Boom!
Below the Great Emperor Realm, Quasi-Emperors already stood at the very ceiling of cultivation.
And now, Wang Teng's cultivation had actually reached the Ninth Heaven of the Quasi-Emperor Realm.
It was on par with that of the Su Imperial Clan's grand elder himself!
A Quasi-Emperor's might was still an emperor's might.
In an instant, the birds and beasts all around were pinned to the ground by that pressure, completely unable to move.
Within the Su Imperial Clan's grand formation, many Su clansmen watched the two sides facing off, worry showing in their eyes.
"Who is that man? He doesn't look like he came with good intentions. The grand elder and the others won't be outmatched, will they?"
In the crowd, a youth looked toward Su Ya, his eyes full of worry.
"I heard he's from the Great Qian Imperial Dynasty and brought an imperial decree. Don't worry. The grand elder is a Ninth Heaven of the Quasi-Emperor Realm powerhouse, and the other elders are all Quasi-Emperors too. Not just anyone is qualified to make a move against our Su Imperial Clan!"
Behind him, a powerfully built man spoke up to reassure him.
Though that was what he said, a trace of worry flashed deep in his eyes.
These youngsters didn't know what an imperial decree represented, but he knew full well.
Only the strongest imperial clan, the Liu Imperial Clan, could issue an imperial decree. That meant this man had come bearing the Liu Imperial Clan's will.
The situation... seemed a little dire!
At this moment, the Su Imperial Clan's Great Emperors were completely unable to extricate themselves. The strongest person available was Grand Elder Su Ya.
If they really came to blows, he didn't know whether the grand elder would be a match for that man.
"Ninth Heaven of the Quasi-Emperor Realm?"
In the void, Grand Elder Su Ya looked across at him, his eyes flickering with a trace of shock and wariness.
The Wang Clan was not an imperial clan, and Wang Teng was nearly two thousand years younger than him, yet his cultivation had reached the Ninth Heaven of the Quasi-Emperor Realm, no weaker than his own.
Didn't that mean he might have a chance to break through to the Great Emperor Realm in the future?
The Su Imperial Clan possessed an imperial clan's bloodline, after all. What did the Wang Clan amount to?
"I must inform my clan's patriarch and old ancestor of this matter. Forgive me, but I cannot obey!"
Su Ya swept his sleeve and spoke coldly.
The Su Imperial Clan had done so much, yet all they received in return was an imperial decree ordering judgment upon their entire clan.
It was utterly chilling!
By the look of things, if they returned this time, disaster would surely outweigh any chance of survival.
What he needed to do now was stall for time and get word of the matter to the Su Family Clan's Great Emperors, who were trapped deep in the Realm Sea.
But at present, the Su Family Clan's old ancestor was in seclusion and could pass away at any moment.
The patriarch was gravely wounded. The other Great Emperors were either injured or trapped. Who could come and take charge?
"Old thing, do you think I'm joking with you?"
"This is a notice, an order, not a discussion. Understand?"
Before Su Ya and the other elders could even turn around, a cold smile curled at the corner of Wang Teng's mouth, and his voice swept through Su Ya and the others like eternal ice.
"Su Ya, grand elder of the Su Imperial Clan, has defied the imperial decree. As a Mandate of Heaven Envoy, I have the authority to execute him first and report afterward!"
As Wang Teng's final words fell, he abruptly struck out with a palm at Su Ya and the others.
In an instant, the void itself shook and rumbled.
There was no holding back in that palm strike!
It was aimed squarely at killing Su Ya and the others!
"You dare!!!"
Seeing this, Su Ya's expression tightened, and he struck out with a palm of his own.
Bang!
The energies of the two Ninth Heaven Quasi-Emperors collided, suddenly twisting and collapsing the void before them and revealing one jagged spatial rift after another.
As for the two men, Su Ya staggered back several steps, while Wang Teng, who had only recently reached the Ninth Heaven of the Quasi-Emperor Realm, took just one step back.
For a moment, Su Ya's expression turned ugly.
Wang Teng sneered, mockery in his eyes. "Old thing, you're old and useless. Hurry up and call out your Su Family Clan's Great Emperors. If they come out later, all they'll be able to do is collect your corpses!"
"Oh my!"
As he spoke, Wang Teng deliberately put on an exaggerated expression and said gravely, "Could it be that your old ancestor really has passed away? And as for your patriarch, did he see his own father fall, grieve too deeply, and suffer a backlash from an inner demon?"
"Otherwise, how do you explain your Su Family Clan's Great Emperors still hiding like turtles in their shells after I've been here so long?"
"Is this still the same unyielding Su Imperial Clan that once dared to contradict even the Liu Imperial Clan? Hahaha!"
The Su Imperial Clan was the second-largest imperial clan after the Liu Imperial Clan.
Back then, the Su Imperial Clan's old ancestor had fought alongside the Liu Clan's founding ancestor. His cultivation had been no weaker than that of the Liu Imperial Clan's old ancestor, and he had been the only domineering figure who dared contradict the Liu Imperial Clan's old ancestor in front of others.
If the Su Imperial Clan's old ancestor had harbored any ambition to contend for supremacy, the Liu Imperial Clan might not have been able to hold its position as the foremost imperial clan.
When the Su Imperial Clan had been assigned to guard and suppress the Devil Race, the stated reason was that the Su Imperial Clan was strong enough for the task.
But in truth, the Liu Imperial Clan had its own little schemes.
The other imperial clans perhaps knew this full well, but the Su Imperial Clan's old ancestor, who was known as a battle maniac at the time, paid it no mind.
He had even moved the entire imperial clan to the vicinity of the Realm Sea, all for the sake of suppressing the Devil Race.
"Wang Teng, don't go too far and insult the Great Emperors of my Su Imperial Clan!"
At those words, Su Ya flew into a rage, clearly unable to tolerate Wang Teng speaking that way about the Su Imperial Clan's Great Emperors.
"You're only a Ninth Heaven Quasi-Emperor yourself. Besides me, we have at least three more Ninth Heaven Quasi-Emperors and seven Eighth Heaven Quasi-Emperors here. Don't think that just because our Su Imperial Clan moved away from its ancestral lands, any random cat or dog can come and trample on us!"
Su Ya glared at Wang Teng, his face dark.
"Pfft!"
Hearing this, Wang Teng laughed even harder. "Old thing, give you a little sunshine and you start shining?"
"You're stubbornly unrepentant. In that case, I'll start with you lot and sacrifice you to mark the birth of my Wang Imperial Clan! Hahahahaha!"
"Second, Third, Fourth... everyone, attack together! Show him that our Su Imperial Clan isn't so easily bullied!"
Seeing that Wang Teng was serious, Su Ya spoke to the people beside him in a low voice.
They had at least ten Quasi-Emperor Realm powerhouses on their side. He refused to believe that Wang Teng, a single Ninth Heaven of the Quasi-Emperor Realm, could truly trample them underfoot!
The others nodded repeatedly at his words.
In an instant, the presences of more than a dozen Quasi-Emperors erupted and bore down on Wang Teng.
Yet even facing more than a dozen opponents, Wang Teng still wore a mocking smile.
At this level, fighting two opponents alone was no simple matter.
Not to mention that Wang Teng was facing more than a dozen Quasi-Emperors!
But before Su Ya and the others could rejoice, their expressions froze the next second!
Smiling, Wang Teng tossed the golden imperial decree in his hand into the air.
The next moment, a terrifying pressure far beyond Su Ya and the others' swept madly out of the decree.
In a mere instant, the combined assault of Su Ya and the dozen or so Quasi-Emperors crumbled apart.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"
That was not the end. Under that pressure, Su Ya and the others fell helplessly from the void and crashed down, blood spraying from their mouths!
"Great Emperor Realm pressure!"
Su Ya and the others lay sprawled on the ground, looking utterly battered. Their faces were deathly pale, and their eyes were filled with horror.
This pressure definitely belonged to a true Great Emperor!
It likely came from the Liu Imperial Clan's empress. Even if it was only a trace, the pressure of a peak Great Emperor was absolutely not something Quasi-Emperors like them could withstand!
"You couldn't withstand a single blow!"
Wang Teng looked down from the void at Su Ya and the others, his posture lofty, and sneered, "Even now, your Su Family Clan's Great Emperors don't dare come out. In that case...
all of you can die!"
Wang Teng seemed to have had enough fun, and a trace of impatience appeared on his face.
As his words fell, the imperial decree shone brilliantly under his control. A pressure several times stronger than before transformed into a sharp blade and slashed toward Su Ya and the others!
It seemed set on killing Su Ya and the others outside the Su Imperial Clan's grounds!