The Absolute Beast Emperor had left.
His laughter still echoed ceaselessly through the Dragon God Mountain Range...
Chen Lusheng hurriedly tended to Yu Xianbao's injuries, while Wen Xuanwu clenched his fists tightly...
"We must hold on..."
"We must defend the Eastern Heaven Dragon God Domain until Sikong Jing returns—and even strike back into the Southern Heavenly Heroic Spirit Divine Region."
"Perhaps Sikong Jing, after returning to the Burial Emperor Tomb, will need us to work in tandem with him."
"He'll need us to smash the Spirit Race's Heroic Spirit Hall..."
At Wen Xuanwu's words, Yu Xianpo beside him shuddered all over, his eyes widening in delighted surprise...
"Big Brother Xianpo, my Jing Gege just informed me through the signal pearl that he has returned to the Burial Emperor Tomb," Su Yuexi said softly.
At once, after his delight, Yu Xianpo's Sword Qi surged skyward once more.
He still held the twelve Sword Enlightenment Fragments that the Sword Shatter Emperor had given to Sikong Jing.
Sikong Jing had not taken them away. Over the past eleven-plus years, Yu Xianpo had also reached the peak of the Nine-Tribulation Emperor Venerable realm through the Sword Enlightenment Fragments.
But taking another step forward and becoming a true Great Emperor was far, far too difficult.
In Chen Lusheng's words...
He needed Yin Spirit Evil Qi to spur him on. He needed to survive the Burial Emperor Tribulation. Otherwise, it was virtually impossible—and the Yin Spirit Evil Qi Sikong Jing had brought back from the sixth level had long since been almost entirely depleted.
It was something that could unite the Demon Race, so it had to be shared...
The Yin Spirit Evil Qi Yu Xianpo himself had obtained was nowhere near enough—not nearly enough for him to break through into a true Great Emperor.
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