The sole remaining Bat Emperor, its body trembling, watched in horror as two fellow top-tier powerhouses were decapitated. The mental torment it endured was immense.
"Don't kill me... I know that person!"
The Bat Emperor cried out, its sanity consumed by fear, desperate to survive.
"Hm?"
Old Qiao paused, glancing at Chen Shu in the distance.
"Know him?"
Chen Shu was equally taken aback. "You actually dare to say that?"
"Old Qiao, strike..."
"No, I'll let you detonate my home every day from now on, just spare me..."
"..."
Chen Shu's expression shifted. This creature was clearly delirious.
"Beast Emperors can be afraid too..."
At this moment, Old Qiao no longer hesitated. The Golden Angel and the longbow in its hand had dimmed; further delay was impossible.
Roar!
The Legendary Thunder Beast approached Old Qiao, nudging his head. It then whispered something in his ear.
Old Qiao’s eyes showed contemplation before he nodded.
"Kid..."
The Legendary Thunder Beast’s gaze shifted to Chen Shu, saying, "You dared to fool me the first time we met! Consider this a lesson!"
Instantly, a ball of lightning appeared and surged towards Chen Shu.
"Damn it!"
Chen Shu's body jolted. He had no time to react.
Meanwhile, the Spatial Rabbit beside him remained impassive, completely ignoring the unfolding events.
*Boom, boom, boom—*
Chen Shu's body convulsed, feeling entirely electrocuted.
In the blink of an eye, the lightning vanished. His hair stood on end, and his face bore the marks of electric discharge.
"Do you have to hold such a grudge..."
Chen Shu recovered, muttering, "But it actually felt quite good..."
He stretched his body, feeling a sense of clarity.
However, immediately after, the lightning on his body surged forth and, in an instant, flowed into Erha's body.
"Awooo!"
Erha, struck by the lightning, instantly collapsed. Yet, the lightning elemental energy within it began to surge.
"Is this a gift for me..."
Chen Shu realized what was happening, his gaze fixed on the Thunder Beast before him.
Roar!
The Thunder Beast let out a low growl, its body suddenly collapsing. Its life force dissipated, transforming into a dazzling bolt of lightning.
A radiant lightning arrow appeared, exuding a world-shattering killing intent.
"I cannot die..."
The Bat Emperor's eyes were filled with an extreme will to survive. Its massive body suddenly split, transforming into countless small bats.
However, they were still held fast in place, unable to move.
Old Qiao's gaze was calm. "It's time to go."
The Golden Angel drew its longbow once more, and the lightning arrow instantly tore through space.
*Swish!*
The arrow pierced through a small bat, instantly killing it.
Following that, the lightning on the arrow diffused, ricocheting onto another small bat, again killing it instantly.
*Boom, boom, boom—*
The lightning rapidly bounced, seemingly sketching a dazzling star map.
Each bat was instantly obliterated.
In a short while,
The Bat Emperor's life aura continuously waned, eventually reforming into a massive body.
But now, its eyes were glazed over, on the verge of death.
The thunderous roar of lightning ground away its final spark of life.
The lightning, however, did not dissipate. It spread outwards, like the roaring of the Thunder Beast, but eventually, its power was exhausted, and it vanished from existence.
*Boom!*
The Bat Emperor's broken, colossal body plunged into the sea, now just a corpse.
Just then, dawn broke, and the morning sun rose, its light of hope once again bathing the earth.
"Is it over..."
A hint of sorrow flickered in Old Qiao's calm eyes.
Five legendary contracted spirits that had accompanied him for many years had perished. His sole Golden Angel had also reached the end of its life.
Its body had lost its golden radiance, its eyes were dim, and it swayed precariously.
At this moment,
The Golden Angel looked up, gazing at the hundreds of thousands of fierce beasts in the sky.
Without hesitation, it raised its longbow again. A brilliant flash of light streaked across it.
*Roar, roar, roar!*
The hearts of countless fierce beasts filled with dread, and they scattered like startled birds, not daring to remain there for another second.
The longbow in the angel's hand vanished. It no longer possessed the strength to loose another arrow, but the fierce beasts, having witnessed the demise of three emperors, were already terrified.
"Brother Chen, this corpse is for you!"
Old Qiao's gaze turned to Chen Shu, saying, "Help me rescue the others and move them to a safe place."
Chen Shu paused slightly and said,
"I can transfer you as well."
"No need."
Old Qiao shook his head. "My life is already intertwined with my contracted spirits..."
At this moment, the Golden Angel looked at Old Qiao, its eyes filled with reluctance and longing.
But its life force had been completely depleted, and its body dissolved into specks of light, vanishing from this place.
Old Qiao reached out, attempting to grasp a wisp of light, but it slipped through his fingers.
"Alas..."
At this moment, Old Qiao's face aged, as if he had lived through millennia, yet his expression remained serene, with a hint of relief.
He looked at Chen Shu, a wry smile on his face.
"I thought that after the chaos ended, we could become sworn brothers. It seems now, we'll have to wait for the next life..."
"Old Brother Qiao..."
Chen Shu looked at Old Qiao, at a loss for words.
Old Qiao glanced at Qiao Na, who lay unconscious beside him, a touch of affection in his eyes.
Finally, he cast a deep gaze towards the spatial passage below, the Free Alliance he had protected for so many years.
Instantly, a gentle breeze swept by.
His body shattered, transforming into specks of light that began to ascend.
Ultimately, the light merged into the heavens, seemingly becoming a brilliant star, watching over all beings.
"Farewell, old friend..."
Chen Shu murmured, his eyes filled with an unspeakable solemnity.
A legend had come to its end!