Chapter 243: The Gathering of the Emperors

When Luo Feng discovered that behind the Origin Continent’s number one sinner, “Iron Howl Demon Monarch,” stood Emperor Yuan, he immediately dispatched himself and another avatar of Morosa, heading straight toward the location of the second sinner, “Ancestor Black Eagle.”

“This time, taking action against Emperor Yuan will definitely make the Emperors and Monarchs of the Origin Continent wary and on guard. They won’t give me a second chance.”

“And to prevent this Ancestor Black Eagle from reincarnating, I’ll eliminate him first.”

In the next instant, Luo Feng and Morosa’s other avatar crossed an immense span of space with a single thought and arrived at Black Eagle Palace.

Inside Black Eagle Palace.

“Heh heh.”

An endless, dense black mist coiled deep within the palace—this was the body of Ancestor Black Eagle.

“The top four sinners of the Origin Continent... Divine King Shihu and Divine King Guiying’s karmic traces have vanished. Are they dead, or have they reincarnated?” The dense black mist spoke lazily. “I’m rather looking forward to that mysterious powerhouse’s arrival. Let’s see what he can do to me.”

Ancestor Black Eagle was confident, for behind him stood three Monarchs of the Ancient Thunder Kingdom. Naturally, the three Monarchs were not here at the moment.

Suddenly—

Ancestor Black Eagle “saw” a colossal star rolling toward him. He looked on in astonishment. “What a powerful mental will attack!” Before the rolling star, his willpower couldn’t resist—it was crushed to dust, turning the black mist into a corpse.

At that instant, in multiple locations across the Origin Continent, all of Ancestor Black Eagle’s avatars became corpses.

“Hmm?”

Luo Feng frowned slightly. He sensed that one of Ancestor Black Eagle’s avatars was far away within “Thunder Mountain.” Under Thunder Mountain’s protection, his mental will attack was drastically weakened and only severely injured that avatar.

“Thunder Mountain truly deserves its reputation as the most heavily guarded place on the Origin Continent. My mental will attack was weakened by seventy to eighty percent!” Luo Feng was deeply astonished.

Each Emperor of the Ancient Flame Kingdom had a capital city.

For example, Divine King Shihu had once hidden an avatar within his imperial palace, which had reduced Luo Feng’s mental willpower by about thirty percent—yet Luo Feng had still killed him.

“The entire Ancient Thunder Kingdom has only one sacred land—Thunder Mountain! Several Monarchs reside there, and it’s said that even the Thunder Ancestor himself has an avatar there.” Luo Feng sighed. Whether mental or karmic attacks, harming the powerhouses within Thunder Mountain was far too difficult.

……

Within the sacred land, Thunder Mountain.

“Boom.”

Inside a cave dwelling deep within Thunder Mountain, Ancestor Black Eagle suddenly felt his mental will crushed and instantly suffered severe injury! All his other avatars and resurrection vessels outside Thunder Mountain had their wills annihilated, leaving nothing behind.

“I’m hiding within Thunder Mountain, yet even my mental will is injured?” For the first time, Ancestor Black Eagle felt a hint of fear. “Outside, I couldn’t even resist at all.”

“Three Monarchs.” Ancestor Black Eagle immediately sent a message to the three Monarchs closest to him.

He was truly afraid now.

Facing such a terrifying existence, he dared not leave Thunder Mountain.

“The top four sinners of the Continent—Divine King Shihu is dead, and Divine King Guiying should have voluntarily reincarnated. Ancestor Black Eagle has an avatar hiding within the sacred land, Thunder Mountain, while Iron Howl Demon Monarch is a special puppet lifeform.” Luo Feng felt his plan was quite wise.

His plan had finally hooked the big fish—Emperor Yuan!

Under the operation of the Origin Continent’s Supreme Laws, the limit of power was fixed.

That was a good thing, giving him confidence when facing the Ancestors of the Two Kingdoms and the East Extremity Region Ancestor. On the other hand, it also limited the Star Tower’s power—once the Emperors and Monarchs hid in their nests, it became extremely difficult for him to threaten them.

“This time attacking Emperor Yuan, the other Emperors and Monarchs will likely be even more cautious from now on.”

“In truth, I hold no malice toward most of the Emperors and Monarchs. But they may not believe that.”

As for Master Emperor Chu, Emperor Ming, Emperor Fu, Emperor Xuan, and the others, Luo Feng either respected them or held them in good regard. The ones he truly viewed as enemies were very few.

“This Emperor Yuan never cultivated the Primordial Bloodline! He merely used some Primordial materials to forge himself into an Ultimate Realm lifeform. He’s fully conscious! But he cultivated a certain inheritance that can transform into an endless abyss, and he loves devouring countless living beings.” Luo Feng had long heard of Emperor Yuan’s notorious name.

Emperor Yuan transformed into an endless abyss and devoured billions of lives. His grand acts were well known even among the Divine Kings.

Now, it seemed that Emperor Yuan’s appetite was monstrous. He had even secretly used “Iron Howl Demon Monarch” to capture countless beings. The true number of lives he devoured was beyond imagination.

“Black Robe!”

Emperor Yuan’s face appeared aged, his cloak fluttering in the wind.

He looked at the endless river of blood around him and laughed loudly. The armor covering his body shone darkly, space began to twist, and a hazy dark abyss began to descend.

At the same time, he stretched out both hands—each gloved.

Two enormous hands appeared between heaven and earth, their palms covered with countless secret patterns. As the hands clasped together, the space between them shattered into nothingness, as though to crush even the bloody river itself.

“This Emperor Yuan probably has only two or three Ultimate Realm techniques,” Luo Feng thought. “But aided by ‘Beyond Divine King-level treasures,’ the power of each move soars dramatically—it feels comparable to my Six-Branch Fusion Technique.”

That was the advantage of secret treasures, greatly enhancing one’s realm and profundity.

With several extremely powerful treasures, an Emperor could rival the Realm Beasts of Tianmu Nation or the Ruler of the Myriad Realms Nation! Those beings found it very difficult to acquire Beyond Divine King-level treasures; even when they did, the treasures might not suit them.

“Hurry over here and join forces with me to capture that Black Robe!”

“If we miss this chance and Black Robe escapes, he’ll become extremely cautious—it’ll be hard to get another opportunity.” While urging his treasures, Emperor Yuan also sent mental messages summoning other Emperors.

“Quickly, quickly, come at once!” Emperor Yuan urged anxiously.

He feared this big fish might slip away!

“Destroy.”

Within the endless Blood River—

Luo Feng watched Emperor Yuan’s many techniques erupt and moved his mind. The Star Tower within his body was instantly activated!

He didn’t plan to draw “Emperor Yuan” into the Star Tower, because once inside, he would be suppressed, imprisoned, and annihilated—Emperor Yuan wouldn’t survive even a single breath. But once he reincarnated, it could expose too many secrets of the Star Tower!

Instead of capturing him, Luo Feng simply activated the Star Tower, commanding the entire River of Life—its power soaring to an inconceivable level.

“Hmm?” Emperor Yuan, who had been full of confidence, suddenly sensed that the endless Blood River had changed!

Each current seemed like a world unto itself—immensely heavy. Each strand of blood attempted to suppress and imprison him. The strange river even penetrated his armor, seeping into his body to crush and destroy his innermost structure.

Inside his body lay a black bead, which naturally evolved into an abyss.

This abyss influenced his entire body, helping him resist the erosion of the Blood River.

However—

The Blood River driven by the Star Tower grew overwhelmingly powerful, its corrosive force absolute.

“How is this possible!” Emperor Yuan was shocked. “I have five extremely powerful treasures on me—three are defensive—and I’m an Ultimate Realm lifeform! How can this be?”

The might of the Blood River had already reached the power limit of the Origin Continent.

Under the secret patterns of the Star Tower, its profundity far exceeded even the Eight-Branch Techniques. Emperor Yuan’s three protective treasures were like sieves, constantly penetrated. His Ultimate Realm body was being eroded and destroyed.

“Three breaths—just three breaths, and I’ll die.” Emperor Yuan instantly calculated the erosion speed.

Even under the protection of his cloak, armor, and abyssal bead—three defensive treasures—his Ultimate Realm body could last only three breaths.

It was something he had never imagined beforehand!

But it was the truth!

“Come save me! Come save me! I can only hold on for two breaths!” Emperor Yuan sent a desperate message to the other Emperors, rapidly begging for help, including Emperor Qing and the others.

……

The matter of Emperor Yuan and Iron Howl Demon Monarch was a secret! Although some Emperors had guessed, no one had torn away the pretense.

At that moment, the Emperors of the Ancient Flame Kingdom were all occupied.

“The one killing great sinners—it’s Black Robe! I’ve found him!”

“He dares to fight me—hurry and join me to capture him!” When Emperor Yuan first sent the message, the other Emperors were somewhat surprised.

Some were in closed-door cultivation, others guarding critical territories, or performing duties for their clans. Receiving Emperor Yuan’s message, many were unwilling to respond.

“Capture Black Robe? As if he’s so easily captured.” Emperor Jiufeng sneered.

“I can’t be bothered.” Emperor Chu ignored it.

“What an idiot.” Emperor Ming dismissed it as well.

Many Emperors already had poor relations among themselves.

At Emperor Yuan’s call, only a few were willing to help.

“My subordinate, Divine King Shihu, died at Black Robe’s hand. I can join forces with Emperor Yuan this time,” Emperor Kong thought. “But I’ll wait a bit—when more Emperors act, our chances will improve.”

He planned to wait ten breaths until the battle grew more intense, with more Emperors joining in, before striking.

“What’s going on? Emperor Yuan went after Black Robe?” Emperor Fu was shocked.

With his insight, he instantly understood the truth.

“That Emperor Yuan, always causing trouble,” Emperor Fu sighed. He couldn’t deal with Emperor Yuan, only suppress him as much as possible. In recent years, Iron Howl Demon Monarch had kept a low profile.

But past sins always left deep marks.

……

Just as every Emperor had their own thoughts—

“Come save me! Come save me! I can only last two breaths!” Emperor Yuan’s urgent cry for help startled every Emperor of the Ancient Flame Kingdom.

Why was he begging for help?

Even Emperor Jiufeng, Emperor Chu, and Emperor Ming were all shocked.

Everyone knew how strong Emperor Yuan was with his complete set of treasures!

“Hurry, I’m going to die!”

“This Black Robe is too terrifying! If you don’t come now, I’ll be forced to reincarnate!” Emperor Yuan’s tone was frantic. If he reincarnated, his entire set of powerful treasures would be lost—and he didn’t have enough debt credit to cultivate another Ultimate Realm lifeform.

So unless it was the last resort, he refused to reincarnate.

“Don’t go alone,” Emperor Fu immediately transmitted. “Gather at my place. I’ll set up a Formation Array, and we’ll go save Emperor Yuan together.”

He sensed that if any Emperor went alone, it would be suicide.

“Understood.”

“I’m coming.”

“On my way!”

At this critical moment, the Emperors of the Ancient Flame Kingdom realized the severity of the situation. Even Emperor Ming and Emperor Chu hesitated not a moment longer.

Except for those bound to crucial duties, a total of eight Emperors instantly gathered. Under the leadership of Emperor Fu, they used the Formation Array, crossing an immense distance in a thought, heading toward the vast battlefield shrouded by the endless Blood River.

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Thanks to the new Alliance Leader “Zisang Lingfeng” for the reward, and also to the long-time Alliance Leader “Venerable Xu Xin” for the reward!