Two trump cards! Side by side in the ultimate battle! A Holy Spirit undergoes tribulation!

"This will be a feast!"

"The blood of a Sacred Body-and one that has attained the Dao, no less. Its flesh and blood must taste unimaginably delicious! I already... cannot wait."

"Though my essence and Qi are abundant, and I have no need to take such a risk, I truly wish to drink my fill of Heavenly Emperor blood!"

"Everyone, let us strike together, just in case."

"What could possibly go wrong? All nine of us brim with vitality. If we strike together, even if he were at his peak, it would avail him nothing. Not to mention that he is now like a candle in the wind. I only ask... that he not die right now, or we will not get to hear his delightful screams..."

A Supreme with a lion's face, a crane's feet, and an ox's body bared his savage fangs, bloodthirsty light gleaming in his eyes.

He strode forward and struck his palm toward the imperial palace!

Boom!!

The entire imperial palace abruptly crumbled to dust. Lines of ultimate Dao formation patterns lit up, encompassing this entire star domain!

The nine Supremes were all within their range as well.

But...

There was not a trace of surprise in their eyes.

They were merely ultimate Dao formation patterns.

Which of those present had not mastered ultimate Dao formation patterns during their reign?

Trying to use these to contend against the nine Supremes was far too naive.

Cold, greedy gazes fell upon a figure sitting calmly on a palm-leaf fan suffused with Dao resonance at the center of the imperial palace.

Ye Mingyuan's face was no different from several thousand years ago.

He remained young, with an untamed arrogance between his brows, as though he were still that Heavenly Emperor at his peak, roaming freely through forbidden zones and slaughtering Supremes at will.

Yet the Supremes present still caught the scent of decay he had done his utmost to bury beneath his body!

"Ye Mingyuan, do you truly think these little tricks can bluff us?"

"When the Black Emperor died back then, you protected him. We could only let him dissolve into the Dao between heaven and earth. But now that you are about to die, who can protect you? These formation patterns alone? Or perhaps... your bluff!?"

Another Supreme spoke.

His eyes brimmed with killing intent, his voice so cold that it seemed to freeze even the void.

"Oh?"

On the palm-leaf fan, Ye Mingyuan opened his eyes slightly and spoke. "When have I ever bluffed?"

"From the very beginning, I was waiting for you to come."

"For that purpose, I even deliberately created the illusion that I was about to die three times. Yet you... only dared to act now."

"You merely believe that, at my current age, even if I have trump cards left, they can do nothing to you. But... how will we know without trying?"

As his words fell,

the nine Supremes grew solemn.

Though they had all scorned him earlier, when it truly came time to fight, each was more cautious than the last.

After all, they all knew.

In single combat, even though the Heavenly Emperor before them had aged, dealing with them would still be well within his capabilities!

If they acted rashly now and ended up being dragged down to their deaths with him, that would truly be an unjust end!

Hum!!

Ultimate Dao formation patterns lit up, covering the entire star domain!

Line after line had been personally inscribed by Ye Mingyuan over these several thousand years.

All for this battle today!

Before he died for good, he would wipe out another batch of Supremes!

Blazing killing intent surged into the heavens!

The might of the ultimate Dao killing formations trapped the nine Supremes within, but soon, incessant booms rang out!

Fortunately, there was more than one killing formation.

Over these several thousand years, Ye Mingyuan had inscribed at least a hundred ultimate Dao killing formations!

He stood at the formation nexus, controlling all the ultimate Dao killing formations to suppress these nine Supremes!

But the nine Supremes joined forces.

Their might was so terrifying that they tore through layer after layer of imperial formations at a frightening speed!

"Cough, cough!"

A trickle of blood spilled from the corner of one Supreme's mouth.

Clearly, he had suffered some injuries within these killing formations.

He stared at Ye Mingyuan with a terrifyingly savage gaze and said, "We will soon break through every one of these ultimate Dao formations. A trump card like this is useless against us!"

Hearing this Supreme's roar,

Ye Mingyuan nodded without arguing.

Clearly, even he agreed that a trump card of this caliber could not play a decisive role.

But fortunately...

Who said he had only one trump card?

"Indeed, a trump card like this is useless."

"Then... let us have another."

At these words, the nine Supremes' expressions abruptly changed!

Impossible!

There were so many ultimate Dao formation patterns here. He must have spent several thousand years painstakingly inscribing them.

How could he possibly have another trump card!?

Where had he found the time!!?

Just as the nine Supremes reeled in shock, a presence that terrified them suddenly erupted nearby!

That presence belonged to... the Black Emperor!!

Thud!

A sound like an impact rang out in the void!

It seemed as though a living being was trying to break through the void and reappear in the world!

Thud!!

Another muffled sound rang out.

It came from within the Black Realm, which had contracted after the Black Emperor's fall.

Thud!!!

The third sound fell!

The entire Black Realm abruptly unfurled once more, bursting with the most dazzling radiance at the center of the cosmic starry sky and filling an entire star domain!

A figure with thick black hair, each strand gleaming with a lustrous white sheen and dancing chaotically, stood at the center of the Black Realm, holding the black lotus Emperor Weapon and gazing calmly at the nine Supremes.

It seemed... the Black Emperor had returned to life!

The instant this thought appeared in their minds, they rejected it!

Impossible!

Life and death were laws of this world!

When the Black Emperor had died, heaven and earth had both sensed it, and his Great Dao had faded with him.

Even with the Black Emperor's world-surpassing cultivation and heaven-reaching abilities, he could never have feigned death for such a long span of years!

Leaving everything else aside, his lifespan alone could not have sustained him until now!

"No! He is not the Black Emperor, only a strand of battle intent condensed to its utmost limit!"

Divine light flickered in one Supreme's eyes as he revealed the true nature of this figure.

This made the other Supremes breathe sighs of relief.

As long as the Black Emperor had not returned to life, everything was still manageable.

At this moment, Ye Mingyuan had already strolled to the side of the Black Emperor's battle intent, a hint of apology in his eyes.

His voice was quiet, yet it reached the ears of every living being present.

"I'm sorry."

"This trump card of yours was meant to remain for future generations, to quell the Dark Turmoil."

"But these fellows were truly... far too timid. So much so that now... I am too old. I can do no more than swing my fists."

Hum!

In that figure's hand, the black lotus Emperor Weapon, which had not been fully restored and seemed to have deliberately been left missing a fragment, released a fluctuation.

Its meaning was clear.

When the Black Emperor had condensed this body from boundless battle intent, his purpose had been to slaughter Supremes!

So long as it emerged to destroy Supremes, that was enough.

Besides, nine Supremes... such a lavish lineup might never be encountered again.

Using this strand of battle intent here... was worth it!

"Hahaha!!"

"Then let us fight side by side in this way, one last time!"

Ye Mingyuan laughed heartily, the gloom pent up in his heart dispersing.

He looked back, golden light blazing in his eyes!

After several thousand years, oceanlike golden blood Qi once again spanned the starry sky!

It was no longer as vigorous and full of vitality as it had once been.

Instead, like Ye Mingyuan's body, it brimmed with decay, seemingly also foreshadowing the nine Supremes' ultimate end.

On the other side, the Black Emperor's battle intent strode forward!

Holding the black lotus Emperor Weapon, he seemed like the true Black Emperor alive in this world.

That boundless battle intent surged, suppressing all worlds!

It made these Supremes feel, from the depths of their hearts, those past experiences of living in dread, terrified that they would be chosen as the unlucky one.

At this moment, the two Heavenly Emperors!

Unleashed their greatest might to wage... the ultimate battle!

Supreme after Supreme was blasted apart, spilling blood. They tried to flee, only to find their retreat sealed by some remaining ultimate Dao killing formations!

As the people of the world watched the imperial battle erupting at the center of the universe, hot tears filled their eyes.

They knew this would be the final brilliance of the two Heavenly Emperors!

Even in death, they were still acting for the sake of future generations.

Seeking to kill a few more Supremes!

Yet...

At the moment the ultimate Dao battle erupted!

At the fringes of the universe, a living being actually seized this opportunity and decisively triggered the lightning tribulation to attain the Dao!

It was a perfected Holy Spirit, without father or mother, revering only heaven and earth and indifferent to all living beings!