Just before the battle of the Emperors was about to reach its climax, and before the Sovereigns could harm the Daoists, the cultivators at Emperor Mountain heard the resounding echo of an utterly familiar voice.
They witnessed a familiar figure emerge in the void. His slender-as-a-sword figure was donned in white clothes, and his hair was at waist length. He boasted an otherworldly and handsome appearance.
Everyone was deeply astonished, to say the least.
Amidst the dead silence that ensued, it was only after moments had pa.s.sed before a cultivator interrupted the silence with his trembling voice. "C-Chu Kuangren!"
Like a mighty boulder that breached the surface of a peaceful lake, Chu Kuangren"s name caused a great disturbance in the land.
The cultivators stared dumbfoundedly at Chu Kuangren.
"F*ck! Isn"t he dead? How"s he alive again?!"
"Hasn"t he been absorbed into the Slumbering Emperor Coffin and dragged into the land of black soil? How? How"s he here now?!"
"Did the Slumbering Emperor Coffin fail to kill that chap? How did he manage to escape from it?!"
Chu Kuangren"s enemies, such as the Sword Tribe and Demonic Tribe"s Sovereigns were filled with disbelief.
"Are you still human, or are you a ghost?"
A Sword Tribe Sovereign said shakily.
Chu Kuangren glared at him.
Boom!
A mist of blood exploded.
Before the Sovereign could even squeal, he had already perished on the spot. This was just the beginning!
Like an array of fireworks, blood mists began to explode one after another. The Sovereigns who attempted to attack the Murong Xuand and the Daoists were destroyed in a single breath.
The crowd of cultivators shuddered and looked at Chu Kuangren in fear as they hastily retreated further.
How frightening.
It was no surprise that Chu Kuangren could defeat the Sovereigns. However, what tickled the cultivators" spines was that they had no clue how Chu Kuangren killed them off.
They did not even see him move.
"Sect Leader!"
"I knew you weren"t dead!"
Nangong Huang, Shang Qingxue, and the Daoists were elated.
Above the Emperor Mountain, the newly ascended Emperors had also noticed Chu Kuangren"s arrival and immediately halted their battle in shock.
Most of them had personally witnessed the Slumbering Emperor Coffin devouring Chu Kuangren. Yet, here Chu Kuangren was, standing before them in one piece.
Lan Yu revealed a smile of relief. "Master…"
She was not surprised by the fact that Chu Kuangren was still alive. She was just happy that she could reunite with him.
Leng Ningyu was also stunned. "He"s not dead. Not dead."
The romantic feelings she had suppressed so hard were making a comeback as Leng Ningyu felt her vision blurring.
"My Unruffled Emotions Dao"s in a mess again. Brother Chu, you truly are the c.h.i.n.k in my armor." Leng Ningyu rubbed her eyes as she muttered.
"He isn"t dead!"
Qin Tianchen"s eyes widened as he immediately mobilized his Emperor Thought to determine Chu Kuangren"s cultivation realm.
To his dismay, he had no way of acquiring that information.
"What realm is he in now?"
Qin Tianchen murmured.
"You aren"t dead! Well, that"s excellent news then!"
Jiu Yan cackled with excitement. "Not being able to defeat you before your death has always been my biggest regret. Now, I can personally finish you off and rid of this mental block once and for all! My Daoist core will be perfected!"
"Hmph, he"s mine!"
w.a.n.g Quan grunted.
He stared at Chu Kuangren with an eager pa.s.sion.
"No, he"s mine to defeat. Chu Kuangren, unfortunately for you, it"s too late now. Otherwise, one of the Emperor Thrones here will have belonged to you. Alas, we"re destined to have the last laugh!"
Bai Hongyu taunted and said.
There were nine Emperor Thrones on the Emperor Mountain, yet they had all been taken.
The way these Emperors saw it, Chu Kuangren was not destined to become an Emperor in this era!
If Chu Kuangren could not ascend, how was he supposed to fight them in battle?
They stared excitedly at Chu Kuangren, eager to return the humiliations they once suffered back to Chu Kuangren at ten times the magnitude.
"Wow, you"ve all ascended. How inspirational. No wonder you"ve got the guts to bark before me. Well, come at me together then." Chu Kuangren chuckled lightly.
"Come at you together? Chu Kuangren, you think too highly of yourself! Times have changed. I could crush you with one finger now!"
Sha Wushe said before he immediately launched a fury of ferocious qi at Chu Kuangren through his Divine Ferocious Avatar.
However, Sha Wushe was interrupted by a sudden inflow of golden energy stream that shattered both his attack and the Divine Ferocious Avatar!
It was Qin Tianchen who interrupted his attack!
Qin Tianchen"s combat strength was astonis.h.i.+ng. Compared to Sha Wushe, Bai Hongyu, and the new Emperors, he was obviously superior in combat.
One technique was all it took to destroy Sha Wushe"s Divine Ferocious Avatar.
"Qin Tianchen, what"s the meaning of this?"
Sha Wushe"s face sank, yet he was visibly uneasy. He did not expect Qin Tianchen"s power to be so much stronger than his.
Was that the power of a two-time Emperor?!
"Chu Kuangren is mine to defeat!"
Qin Tianchen said.
He then stepped forward, and his aura began to burn brightly as his Emperor"s might spread furiously in all directions.
His Emperor"s Aura was much stronger than the new Emperors".
Qin Tianchen did not seem like a new Emperor at all.
Perhaps, some of the more experienced Emperors may even pale in comparison.
"Flawless Emperor"s Dao and a High-grade Emperor"s Core? Heh, pretty remarkable achievement compared to the other Emperors," Chu Kuangren said as he activated his Eye of Revelation.
"Chu Kuangren, you shouldn"t have shown yourself here. If you"d stay hidden, you would"ve become an Emperor in the future and perhaps continue reigning dominance over us. But now, there"s no turning back!"
Qin Tianchen said as his Emperor"s Aura grew more intense.
"You think you"re strong enough to make me hide?"
Chu Kuangren sneered at Qin Tianchen"s ridiculous remarks.
"It seems like you"re still as crazy as you once were, but it doesn"t matter. I shall be the finis.h.i.+ng chapter in the legendary story of Chu Kuangren!"
With that, Qin Tianchen lifted his hand and concentrated a ferocious amount of Emperor qi in his hands. "I"ll finish you off in one move!"
Boom!
Qin Tianchen unleashed a punch that discharged a destructive force into the realm.
His earth-shaking fist strength and mystical Daoist runes transformed into a golden torrential gale that swarmed mightily towards Chu Kuangren.
It was a majestic fist technique.
No one thought Chu Kuangren would survive the attack. Even Murong Xuan, Leng Ningyu, and Lan Yu had wanted to a.s.sist Chu Kuangren in the battle.
However, Chu Kuangren finally made his move at this moment.
He lifted his palm and gently pushed forward.
In an instance, Chu Kuangren"s Emperor"s Aura manifested. What seemed like a fraction of his power, which contained a cataclysmic amount of energies, ravaged the entire realm!
Chu Kuangren"s effortless technique was infused with a series of indecipherable Daoist runes, and it immediately tore Qin Tianchen"s golden torrential gale apart!
Qin Tianchen widened his eyes. Before he could even react, Chu Kuangren"s palm technique had shattered all his bones and blasted him away. With his tousled hair untied, Qin Tianchen laid pitifully on the ground as his glorified presence faded away.
Chu Kuangren rested his hands behind his back and stared at the ravaged Qin Tianchen. "Well, well, that"ll teach you not to be pretentious."