The battle was brutal.
But in the end, Shi Hao won.
He slew two gods first. Then his potential erupted mid-battle, his strength leaped beyond the limits of a Venerable, and he slew three more.
After that, he killed the Divine Flame Cultivator the Venerables had pinned down, then rushed to aid the Fire Emperor. Together, they slew the Fire Emperor's two opponents.
With that, all eight Divine Flame Realm cultivators among the Immortal Hall Nine Gods had fallen.
Only the Immortal Hall True God remained, still fighting the Sacrificial Spirit of the Heaven Mending Pavilion.
But the situation was nothing like it had been moments ago. The Immortal Hall True God was doomed.
If the Sacrificial Spirit of the Heaven Mending Pavilion had been able to go to the Three Thousand Dao Provinces and rebuild his foundations under their laws of heaven and earth, he would have slain the Immortal Hall True God long ago.
The laws of the Three Thousand Dao Provinces were incomplete too, but compared with this Small World of the Eight Domains, they were vastly more whole.
That difference had an enormous effect on a cultivator's training and combat strength.
"Can you still hold on?" The Fire Emperor looked at Shi Hao with concern. "Go down and rest. Get your wounds treated."
The young Human Emperor was covered in blood, but his eyes shone as he stared at the True God's battlefield.
"I'm fine." Shi Hao did not look away. He had to see the Immortal Hall True God fall before he could rest easy.
If the Sacrificial Spirit of the Heaven Mending Pavilion failed to kill the Immortal Hall True God, Shi Hao would enter the fight himself.
Even though he was already grievously wounded.
The Fire Emperor sighed and turned his gaze to