Defeating the War Emperor

The golden cauldron hung motionless in the sky. Faintly, countless sounds of battle seemed to issue from within it.

"My Indestructible Cauldron holds the suppressive might of several million soldiers. With spiritual energy infused into it, even a Heavenly Sovereign who falls inside will be trapped." The Western Heaven War Emperor's deep voice rang out, tinged with pride.

Futu Yijing looked at the Western Heaven War Emperor, his clear voice ringing out:

"You think you can imprison a true dragon with that Indestructible Cauldron? War Emperor, you're far too naive!"

A soaring dragon's cry rang out alongside Futu Yijing's voice. The enormous dragon of spiritual energy forcibly broke through the suppression of the millions of soldiers and soared into the sky once more.

After the spiritual energy dragon broke through the army of millions, Futu Yijing brandished his spear, his gaze sharpening.

"True Dragon Precious Technique: True Dragon Heaven-Imprisoning Technique!"

The Western Heaven War Emperor's pupils contracted slightly. He hurriedly raised his hand, directing the War Spirit Indestructible Cauldron to block it.

The spiritual energy dragon collided with the War Spirit Indestructible Cauldron. The dragon's roar and the battle cries of millions of soldiers resounded between heaven and earth, their tremendous force shaking the world.

Futu Yijing clearly intended to meet the War Emperor head-on today and force him to back down, so every move he unleashed was terrifying.

His true dragon bloodline boiled, and Futu Yijing's pupils turned into vertical slits as terrifying power suffused heaven and earth.

The spiritual energy dragon's aura grew stronger still. With a dragon's cry, it actually sent the War Emperor's War Spirit Indestructible Cauldron flying, leaving fine cracks visible to the naked eye across its surface.

Futu Yijing's assault did not end there. His gaze turned cold, and a black dragon with an even more terrifying aura roared forth. Its roar shook space, and even the War Emperor felt wary of its terrifying might.

"True Dragon Precious Technique: Black Dragon Severs the Firmament!"

The black dragon roared as it charged at the War Emperor to kill him.

"Even if you're a true dragon, you'll coil before this emperor today!" the War Emperor bellowed.

"Million Heaven-Grasping Hand!" The War Emperor thrust out his palm, which transformed into an enormous palm imprint inscribed with countless battle runes. Empowered by his unique spiritual energy, its might was ferocious beyond measure.

The palm imprint collided with the black dragon like an explosion of thunder. Violent energy surged outward like a tide, punching through the space of the Lesser Western Heaven Realm and scattering spatial fragments in all directions.

Below, countless experts trembled from head to toe as they watched the two Heavenly Sovereigns fight overhead.

As the palm imprint and black dragon clashed, Futu Yijing and the War Emperor had already begun exchanging blows directly, spear and fist meeting head-on.

In the blink of an eye, the two exchanged over a dozen moves, every strike vicious!

Energy spilling from their clash shot into the distance and pierced through mountain peaks. Even this stray energy left the spectators below with pounding hearts.

"You're not the only one with a fist technique, War Emperor!" During a gap in his attacks, Futu Yijing put away his spear, clenched both hands into fists, and traded punches with the War Emperor.

"True Dragon Precious Technique: True Dragon Fist!" Several scales appeared on his arms, and the golden light in Futu Yijing's eyes grew even more dazzling.

"War Emperor Spirit Fist!" Unwilling to be outdone, the War Emperor punched straight at Futu Yijing as the battle cries of millions of soldiers rang out.

With their fists colliding, it now came down to whose body was stronger.

Blinding divine light erupted from Futu Yijing's entire body. Every inch of his blood vessels, meridians, and muscle contained terrifying power. At that moment, two or three scales shimmering with divine light appeared on his face as well.

Within a few breaths, the two had exchanged several hundred blows. The spiritual energy between heaven and earth surged madly toward them.

"If this keeps up, those two might punch right through the Lesser Western Heaven Realm," an expert said shakily.

Everyone knew this, but no one dared step forward to stop them.

With two Heavenly Sovereigns exchanging blows at full force, even a Complete Earthly Sovereign would not dare approach, much less anyone else.

Boom!

At last, the two separated, Futu Yijing and the War Emperor withdrawing to opposite sides and staring at each other from afar.

"The War Emperor is injured!" an expert cried out involuntarily.

Everyone looked up. The two figures in the sky still possessed vast, imposing auras, but a streak of scarlet blood trickled down the War Emperor's arm.

By contrast, the purple-and-gold figure on the other side was completely unharmed.

In their exchange just now, the overlord of the Western Heaven Continent had lost!

Futu Yijing was very pleased with today's result. At Early Spirit Grade, he had gained the upper hand against the Western Heaven War Emperor, who was at Late Immortal Grade.

Perhaps in a battle to the death, there was no telling which of them would ultimately survive, but today, Futu Yijing had won!

"War Emperor, let's end this here. If we keep fighting, whether you or I survive will depend on the trump cards we each possess," Futu Yijing said.

The Western Heaven War Emperor's gaze flickered, his expression wavering. Clearly, he was reluctant to accept the result.

The next moment, two figures, one black and one white, appeared beside Futu Yijing. The auras emanating from them were equally terrifying.

Heavenly Sovereigns!

The spiritual pressure of four Heavenly Sovereigns swept over everyone, making their scalps prickle.

Countless experts looked up in horror. The two Heavenly Sovereigns who had just appeared actually looked exactly like Futu Yijing.

"If we continue, War Emperor, you'll be facing three Heavenly Sovereigns," Futu Yijing said.

The War Emperor stared blankly for a moment at the newly appeared Black Piece and White Piece. Then he fixed Futu Yijing with a complicated look and asked in a low voice, "One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones?"

"That's right."

Even though the War Emperor was at Late Immortal Grade, the outcome would be uncertain if he faced three Futu Yijings, each with unparalleled combat prowess.

"Enough. Let today's matter end here." The War Emperor waved his hand, his expression complicated.

"Good." Futu Yijing smiled and nodded, then added, "If you're still dissatisfied, War Emperor, feel free to come find me. My Futu Ancient Clan is quite hospitable."

At the mention of the Futu Ancient Clan, the War Emperor finally recalled what he had heard about the second Demon-Slayer King.

The young lord of the Futu Ancient Clan, its future clan leader!

The Futu Ancient Clan currently had no clan leader, which meant this young lord could already be considered its leader.

Thinking of the Futu Ancient Clan's strength, even the Western Heaven War Emperor felt a chill run down his back. It was a behemoth with twenty Heavenly Sovereigns in the open alone!

Futu Yijing's words were plainly telling him not to go looking for trouble: the Heavenly Sovereigns of his Futu Ancient Clan knew a thing or two about throwing punches.

At the thought of twenty Heavenly Sovereigns descending upon his Western Heaven Battle Hall, even the Western Heaven War Emperor, who likewise knew a thing or two about throwing punches, felt his scalp prickle.

"Let's leave it at that. A loss is a loss. I'm not dissatisfied," the Western Heaven War Emperor said in a low voice.

"You're magnanimous, War Emperor. Today, allow me to thank you on behalf of my junior senior sister and that junior of mine," Futu Yijing said with a smile.

The two had finally ended their battle, and the countless experts below all breathed sighs of relief.

Although they had been able to witness a battle between Heavenly Sovereigns, that terrifying power had left them trembling, and some had even collapsed limply to the ground.

"Now that things here are settled, will you return to the Futu Ancient Clan?" the Western Heaven War Emperor asked.

If Futu Yijing returned this time, he would presumably ascend to the position of clan leader of the Futu Ancient Clan.

The Western Heaven War Emperor also wished to establish friendly relations with the Futu Ancient Clan, which was why he had asked.