Their definitions of life and death were altered, shifting from life to death!
Since they were already dead, their primordial spirits, quasi-immortal emperor bodies, and magical powers naturally dissipated completely!
In less than half an incense stick's time, two emperors perished!
Two quasi-immortal emperors had fallen!
This not only shocked the Immortal Kings gathered outside the Ultimate Ancient Land.
It also simultaneously awakened the World-Ending Elder!
The World-Ending Elder was cultivating in the depths of the Sea of Boundaries, but he unexpectedly sensed that both Emperor Cang and Emperor Yu had perished in such a short span of time!
Such an event had utterly shocked this being who called himself the strongest quasi-immortal emperor, the first emperor since the creation of heaven and earth!
These were two quasi-immortal emperors who had fallen!
And it happened within the span of half an incense stick!
Who could have killed them? Could it be that a true immortal emperor had emerged?
The World-Ending Elder’s gaze swept through countless past and future timelines, churning the boundless waters of the Sea of Boundaries. Finally, he discovered that it was a youth with the cultivation of a peak Immortal King who had slain two quasi-immortal emperors!
To this, the World-Ending Elder's only reaction was – this is impossible!
"Impossible! Emperor Cang and Emperor Yu, even when they were weak, were supreme prodigies capable of challenging those above their level. When they were still quasi-immortal kings, they could calmly slay Immortal Kings!"
"Now that they have ascended to the position of quasi-immortal emperors, they are both emperors. Even if there are differences between them and other emperors, they are not significant… How could they possibly be slain by a mere peak Immortal King?"
The World-Ending Elder's eyes were filled with profound shock!
It was no wonder he was shocked!
One must understand that anyone who achieved the status of quasi-immortal emperor had ascended to the imperial throne by stepping on the bodies of countless prodigies. They were truly supreme prodigies who appeared only once in countless eons!
The concept of challenging those above one's level was only possible when one's cultivation was low.
If one were a quasi-immortal emperor, and you could challenge those above your level in the past, couldn't other emperors also challenge those above their level?
As supreme prodigies who appeared once in countless eons, who was afraid of whom?
In a one-on-one situation, even the World-Ending Elder could only defeat an emperor, but killing him would be an impossible feat!
This was also due to the fact that the World-Ending Elder had cultivated for far longer than the combined lifespans of the three emperors.
The World-Ending Elder, a being who had practically lived from the birth of the Sea of Boundaries, dared not claim he could kill a quasi-immortal emperor.
Let alone a quasi-immortal emperor being slain by a mere peak Immortal King who challenged those above his level?
This matter was as fantastical as a fairy tale.
A single glance from a quasi-immortal emperor was enough to cause the demise of a supreme overlord among Immortal Kings!
What kind of being could slay them with the cultivation of a peak Immortal King?
"Where did this monstrous talent come from?"
The World-Ending Elder was horrified!
...
While the World-Ending Elder was in shock, the Desolate Heavenly Emperor was also shaken to a certain extent by Fang Ming.
Just as the World-Ending Elder was thinking, how could esteemed emperors, who were all once prodigies, be slain by mere Immortal Kings?
Even though the Desolate Heavenly Emperor could fight three opponents at once and was unrivaled among his peers, he was now completely stunned by Fang Ming.
Being unrivaled among peers and challenging those above one's level were two entirely different concepts!
Moreover, Fang Ming had slain two quasi-immortal emperors in just half an incense stick's time! It was as easy as eating and drinking!
Even the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, who was already the true number one prodigy in the Sea of Boundaries for all eternity, now harbored the thought that this youth before him might be a monstrous talent.
On the other side, Emperor Hong, seeing the demise of the two emperors, was also terrified and fled, seemingly to rendezvous with the World-Ending Elder.
Meanwhile, Fang Ming, in this state of peace, was observing the Desolate Heavenly Emperor.
This version of the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, in this fan-fiction, had no significant conflict of interest with Fang Ming.
Or rather, no cultivator in this world had any significant conflict of interest with Fang Ming.
Fang Ming's consecutive slaying of Emperor Cang and Emperor Yu, these two quasi-immortal emperors from the fan-fiction, could be considered beings at the level of ordinary Immortal Kings in the original work.
If this were a work of the Honghuang genre, and an energy converter existed, then Fang Ming absorbing the energy from two ordinary Immortal Kings would be of great help to him.
Second only to absorbing energy from the ancient sage Lu Ya.
However, Emperor Cang and Emperor Yu were not characters from a Honghuang genre work, which meant the energy converter was useless.
This also meant that this perfect fan-fiction world had escaped the fate of destruction.
If the energy converter were useful, Fang Ming's arrival in this world would have made him a far more terrifying demon than the Three Dark Emperors or the Corpse Immortal Emperor.
He would have immediately, without a second word, carried out an act of world destruction against this world, whether it was the forces of darkness or the ordinary beings of the Immortal Realm, or the Desolate Heavenly Emperor's side. He would have annihilated all living beings in the Sea of Boundaries of this perfect fan-fiction world, absorbed all their energy, and buried… a fictional world!
Unfortunately, the energy converter was unusable.
This meant that there was no benefit to be gained from slaughter, and this world was merely a stage for Fang Ming to skillfully wield two Chaos Supreme Treasures!
Fang Ming's attitude towards the Desolate Heavenly Emperor also changed because of this.
Since the energy converter was useless, the Desolate Heavenly Emperor was not an enemy.
Since he was not an enemy, when choosing targets for the Immortal Slaying Gourd and the Seven Arrows Book of the Nail-Headed, Fang Ming naturally chose the Three Dark Emperors.
Why?
Because the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, even a fan-fiction version of him, had a guaranteed good character!
The Three Dark Emperors had no character whatsoever!
Fang Ming didn't believe he would gain anything by helping the Three Dark Emperors against the Desolate Heavenly Emperor. The Three Dark Emperors would definitely regard Fang Ming with apprehension, not gratitude.
By helping the Desolate Heavenly Emperor against the Three Dark Emperors, Fang Ming would not have to worry about the Desolate Heavenly Emperor backstabbing him.
This was akin to how a bad person, if given the choice, would prefer to be friends with good people rather than bad people.
The Desolate Heavenly Emperor, having reached the quasi-immortal emperor realm within this perfect fan-fiction system, possessed knowledge that Fang Ming could learn from and apply.
Leaving a good impression was not a bad thing. Fang Ming had never been one to care about losing face, so he directly bowed to the Desolate Heavenly Emperor as a junior.
"Esteemed Daoist friend..."
The Desolate Heavenly Emperor spoke. Under the brilliant achievements of the youth before him, the Desolate Heavenly Emperor no longer regarded Fang Ming as a junior but as an equal.
However, Fang Ming did not wish for this. Shamelessly, he said, "Senior Desolate, please do not address me as Daoist friend."
"You swept away all dark turmoil, fought your way to the Upper Realm, and battled to the very end for the myriad beings of the world, for your family and friends."
"This junior has always admired your accomplishments. And to be able to converse with you as an equal?"
For the first time, a look of confusion appeared in the Desolate Heavenly Emperor's eyes.
He felt as if the youth before him had misunderstood something.
Swept away all dark turmoil? He had not slain even one of the three quasi-immortal emperors from the source of darkness, yet this youth had slain two!
This youth before him seemed more deserving of that title, didn't he?
As for fighting his way to the Upper Realm? The Desolate Heavenly Emperor stated that he had never heard of the Upper Realm!
"Daoist friend, have you perhaps misunderstood something? I have never heard of the Upper Realm..."
Fang Ming, in order to build rapport and to allow the Desolate Heavenly Emperor to use his experience to examine the differences between the cultivation methods of the two systems in the fan-fiction, so that they could discuss and debate later, which would be more helpful to Fang Ming.