The Undying Heavenly Emperor spoke calmly, keeping his tone as level as possible.
No expression showed on his face, but inwardly, he had already raised his guard.
"Oh? Just taking a stroll?"
Eternal Heavenly Venerable smiled, his smile carrying a hint of deeper meaning.
"You look rather tired, Fellow Daoist."
"After a great battle, of course I am tired."
The Undying Heavenly Emperor said coolly,
"If you have no other business, I shall take my leave."
With that, he made to depart.
But Eternal Heavenly Venerable suddenly spoke.
"Why the rush, Fellow Daoist? We have not met for many years. Why not sit down and reminisce?"
The Undying Heavenly Emperor's steps paused slightly.
He knew Eternal Heavenly Venerable was stalling for time—or rather, still probing his true condition and unwilling to strike rashly.
And at such a critical moment, he could not afford to show weakness.
But he could no longer wait.
He could sense that on the Female Emperor's battlefield, his substitute was barely holding on. It might not be long before...
"Another day."
His thoughts raced, but he answered coolly and continued forward.
Then suddenly—
Clang!
A sword cry rang through the void!
Eternal Heavenly Venerable had drawn his sword!
"There will be no other day. Please remain, Fellow Daoist!"
With a low shout, Eternal Heavenly Venerable's Eternal Life Sword became a streak of dazzling light and slashed toward the Undying Heavenly Emperor!
The sword light was peerlessly sharp, as though it could sever everything in the world!
Wherever it passed, space itself was torn apart, exposing pitch-black nothingness!
The sword light contained a strange power, as though it could strip away all vitality, sending a shudder rising from the depths of one's soul!
This was Eternal Heavenly Venerable's famed offensive art from the Mythological Era, aside from