The Emperor Battle

Kungu's face turned cold. "That condition is somewhat difficult to meet."

"If you're willing, fellow Daoist Dao Shi, once the four of us return to our peak, we can search for the Reception Hall together and reach the ultimate destination of all living beings!"

"If it's difficult, then don't bother!" Meng Chuan said calmly. He paid no heed to that nonsense about reaching the ultimate destination of all living beings together and walked toward the four of them, step by step.

Divine light of the Great Dao surged from Meng Chuan's body, illuminating all directions. His eyes shone with astonishing brilliance.

The blood and vitality of his Emperor Body soared into the sky. His bearing was majestic, transcending the mortal world.

At that moment, Meng Chuan possessed an unmatched heroic bearing. His eyes blazed, and his thick black hair fell loose over his shoulders and down his back. With each step, he seemed to cross a new heaven and earth, like a supreme Immortal King.

He was so transcendent and powerful that simply standing there, his unique Dao resonance suppressed the nine heavens. Alone, he could dominate the universe in every direction, wielding world-shaking might beyond the gods.

Light blazed from Meng Chuan's eyes. With peerless poise, he said calmly, "Come and fight!"

That single cry rang through the eternal void.

"An unsurpassed Great Emperor..." Jiang Daoran sighed softly. At that moment, he seemed to see once more the peerless prodigy from the imperial path of old—his bearing, his cutting edge.

After becoming an emperor, Meng Chuan had sheathed that edge. Emperor Zun had vanished, the Undying One remained hidden, Ruthless was undergoing her transformation, and the time had not yet come to pacify the Life Forbidden Zones. Since becoming an emperor, Meng Chuan had been lonely.

But today, Meng Chuan looked at Kungu and the other three and called out again, "Come and fight!"

The four of them stood dazed for a moment. Then rage and killing intent rose from the depths of their hearts.

We're all Supremes, and you think you can take on four of us alone?

"You're courting death. Don't blame us when you find yourself on the Path of Reincarnation!" Yu Qiong said coldly.

"You rose to supremacy in the Dharma-Ending Age, and you think that makes you invincible? Today, I'll make you spill your blood across the stars!" An Xuan shouted, killing intent spilling from him.

"You see that our life essence is depleted and our strength no longer at its peak, so you want to build your reputation at our expense?" Wu Yu roared.

Kungu sighed. "Since fellow Daoist Dao Shi refuses to see reason, we'll have to send you on your way!"

The battle erupted so suddenly that the many Quasi-Emperors could not react. The only thing they saw clearly was Meng Chuan casually sealing the Space-Time Passage with a divine law of the emperor's Dao.

They fought straight into the starry sky, crossing many star regions and leaving endless traces of battle. The shockwaves alone shattered countless stars. Galaxy after galaxy turned to dust forever; vast star regions became ruins, and many star systems were left devastated.

Boom!

At the Cosmic Frontier, a brilliance more dazzling than any other erupted. It lit up the boundless starry sky, shook the ages, and brought time itself to a standstill.

An emperor battle!

A true battle between Great Emperors!

A complete, unsurpassed Great Emperor standing at the pinnacle of his realm had entered a life-and-death battle with Supremes from the Outer Regions!

No one had expected this outcome. Despair rose in the hearts of every Quasi-Emperor. They had never imagined that all four were figures on the level of Great Emperors, standing at the very same height! The entire starry sky seemed to darken, its weight leaving them unable to breathe.

No one had ever seen light like that produced by Meng Chuan's clash with the four Supremes. Even Great Emperors themselves had never witnessed it. Now it had burst forth—a radiance only a battle between several Great Emperors could produce, shaking the universe.

The two sides struck at one another in a fierce battle that made even the Heavens tremble. Nothing could stop them.

The whole world was stunned, and the universe shuddered. Every living being above the Saint realm seemed to turn to stone. A complete Great Emperor was facing complete Supremes from the Outer Regions—it was like a myth!

Legend held that only in the Mythological Era might emperors have coexisted in the world. But that was merely a tale passed down throughout the universe; no one could verify it.

Today, people felt it for themselves. Beings of that level were waging an earth-shaking battle, their divine might unrivaled.

"Four Great Emperors..." a Quasi-Emperor said in despair. One against four—nothing like it had happened in all the ages. It was an impossible miracle!

"Meng Chuan!" Qingyue's face was filled with worry.

In the Life Forbidden Zones, every Supreme was awakened and looked toward the emperor battle.

"Who are these people? I've never seen them before," one Supreme said in puzzlement.

"Their Dao and techniques are entirely different. Their names appear nowhere in the records of the ages!" Another Supreme opened his divine eyes and discerned a few things.

“They aren't from this world. They're visitors from the Outer Regions!” A Supreme gazed through the years and glimpsed part of the truth.

"Damn it! The emperor battle has thrown every heavenly secret into chaos and blurred the ages. I can't calculate anything or see through it!"

"Dao Shi is in trouble."

"What does that have to do with us? As long as our interests aren't touched, let the floods rise to the heavens!" a Supreme said coldly. Endless years of slumber had long since worn away his humanity.

If Dao Shi met his doom today, they would not mind emerging to divide his emperor blood and refine it into Immortal Essence for longevity.

"Could these people have come from the Immortal Domain?" a Supreme suddenly asked after watching for a while.

At the words "Immortal Domain," every Supreme fell silent. Their divine senses ceased communicating, but they continued to watch the emperor battle. Beneath that calm, undercurrents surged.

Meanwhile, news quietly began to spread through the universe.

Supremes from the Outer Regions had descended to devour the universe and restore themselves. The benevolent Dao Beginning Great Emperor had naturally refused. Alone against four, he battled four Supremes to defend the countless living beings of the universe he protected.

When the universe's living beings learned the truth, tears streamed down their faces.

The battle raged. Countless divine arts flew from the four Supremes' hands, shaking the universe.

"Damn it! How can he be this strong?" An Xuan roared. All four of them had attacked together, yet they had failed to take Meng Chuan down at once. Worse, they were at a disadvantage!

"He stands at the very pinnacle of the Supreme realm! He's even reached the threshold of immortality—a Near-Immortal!" Yu Qiong had discerned the truth.

"The Dao bodies of all four of us are depleted, our primordial spirits withered. We're no longer at our peak! And in this universe, he's united with the Heavenly Heart Imprint, making his battle strength stronger still!" Wu Yu roared. He could feel the pressure.

"Fellow Daoist Dao Shi, your talent is extraordinary! Our offer still stands!" Kungu called to Meng Chuan. He had never imagined that a Supreme from a Dharma-Ending universe could be so strong.

Kungu, too, possessed strength at the pinnacle of the Supreme realm, but even at his peak he had not matched Meng Chuan. After ten thousand years in the Boundary Sea, his condition was far worse.

Though they had the advantage in numbers, killing someone like Meng Chuan would require them to stake their own lives. None of them could be certain he would survive!

Meng Chuan said nothing. Peerless divine arts poured ceaselessly from his hands, blasting toward the four Supremes.

"You're courting death!"

"We simply didn't want to waste the effort. Did you really think you could overturn the heavens?" Kungu's killing intent surged without end. Do you truly think the four of us can't deal with you alone?

Boom!

At the Cosmic Frontier, Meng Chuan let out a Dao-charged shout. The sun, moon, and stars were destroyed together as he unleashed his own unparalleled Emperor Art, surpassing every technique in the world.

The battlefield shifted from one stretch of the Cosmic Frontier to another.

Those at the Quasi-Emperor realm and above discovered something shocking: the four Supremes from the Outer Regions had not gained the upper hand. Meng Chuan was fighting them alone and even held the advantage.

At times, the four Supremes were the ones who moved the battlefield. As Supremes, fear did not exist in their minds. They could not possibly be fleeing.

They had all fought their way to supremacy step by step and possessed an invincible conviction. Yet now Meng Chuan sent them flying, forcing them back through one star system after another.

Meng Chuan held the upper hand in this emperor battle! And he was fighting four opponents alone!