a Forbidden Zone Supreme, he would at least survive the first exchange and have a chance to flee.
*The Forbidden Zone Supremes are merely victors on the Emperor Road and failures on the path to immortality—unless they're willing to undergo Ultimate Sublimation. But these beings cast aside their dignity and cut themselves down for the sake of immortality. As long as I don't cross their bottom line, my life won't be in