"To actually possess a trace of half-step transcendence aura?" Elder Ming, seated on the Emperor's throne, was shocked. Could the Immortal Realm today nurture such a powerful being?
"Roar!"
The Vermilion Bird First Emperor roared, stretching his arms as if embracing heaven and earth. A colossal phantom of the Vermilion Bird, with killing intent soaring to the skies, flapped its wings. Boundless crimson flames once again enveloped this space, descending upon Luo Shixin and Huo Qubing!
"Go!"
Luo Shixin roared. Although he and Huo Qubing controlled nineteen Emperor's Mandates and could resist half-step transcendence, the Vermilion Bird First Emperor before them, despite being at the half-step transcendence realm, was tainted by the peculiar energy of the Origin Tower, making him far superior to an ordinary half-step transcendence. Huo Qubing cast a helpless glance at the Imperial Ruins. Their hands moved, unleashing a furious onslaught. While resisting the Vermilion Bird First Emperor's killing blows, they vanished from that battlefield space.
The Vermilion Bird First Emperor retracted his weapon, dispelled the battlefield space, and with a dazed expression, bowed slightly to Elder Ming on the Emperor's throne, then proceeded deeper into the Imperial Ruins.
In the spatial interval battlefield between the Great Han Heavenly Court and the Ancient Star Road, Li Jing watched calmly as the ethereal ancestor, who was high above, faced him.
"Our Great Han's cavalry will one day trample the Imperial Ruins!"
"Hmph!"
Ancestor Misty sneered. Under the manipulation of Elder Huang within the Burial Emperor Mountain, Ancestor Misty made his move. With a raise of his hand, an invisible grand hall, shimmering with chaotic light, descended. It was imbued with countless laws, intended to suppress Li Jing and obliterate his might!
Clang!
Li Jing sheathed his sword and summoned a supreme treasure, a three-pronged halberd. Its edge sliced through the air. Suddenly, the chaotic space ignited with raging flames. The halberd's glow, burning with Qilin divine fire, seemed capable of incinerating all chaotic energy. The power of this single halberd strike showcased Li Jing's formidable combat strength. Elder Huang and Elder Xian within Burial Emperor Mountain, as well as Elder Ming who had just returned, were all shaken by the might of the emanating halberd wave.
"Half-step transcendence! In such a short era, the Immortal Realm has produced a half-step transcendence being!" Elder Ming's pupils contracted. This was even more shocking than the combat power of Huo Qubing and Luo Shixin just moments ago.
The crimson halberd wave shattered infinite chaotic space, even penetrating the Ancient Star Road and destroying the endless land! The halberd wave swept across, colliding with the descending invisible grand hall. The invisible grand hall directly shattered. The halberd wave swept past, striking Ancestor Misty's palm, splashing forth an infinite amount of grey gas.
"Li Jing!"
Elder Huang, having regained his senses, turned pale. The Immortal Realm, which they had purged countless times, had still produced a variable. To reach half-step transcendence relying on his own energy—this talent was not inferior to beings of the creation era!
"Kill!"
Li Jing roared, his eyes filled with blood-red flames. A red Qilin appeared, and with a roar, spat out boundless radiance that fell upon Li Jing's three-pronged halberd.
Boom!
The three-pronged halberd struck down again!
The entire spatial interval trembled!
The Ancient Star Road rumbled!
The Great Han Heavenly Court also shook!
Above the Immortal Realm, Li Jing's figure, wielding his three-pronged halberd, appeared, his boundless crimson halberd waves crisscrossing within the chaos!
"Humans..." Elder Ming trembled with rage, "Damn it, such a change occurred within the Immortal Realm, and the four great races never reported it to Lord Luo. Useless! Useless! With such a change, how will we face our master when he awakens? How?"
"Make another imprint!" Elder Xian spoke, his expression grave.
"It's too late!" Elder Huang shook his head. "This is too far. By the time the imprinted figure arrives, this battle will be over. We underestimated the Great Han Heavenly Court!"
"This battle is unfavorable; we will seek another opportunity!" Elder Ming shook his head. He supported his weary body and walked towards the rear of Burial Emperor Mountain. Elder Huang looked at the imprinted light fragment in his hand and crushed it directly.
"Roar!"
At this moment, Ancestor Misty was devoid of divine consciousness and rich expressions, his vacant gaze like that of a puppet. He threw his head back and roared, like a sealed beast, erupting with extremely powerful killing intent from his entire body. His rolling combat power, without any restraint, swept towards all directions!
"Did they leave?"
Li Jing observed Ancestor Misty's change. The divine consciousness that had controlled the dao figure must have been one of the three elders from the depths of Burial Emperor Mountain, entrusting a wisp of their primordial spirit to this being of the creation era who had manifested in a special form. Looking at the rampaging Ancestor Misty, what kind of power could imprint the combat strength and form of a fallen Immortal Emperor? What were the three elders of Burial Emperor Mountain truly hiding? At this moment, countless questions flashed through his mind.
Boom!
An invisible mirror appeared above Ancestor Misty's head, and a beam of multi-colored light flashed across its surface!
Boom!
"Roar!"
Ancestor Misty roared, his rolling combat power surging forth and pouring into the invisible mirror. As the rolling combat power entered, a blood-red eye appeared on the mirror's surface. Within this blood-red eye, countless rays of light burst forth. With a boom, an invisible beam of light shot out, reaching an extreme brilliance. Merely passing before dozens of puppet Immortal Emperors, whether Heavenly Mandate Immortal Emperors or Immortal Giants, they all exploded into pieces. Without Elder Huang's control, this Ancestor Misty was a puppet without divine consciousness. He wouldn't act unless provoked, but once he did, it was a full-power strike.
"A giant of the creation era!"
Looking at the rolling mirror, Li Jing's expression was calm. He forcefully raised his three-pronged halberd. The Qilin divine beast behind him roared, charging into the sharpness of the three-pronged halberd. A crimson light flashed, plunging the chaotic space into deep darkness. This crimson light became the sole flickering light between heaven and earth!
Boom!
The three-pronged halberd exploded with a thunderous roar. Li Jing and even this space were completely shattered. Zhang Liang, with an outstretched hand, shielded the Lu Di Army and retreated far from the battlefield. The Qilin divine fire blazed a sea of fire stretching for miles. Li Jing fiercely slashed down with his three-pronged halberd, and the killing moves of both sides collided in a thunderous clash between them.
"Roar!"
Ancestor Misty roared, his body beginning to tremble. The conjured invisible mirror also began to destabilize. As Li Jing tightened his grip and exerted force with his arms, the halberd wave of the three-pronged halberd shattered the invisible light, piercing through Ancestor Misty's head. With a boom, without any flesh and blood, he evaporated and disappeared like air.
Li Jing retracted his weapon and kept looking in the direction of the Ancient Star Road. After dozens of breaths, Huo Qubing and Luo Shixin appeared, shaking their heads at Zhang Liang and Li Jing.
"Withdraw the troops!"
Li Jing sighed, leading the Lu Di Army back to the Immortal Realm.