That day, the sky went dark.
But soon, it lit up again. Saber in hand, Jiang Ming rampaged through the starry sky with overwhelming might, hacking at Supremes everywhere. Vast swaths of Dao light surged into the heavens on all sides.
Even Ye Fan had not remained idle. He killed the Lord of the Divine Court along the way. That unfortunate fellow had lost his Emperor Armament to Jiang Ming and been hunted by Gai Jiuyou. Now he had come to Sacred Cliff to loot a burning house, hoping to obtain the corpse of the Great Accomplished Sacred Body.
As it happened, Ye Fan had come here too. Originally, he had intended to use the Great Accomplished Sacred Body's remains to join the battle in the sky and support Jiang Ming.
Only later did he realize there was no need at all. Just as Jiang Ming had said, once he became a Quasi-Emperor, the Dark Cataclysm was nothing to fear. His preparations were already more than sufficient, and his combat strength almost matched that of a newly ascended Great Emperor.
Besides, he was shameless and unscrupulous, with no regard for a warrior's honor. He was addicted to sneak attacks, darker than even the Forbidden Land Supremes.
Most importantly, the Ruthless Empress and the father-in-law he had won over, the Kirin Ancient Emperor, were helping too.
When Jiang Ming first recruited his father-in-law, he had considered many possibilities. What if the man developed ill intentions toward him?
But Jiang Ming had already begun breaking through to Quasi-Emperor then. He would only grow stronger from that point onward, and no longer feared the threat of an Ancient Emperor who had severed his own cultivation.
Unless the Kirin Ancient Emperor was a fully intact Great Emperor.
As for after today's battle, the Kirin