Chapter 208: The Emperor's Fate (23) |
The master of the Demon God Palace saw the newcomer clearly, his expression a mix of relief and unease. "Wang Yunfei… it's you!"
The one who had intervened to save him was none other than Wang Yunfei.
Wang Yunfei had also been one of those who had blocked Zhou Hanchan from taking her final step back then.
Before the joy could fully fade from the master of the Demon God Palace's face, he suddenly sensed an unparalleled crisis.
Wang Yunfei attacked him directly. Caught completely off guard and already severely injured, the master of the Demon God Palace could not dodge the supreme divine ability. He was blasted into pieces in an instant.
"I saved you only because you are my prey. You can only die by my hand!"
Wang Yunfei's aura surged after he killed the master of the Demon God Palace.
"Let us finish the battle we never completed back then!"
Wang Yunfei declared.
Zhou Hanchan wanted to kill Wang Yunfei.
An incomparable immortal light slashed toward her, arriving in an instant. Killing intent flared in Zhou Hanchan's eyes. She abandoned her attack on Wang Yunfei and collided with the immortal light.
At that moment, Wang Yunfei looked utterly miserable. More than half of his physical body had been shattered.
"Even Wang Yunfei has been defeated… We must attack together if we want to kill this demonic woman!"
The others no longer dared to stand by. They joined the fray and charged at Zhou Hanchan. If they wished to attain the Emperor realm, they had to eliminate her.
The one who had intervened earlier to stop Zhou Hanchan from killing Wang Yunfei was Su Chen.
Su Chen's figure appeared.
Zhou Hanchan's growth had far exceeded his expectations. After undergoing layer upon layer of transformation and devouring the origins of so many heavenly prodigies and monstrous geniuses, she was shifting toward some kind of supreme taboo existence, far surpassing ordinary taboo experts.
"Get out of the way. This is my battlefield!"
Wang Yunfei recovered from his injuries and charged back into the fight, attacking indiscriminately.
"Wang Yunfei, you madman!"
Some experts roared in anger. Wang Yunfei was striking at everyone regardless of allegiance. His madness was truly excessive.
Zhou Hanchan seized the opportunity and directly killed a Quasi-Emperor, using the kill to heal her wounds. Her ferocity rivaled that of a Supreme. Even under siege from multiple opponents, she managed to fight while retreating…
A chaotic melee erupted.
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Su Chen watched the chaotic battle without rashly joining in.
After Wang Yunfei's indiscriminate attacks, it was no longer clear who was an enemy and who was an ally.
Just as Zhou Hanchan prepared to strike another Quasi-Emperor, a sword radiating boundless destruction crossed through space and pierced straight through her abdomen. Destructive Qi spread within her body, causing her face to turn deathly pale in an instant.
At that moment, Nangong Yunshu entered the battlefield. Two terrifying divine swords floated beside her. One radiated infinite destructive power, while the other pulsed with vigorous life force. The Life Sword transformed into sword light and slashed across the Quasi-Emperors present. They felt the power of vitality spreading through them, and their injuries began to recover rapidly. Only then did they gradually calm down.
Zhou Hanchan suffered a heavy wound from Nangong Yunshu's sword.
"Everyone, attack together! Kill the demonic woman first, then we can settle our own scores!"
Some gazes turned toward Wang Yunfei.
Clearly, they did not want him to cause any more trouble. If the demonic woman escaped, none of them would have any hope of becoming Emperor… because she was only one final step away from the ultimate leap.
The group joined forces and charged at Zhou Hanchan. Already severely injured by Nangong Yunshu's sudden strike and now surrounded by everyone, she had no chance to recover her wounds.
This time, Su Chen did not stand by. He joined the battlefield. The power of the Flying Immortal swept across the field as he unleashed divine techniques to seal off Zhou Hanchan's escape routes.
Zhou Hanchan was heavily wounded. Her demonic fetus cracked, and irreparable Dao injuries appeared on her body. Like a cornered beast, she ultimately failed to take that final step. She was no match for so many supreme experts. This battle was shocking to witness, even more terrifying than some Dark Turmoil in the past.
Suddenly, a fierce light flashed in Zhou Hanchan's eyes. She erupted with a terrifying aura, exerted all her remaining strength, and unleashed another killing move. She forced everyone back, opened a gap, and fled toward the exit of the Ancient Emperor Realm. In a flash, she vanished and left the realm entirely.
No one chased after her. Once they left the Ancient Emperor Realm, it would mean abandoning the opportunities inside. How could that be possible?
"You deliberately let such a terrifying being escape!"
Su Chen turned directly toward the Qilin True Lord beside him and questioned him aloud.
All eyes shifted to the Qilin True Lord.
The Qilin True Lord's expression changed drastically. He knew that if he failed to give a proper explanation, the next one to be surrounded and killed would be him.
The Qilin True Lord shouted angrily, "Ye Chen, stop slandering me! How could I possibly let the demonic woman escape?"
Su Chen said coldly, "The demonic woman escaped right in front of you. If you had chosen to withstand her killing move and stall her for even a moment, she would not have gotten away. Yet you chose to dodge and gave her the opening she needed!"
The Qilin True Lord could not refute the first sentence, but the second one made his face turn extremely ugly. If he had chosen to take that strike head-on earlier, even if he survived, he would have been severely injured. Su Chen made it sound so easy, but in reality, blocking that blow would have left him badly wounded at best. After dealing with the demonic woman, he would likely be the next target.
The many experts surrounded the Qilin True Lord and sealed off all his escape routes.
The Qilin True Lord finally understood. The Ye Clan brat was clearly using this opportunity to settle scores with him.
"Qilin, you had better give us an explanation. You should know the consequences of letting the demonic woman escape."
"If you cannot provide a reasonable explanation today, then you can stay here in her place!"
Killing intents locked onto the Qilin True Lord from all directions.
The Qilin True Lord said, "Do not threaten me. Even if you try to kill me, I will fight with everything I have. Even if I cannot take one of you with me, I will heavily injure at least one and sever his path to the Emperor realm!"
His words were not empty threats. His strength was inferior to the demonic woman's, but he was not someone easy to bully. Otherwise, he would not have been able to retreat safely from Nangong Yunshu earlier. In a desperate fight to the death, even if he could not kill anyone, he could still severely wound one of them.
Yet none of the experts intended to let him leave. This was a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity to weaken the Qilin True Lord.
Su Chen said, "No matter what, you are the one who let the demonic woman escape!"
The Qilin True Lord's expression became extremely ugly. He cursed inwardly at Di Shitian for being useless—failing to take the Ye Clan Emperor Son with him even in death.
"What exactly do you want?"