An Emperor's Might, Thin as Paper; the Demons Secretly Set a Hunting Formation

Taibai Sword Sect, forbidden area in the back mountain.

The king of the Variants ' enormous body turned to ashes, and its last trace of resentful demonic intent vanished completely in the wind.

Dead silence.

A suffocating, deathly silence.

Ancestor Taibai stared blankly at the black-clad figure slowly descending from mid-air. His face, which had been ashen due to the demonic poison attacking his heart, now flushed with an unnatural redness due to extreme shock.

"The Emperor... just like that, he's dead?" the old ancestor murmured to himself, as if he were dreaming.

That was a true Emperor Realm! Controlling the laws of a region, a being practically indestructible in this Crimson Profound World! Yet this young man swatted his body and domain to pieces with a single slap, as easily as swatting a fly?!

With such strength, could it be that he has surpassed the Emperor level and reached that legendary realm?!

"Thank you so much, senior! You saved my Taibai Sword Sect from dire straits!"

Despite his severe injuries, the old ancestor bowed deeply to Dongfang Yueming with trembling steps. In the cultivation world, those who have achieved mastery come first, and he was willing to call out "senior" to such a terrifying powerhouse who could instantly kill an emperor.

Abbess Jingxu and Lu Qingxue were also moved to tears, and they both knelt down to express their gratitude. If Dongfang Yueming had not arrived in time, the Taibai Sword Sect Demon Cave would have become a den of Variants today.

Only Hong Gui and Baihu stood aside, watching Dongfang Yueming's back with eyes full of fervor and infatuation.

"Basic procedure, sit down."

Faced with the crowd's kneeling worship, Dongfang Yueming simply waved his hand casually. He walked up to the patriarch and looked calmly at this top sword cultivator of the Great Xia Dynasty.

"No need for thanks. I always prefer to put a price on things."

Dongfang Yueming bluntly extended his hand, "I want the techniques for the Emperor Realm. Bring out the resources of your Taibai Sword Sect."

"This..."

Upon hearing this, the patriarch was not angry at the other party's demand for the sect's most treasured artifact; instead, he breathed a sigh of relief. For the Taibai Sword Sect, exchanging cultivation techniques for the favor of such a peerless expert was undoubtedly a profitable deal.

"Please wait a moment, senior."

Without the slightest hesitation, the ancestor solemnly took out a golden jade slip radiating an ancient sword intent from his bosom and presented it with both hands.

"This is the ' Taibai Supreme Emperor Ultimate Sword Canon,' a technique passed down for ten thousand years by my Taibai Sword Sect. It is Profound Grade Emperor-level method. Please accept it, Senior."

Dongfang Yueming took the jade slip, scanned it with his Divine Sense, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Good."

Then, with a thought, Dongfang Yueming noticed a jade slip emitting a faint light floating out from among the spoils he had plundered from the Variants king.

"This was taken from that monster. Judging from the style of the technique, it should be the ' Dark Nether Emperor Ultimate Scripture ' from the Shangyin Academy, which is also Profound Grade technique."

Dongfang Yueming held the two Profound Grade Emperor-level techniques in his hands, his eyes gleaming with an extreme desire for a higher realm.

"Two Profound Grade Emperor-level techniques... Although they can't directly synthesize into Heaven Grade techniques, they're enough for me to step into the Emperor realm and see the true pinnacle of this world."

He turned to Hong Gui and the others, "I need to go into seclusion. You stay here and keep watch."

"Please wait, senior!"

Seeing that Dongfang Yueming was about to go into seclusion, the patriarch anxiously called out, "I also sensed the demonic intent emitted by that Variants before its death. It seemed to be summoning all the Saint King and Emperor-level Variants lurking in other first-grade sects to unite against you!"

"Senior is currently in seclusion. What if those monsters come knocking on our door..." The patriarch's expression was grave. He was currently severely injured and had no power to resist those frenzied Variants.

It's alright.

Dongfang Yueming sneered, his tone revealing an arrogant disdain for the world.

"If they dare to come, it will save me the trouble of going door-to-door demanding cultivation techniques. When I emerge from seclusion, it will be the end of all the Variants in this Crimson Profound World."

After saying that, Dongfang Yueming turned and walked into a secret chamber deep within the forbidden area, slamming the stone door shut with a loud bang.

The crowd was left looking at each other in bewilderment.

"He... he actually intends to take on the entire Crimson Profound World's high-ranking Variants beings all by himself?!" The ancestor gasped, feeling both worried and a strange sense of anticipation.

at the same time.

Crimson Profound World, Central Capital.

As the demonic thoughts of the Variants king before its death spread throughout the entire continent, the high-ranking members of the Variants who were lurking within the top-tier sects and super families of Great Xia went completely mad!

Shangyin Academy, Dark Gold Hall.

"Master... Master has actually perished?!"

A gaunt old man dressed in the robes of a Supreme Elder of the Academy, whose cultivation had reached the level of [Half-Step Emperor], suddenly crushed the teacup in his hand, and a ghostly green demonic fire instantly shot out from his turbid eyes!

"The Taibai Sword Sect... a human who seems to possess Heaven-Grade Domain, but hasn't yet reached the Emperor Realm?!"

The old man's withered body began to swell violently, his purplish-black scales appearing and disappearing. "Unforgivable! He must be completely annihilated before he breaks through!"

The Nine Nether Demon Sect, located in the deep underground abyss.

"Roar--!"

A Nine Nether Demon Jiaolong, as large as a mountain, let out a deafening roar. It transformed into a middle-aged man in black robes, and the terrifying pressure of the [Saint King Realm Perfection] swept across the entire abyss.

"Our clan's millennia-long plan must not be ruined by a mere youth! Issue the order to summon all clan members of Saint King and above to the Taibai Sword Sect!"

It wasn't just the Shangyin Academy and the Nine Nether Demon Sect.

On this day.

Among the most powerful forces, both overt and covert, in the entire Crimson Profound World, there are more than a dozen Saint King Realm, and even three deeply hidden [Emperor Realm] Variants beings, who have torn off their masks of hypocrisy!

They abandoned their respective camps and disguises, transforming into streaks of black demonic energy that blotted out the sky, carrying a murderous intent to destroy everything, and frantically converging on the Taibai Sword Sect in the Southern Wasteland from all directions!

A Heavenly Net and Earthly Web of heaven and earth, designed to strangle Dongfang Yueming, is rapidly tightening across the sky of the Crimson Profound World at an alarming speed!