Returning to the Desolate Ash Sea! The Quick Get It, the Slow Get Nothing

The Desolate Ash Sea.

Several thousand years had not even been enough for this world to completely erase the lingering Dao resonance left when that Supreme fell.

The waves sounded as ever, and the peace should have continued indefinitely.

But...

On this day, something changed once again!

Just as several thousand years ago, the Desolate Ash Sea, a Forbidden Zone of Life where none should have dared set foot, once again received uninvited guests.

Looking at the two figures standing outside, each accompanied by ten thousand Daos, each worthy of leaving a bold, vivid stroke in ancient history.

The Supremes dearly wanted to let loose a stream of curses!

Here they came again.

The beggars had come again!

They did not understand. Weren't you supposed to get back up wherever you fell?

So shouldn't Chaotic God Mountain have been your destination?

That was where.

You had encountered that Chaos Heavenly Emperor and gotten thrashed!

What the hell did that have to do with their Desolate Ash Sea?!

"Do you... truly think we are so easy to bully?!"

"Do not think we will not emerge together and slay you both!"

A voice rang out from deep within the Desolate Ash Sea, heavy with menace.

Waves surged to the heavens, and scorching heat churned.

The entire Desolate Ash Sea seemed to bear witness to his words.

But the answer he received was...

"Heh-really? I don't believe you."

Ye Mingyuan scoffed. He understood these Supremes extremely well and knew that this was still nowhere near their bottom line.

Besides...

So what if it was their bottom line?

If they had one, wasn't it there to be trampled into the dirt?!

Since the two of them had chosen to emerge again the moment their injuries healed, how could such a paltry threat make them retreat?!

Seeing that invoking the Desolate Ash Sea failed to intimidate them, another voice rang out, carrying a sinister edge.

"You think we will not emerge, but... what about that Chaos Heavenly Emperor?"

"You should know that he has made himself a forbidden zone for tens of thousands of years. He has probably long since bound himself to forbidden zones like ours in his heart. When you attacked Chaotic God Mountain, he struck and gravely wounded you with three punches! If you still insist on this, I'm afraid..."

"Afraid? What is there to fear?"

The Black Emperor stepped forward, his gaze calm and unruffled.

He had long since ceased to care about life and death. If that Chaos Heavenly Emperor truly struck again.

At worst, he would give up this life!

His transformation from a Divine Medicine of Immortality had been an accident to begin with.

His birth had not been heaven's will. Even if he ended here, what would be wrong with that?

"Enough talk."

"Fellow Daoist, let us begin... the slaughter."

Like a god who held heaven and earth in his grasp, Ye Mingyuan reached out with a great hand. His golden blood Qi surged like an ocean, even blotting out the Desolate Ash Sea's sea of nothingness!

He reached deep into the Desolate Ash Sea and seized one of the Supremes who had threatened them earlier.

At the same time, several Supremes flew into a rage!

From within their Immortal Source, they unleashed deadly killing intent and delivered a world-shaking strike across the distance!

They rescued that Supreme and melted the flesh from Ye Mingyuan's great hand, leaving only bones like Immortal Metal exposed.

Yet Ye Mingyuan's expression did not change in the slightest.

An injury of this degree meant little to him.

With a slight stir of his thoughts, his flesh regrew, restoring his hand. He also forcibly and firmly suppressed the Great Dao wounds those Supremes had left within his body, leaving them to be slowly worn away later.

"Since you have chosen to strike, then... all of you can come out."

The Black Emperor's eyes were deep, his pitch-black pupils like a black lotus blooming in a flourishing age.

Radiance condensed into a single point. In an instant, the Supremes who had just struck across the distance were forced to emerge from their Immortal Source and stared at them with sinister gazes.

Together with the one Ye Mingyuan had hauled out first.

There were seven Supremes in all, and all of them possessed relatively abundant vital essence and maintained their combat strength in excellent condition!

Once they all underwent ultimate sublimation, it would be seven Peak Great Emperors striking together!

Even for two Heavenly Emperors like Ye Mingyuan and the Black Emperor, this was a threat that could not be underestimated!

Moreover.

If they suffered severe injuries, other Supremes might risk launching surprise attacks to kill them!

And once that began, they would face an endless succession of ambushes by Supremes and find themselves in an extremely dangerous position!

But even so...

Their expressions remained unchanged as they regarded them calmly.

Because what they had to consider was whether, after they struck this time...

The one in the Immortal Court would emerge again.

That Chaos Heavenly Emperor was like an immortal sword hanging over their heads. Once it fell, it would surely cut them down and annihilate their souls!

So, if this was their only chance.

They naturally had to eliminate as many Supremes as possible and pave the way for those who came after them.

This was also why they had chosen the Desolate Ash Sea again.

"Fellow Daoist, four for me, three for you."

The Black Emperor's voice sounded softly, his tone as calm as if he were picking out chickens at a market.

But before his presence could lock onto four Supremes.

Ye Mingyuan struck with earth-shaking force, using his vast, immense golden blood Qi to forcibly sweep four Supremes into a separate stretch of heaven and earth!

"Hahaha!! With Supremes, the capable get to kill more!!"

Ye Mingyuan laughed heartily, actually delighted to be fighting one more Supreme and facing one more measure of danger.

At the sight, a trace of vexation appeared on the Black Emperor's face.

He had been too slow.

But it did not matter. At worst, after killing his own as quickly as possible.

He could go steal the kills.

The seven Supremes saw how these two Heavenly Emperors behaved.

It set their fury ablaze!

As beings who had been invincible throughout their eras, they were now being fought over by these two like prey to be picked out!

This was humiliation!

They would make them pay the greatest price for it!

"Such arrogance!"

"Then let us see whether you can swallow us!"

A great bell wreathed in purple Qi hovered above one Supreme's head. Its tolling echoed, making all heaven and earth tremble!

After undergoing ultimate sublimation, he charged at the Black Emperor beneath the protection of the purple Qi cascading from the bell!

"So much Heaven and Earth purple Qi?"

"Good stuff!"

The Black Emperor's eyes lit up.

Heaven and Earth purple Qi was no less scarce in this world than Immortal Metal.

And for a Divine Medicine of Immortality, it was an extraordinary tonic that could promote growth!

Back when he had still been a Divine Medicine of Immortality, he had once wandered into an exceptionally blessed treasure land and absorbed a considerable amount of Heaven and Earth purple Qi.

He did not know how much this had to do with his awakening of sentience.

But one thing was beyond doubt: it was absolutely of great benefit to him!

A gleam flashed through his eyes.

Then, a black lotus that was not quite complete bloomed in his hand and swept past!

It swept the great bell straight off that Supreme's head. He then drew it into his Sea of Bitterness and suppressed it with an Emperor Weapon!

His movements were crisp and decisive!

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