Chapter 1559: 1249: Today, this emperor will defy the heavens!

Chapter 1559: Chapter 1249: Today, this emperor will defy the heavens!

Xuan Tian originally just wanted to use Emperor Shenwu and his group to get rid of Lu Chen, but he didn’t expect them to be so useless.

Especially Emperor Shenwu, who not only failed to be an effective pawn but even ascended to the Heavenly Emperor, becoming a potential threat to him.

At this moment, Emperor Shenwu laughed heartily and said, “Not eliminating this emperor was the most foolish decision!”

“Today, this emperor shall defy the heavens!”

As soon as he finished speaking, the Heavenly Demon Power within Emperor Shenwu surged dramatically.

Immediately after, he tightly grasped the Holy Demon Spear in his hand and thrust it towards Xuan Tian.

At this moment, Xuan Tian didn’t dodge at all, simply floating in the void, waiting for Emperor Shenwu’s attack.

The next instant, the Holy Demon Spear, wrapped in overwhelming Heavenly Demon Power, pierced through Xuan Tian’s body, yet surprisingly, Emperor Shenwu and Lu Chen noticed that Xuan Tian’s body remained unchanged.

The Holy Demon Spear did pierce through Xuan Tian’s body, however, Xuan Tian still remained there, making Emperor Shenwu feel as though he hadn’t pierced a solid body but merely a projection.

Then, Xuan Tian calmly said, “If given more time to grow, perhaps you could pose a threat like Lu Chen. Unfortunately, you are merely a worm within my body.”

At this point, Xuan Tian slowly raised his hand, countless crimson threads emerged from the scarlet eyes in the void, quickly penetrating Emperor Shenwu’s body and Divine Soul at immense speed.

Emperor Shenwu, unwilling, tried to use Origin Power to block, but found himself unable to mobilize the Origin Power anymore, as his link with it was thoroughly severed.

A hint of panic appeared on Emperor Shenwu’s face as he incredulously said, “How can this be!”

Xuan Tian saw Emperor Shenwu attempt to use Origin Power and sneered, saying, “As a worm in my stomach, how amusing that you would attempt to draw upon the power within me to fight me!”

Upon hearing Xuan Tian’s words, both Emperor Shenwu and Lu Chen were stunned.

Lu Chen now understood why Chu Zhengyu considered him a Beast Guard; the power he used came from this universe, or more precisely, from the Chaos Beast itself.

If that’s the case, wouldn’t it be extremely easy for the Chaos Beast to cut off his power source, just like Emperor Shenwu?

Lu Chen furrowed his brows, as all his power originated from Xuan Tian. If Xuan Tian were to act against him and the Daxia Dynasty, how could he resist?

If Xuan Tian were to simply reclaim his power, there might be nothing he could do.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen felt incredibly anxious inside.

However, just at this moment, the long-dormant System of Lots of Sons and Lots of Blessings beeped with an alert.

“The host’s power comes from the system, and the Origin Power of the host is sourced from the child worlds of the host’s wives and concubines; the Chaos Beast cannot block the host’s power.”

Hearing the system alert, Lu Chen was slightly stunned.

His power isn’t related to the Chaos Beast?

Thinking carefully, it seems indeed unrelated to the Chaos Beast, especially considering that the Origin Power he obtained initially came from the child worlds of his wives and concubines.

Though he could feel the Origin Power of this universe, he almost never harnessed it, and from the beginning, he felt there was a difference between this universe’s Origin Power and his own.

Just as Emperor Shenwu’s body was about to dissipate, suddenly, a force of Dark Power spread from afar.

When this Dark Power passed through Lu Chen’s body, he felt very uncomfortable, but he forcibly refrained from using Spiritual Power to resist it, as doing so might alert Xuan Tian in the distance.

Yet, thinking further, Lu Chen felt Xuan Tian likely already knew of his presence; Xuan Tian, as a consciousness condensed by the Chaos Beast, likely always knew his exact location and actions while inside.

However, he couldn’t understand why Xuan Tian never acted against him, rather allowing him to grow.

From what Xuan Tian had previously said in the Outer Domain, it was clear they were adversaries. Given Xuan Tian’s power surpassing the Heavenly Emperor, eliminating him would be easy, yet Xuan Tian chose not to, letting him grow instead.

As Lu Chen pondered Xuan Tian’s reasoning for this, he noticed all the Dark Power flowing through his body conglomerate onto Emperor Shenwu, causing his Heavenly Demon Power to surge once more.

“Unwilling! This emperor is unwilling!!!”

With Emperor Shenwu’s roar of defiance, the Evil Qi around him intensified, and his body began to turn into a misty state, losing his human form.

Watching Emperor Shenwu’s transformation, Xuan Tian’s expression turned even more ominous. He transmitted his voice across the universe, “Xuan Qingyun, do you truly wish to oppose me?”

Hearing Xuan Tian’s voice, Lu Chen felt a bit surprised, as he knew the name of the Heavenly Mystery Maiden was Xuan Qingyun.

Was the Dark Power from Xuan Qingyun?

After Xuan Tian’s words, there was no response from Xuan Qingyun, and soon, Emperor Shenwu’s body transformed completely into a mass of black mist.

Within the black mist were a pair of scarlet eyes, staring at Xuan Tian in the distance, loudly proclaiming, “Xuan Tian, you never expected this emperor to still be alive!”

Seeing Emperor Shenwu fully turn into a Heavenly Demon, Xuan Tian snorted coldly and spoke to the void, “Xuan Qingyun, do you think relying on a Heavenly Demon at the Heavenly Emperor level can destroy this universe?”

As he spoke, countless cracks appeared in the void, from which innumerable crimson threads started to emerge.

Upon witnessing this scene, Lu Chen’s expression changed slightly.

Not good, the Era Tribulation has begun!

Lu Chen immediately prepared to navigate his clone away from the Central Star Domain. Although he could abandon it at any time, it still had a purpose, as he intended to rely on it to observe those peculiar crimson threads; it mustn’t be destroyed yet.

However, just as Lu Chen was about to maneuver his clone away, he noticed innumerable black threads growing out of the black mist transformed by Emperor Shenwu, these threads infused with intense Heavenly Demon Power, directly attacking those crimson threads.

In an instant, an entwining of innumerable crimson and black threads occurred, as they gradually dissolved into a white liquid upon intertwining.

Seeing Emperor Shenwu able to withstand his own power, Xuan Tian’s expression became increasingly grim. If things continue like this, he might face trouble before he could refine Lu Chen.

Xuan Tian sneered coldly, “Xuan Qingyun, you forced me into this!”

“Soul-devouring Power!!!”

As Xuan Tian’s voice fell, suddenly, more cracks appeared throughout the universe, from which countless green liquids, emitting white smoke, began to flow out.

These liquids gathered into an ocean and surged toward Emperor Shenwu like a tidal wave.