The Dark Sun Evil Venerable was vicious and obsessive by nature. He had always been the one to bully others; never had he suffered such a loss.
After only a few exchanges, he had roughly gauged the three Great Emperors' strength. They were formidable, but not impossible to beat.
Now that the Formation had shattered, he was free to advance or retreat. Confidence surged through him. He would fight back, not slink away in defeat.
Well versed in fighting multiple opponents, he instantly fixed his gaze on the weakest link: Great Emperor Bingxin, who had maintained the Formation's seal and provided support from afar.
Better to sever one finger than wound all five.
If he killed the supporting Great Emperor first, the other two would lose the Formation's restraint and her assistance. Invincible bodies or not, they could not hold the field alone. Then the battle would turn decisively in his favor.
His mind made up, he unleashed a surge of dark Corrupting Power. The Sun-Swallowing Secret Technique spread silently, layering him in black light steeped in oblivion that severely weakened the powers of its targets. He became a streak of darkness and shot toward Great Emperor Bingxin on the perimeter at blinding speed.
"Not good!"
Great Emperor Zinan's eyes darkened. She immediately activated the Ziwei Taiheng Body, and her purple-gold Dao body expanded to ten thousand zhang. The Ziwei Emperor Armor shimmered as she prepared to intercept him.
On the other side, Great Emperor Kun Yuan swelled to the same height. His enormous body crushed through the void as he strode forward to help.
But a dense swarm of the Evil Venerable's clones suddenly closed in and pinned them both down.
The clones were nowhere near as strong as their true body, barely matching the late Emperor Realm, but