"Everyone, be careful!"
Li Xiaoyu spoke gravely to the three solemn-faced companions beside him.
"Something is coming out."
The moment his words fell—
"Rumble!"
A dull roar came from the depths of the immortal realm.
The entire immortal realm shook violently beneath the roar.
It was as though some terrifying existence was about to descend from the darkness.
Then, before everyone's horrified eyes—
Figures clad in ancient armor and wielding sharp weapons slowly emerged from the depths of the immortal realm.
Those figures stood thousands of zhang tall, like moving mountains.
They radiated an aura of destruction.
There was no emotion in their eyes, no reason—only coldness.
They were the final guardians the Heavenly Emperor had left in this sacred land, and also the most terrifying killing machines in this world.
Looking at those enormous figures radiating destruction, all four were stunned.
"What kind of monsters are these?"
Only after a long while did Li Xiaoyu speak.
"They are Kunlun's guardians."
Just then, a grand and imposing voice rang out in their minds.
It was the Heavenly Emperor, an existence that had vanished tens of thousands of years ago.
A remnant of his soul still remained in this sacred land he had spent his entire life protecting.
"You have finally arrived."
"I have waited for you for a very long time."
Li Xiaoyu and the others trembled inwardly at his words and instinctively turned toward the source of the voice.
In the deepest part of the immortal realm, a towering figure dressed in a dark imperial robe hovered silently in the air, though his face could not be seen.
He emitted no aura, yet his very existence seemed to be the center of this shattered world.
Around him swirled the Turbulence of Time and Space.
Beneath his feet, Outer Realm