The Taihuang Sword, driven by Azure Emperor, nearly revived in full. The mightiest beings in Central Province all sensed those terrifying fluctuations, and the entire land trembled.
Buzz!
In an instant, Azure Emperor pierced the Saint Spirit's sky-shrouding hand with a single sword strike. However vast his divine power, he could press down no farther.
Azure Emperor casually suppressed all the terrifying auras spilling from their clash, turning them into gentle breezes.
Otherwise, few of those present could have withstood the terrible shock waves of their battle.
The spectators around the Immortal Pool remained engulfed in shock, unable to fathom the combatants' strength. Their power had already surpassed all ordinary understanding.
"I had meant to give you a chance..." Beside the Immortal Transformation Pool, Azure Emperor stood unmoving, his gaze resting calmly on the Saint Spirit ahead.
"Stop putting on the airs of a Great Emperor! Do you think I don't know what you really are? Give me a chance? You've been dead for ten thousand years! You are long past your prime!"
"It took millions of years for your nine apertures to awaken to spirit. Killing you would surely bring heavenly punishment upon me. I had no wish to kill, but your evil thoughts will not fade. Today, I must destroy you." The Demon Emperor shook his head and sighed.
Only then did everyone understand. This so-called Immortal Emperor of Central Province was merely a Saint Spirit who had yet to take complete form. The astonishing truth shook everyone present.
"You're nothing but a lingering strand of killing intent, no longer the Azure Emperor of old! What can you do to me?" the being who was nearly a Saint Spirit roared.
This overturned everyone's understanding once again. Azure Emperor had not truly returned either; he was merely a manifestation