Dominator Emperor

The moment Li Qiye stepped onto the Dragon-breaking Platform, he challenged Gui Fushu. And with a single declaration, he sentenced Gui Fushu to death. His words made everyone present gasp. They couldn’t help but think to themselves, ’This kid is way too arrogant.’

Gui Fushu’s expression turned utterly foul. Hailing from a great clan and a disciple of the Yao Guang Ancient Country, he was what one would call a genius. Who had ever dared to treat him with such contempt?

”That brat is insanely arrogant.” Among the spectators were students from the Great World Academy and Dingshi Academy. Hearing Li Qiye’s outrageous declaration, many of them shook their heads.

Even the few observing students from the Saint World Academy narrowed their eyes. ”That brat has a death wish. Gui Fushu is strong enough to get into the Saint World Academy. The only reason he’s in Dingshi Academy is probably to lie low.”

Gui Fushu’s expression was as cold as ice. His entire body billowed with Ghost Qi, making him resemble a spectral deity. He stepped onto the Dragon-breaking Platform, fixed his gaze on Li Qiye, and let out a chilling wave of Ghost Qi. ”How would you like to die?” he snarled. ”Shall I tear you limb from limb, or flay you alive, slice by slice?”

Li Qiye didn’t even bat an eye. ”You talk too much,” he said slowly. ”If you’ve got what it takes, make your move. Stop flapping your gums.”

”You’re courting death!” Gui Fushu’s Ghost Qi surged. In that instant, despite the roiling Ghost Qi, his body began to radiate wisps of Immortal Light. As they rose, the faint hint of an Emperor’s Breath emanated from him.

BANG! In an instant, Gui Fushu went berserk. He moved with incredible speed—so fast that no one could track his movement. With a tremendous crash, he sent Li Qiye flying, slamming him hard against the Dragon-breaking Platform.

BOOM! Li Qiye slammed heavily into the Dragon-breaking Platform. The Dao Patterns on its surface flickered erratically. The platform had been reinforced by an Invincible Generation, branded with indelible Laws. Otherwise, an impact from a body like Li Qiye’s would have been enough to shatter a mountain.

”A firefly daring to challenge the bright moon!” Having sent Li Qiye flying with a single strike, Gui Fushu stood tall and proud. Wisps of Immortal Light unfurled from his body as his Emperor’s Breath rolled off him like fiery plumes, inspiring awe in the onlookers.

”Yao Guang Chasing Immortal! The Life Technique of Immortal Emperor Yao Guang!” A knowledgeable student’s expression changed as they saw the Immortal Light spreading across Gui Fushu’s body, and they cried out in alarm.

Even the students from the Saint World Academy flinched, their gazes locked on Gui Fushu’s shocking Emperor’s Breath. The students from the Leisure World and Great World Academies gasped in unison. To them, an Emperor Technique was something far beyond their reach.

”That brat really overestimated his own strength. Now that an Emperor Technique is in play, it’ll be a miracle if he survives.” A student from Dingshi Academy gloated, ”Senior Brother Fushu’s Emperor Technique is unparalleled! He’s strong enough to dominate the world.”

Although the student was clearly kissing up to Gui Fushu, their words sent a chill through many in the crowd. A Five Palaces One-Star True Master cultivating an Emperor Technique was a terrifying threat even to a Five-Star Master!

”A firefly? You must be talking about yourself.” Just then, a lazy voice drifted over. Li Qiye slowly rose to his feet, casually dusted off his clothes, and said with unhurried ease, ”That was just a warm-up, yet you dare to boast so shamelessly.”

”Die!” Seeing Li Qiye completely unscathed, Gui Fushu roared and lunged forward. In that instant, his speed was unimaginable, faster than lightning itself, as he slammed into Li Qiye once more.

Such speed, such an impact—it would make anyone pale. This was pure velocity, devoid of any complex techniques or the mysteries of a Daoist Technique. Sometimes, pure speed was more terrifying than any cultivation technique.

The Emperor Technique Gui Fushu cultivated from the Yao Guang Ancient Country, the ”Yao Guang Chasing Immortal,” granted him unbelievable speed.

Yet, facing Gui Fushu’s high-speed collision, Li Qiye remained as steady as a mountain. In that fleeting instant, his physique awakened. Law Divine Chains CLANGED to life, and as the Prison Suppressing Divine Body roused itself, it began to suppress the very heavens and earth.

BANG! A deafening crash echoed as Gui Fushu slammed into Li Qiye with all his might. Blood sprayed through the air. But the one sent flying wasn’t Li Qiye. The one bleeding wasn’t Li Qiye. It was Gui Fushu!

With the Prison Suppressing Divine Body active, Li Qiye was like an unshakable Divine Peak from above the Nine Heavens—heavier than the earth, weightier than the Nine Realms! Though Gui Fushu was fast, ramming into Li Qiye was like hitting an immovable divine mountain. The rebound sent him flying, and he coughed up a wild spray of blood.

As Gui Fushu was flung back, Immortal Light pulsed from his body, forming a pair of divine wings. He flipped through the air, the light allowing him to glide to a controlled descent.

”Trying to get away unscathed?” Li Qiye chuckled. Before Gui Fushu even touched the ground, Li Qiye took a single step. In that instant, a Kunpeng Soared in the Void as Emperor’s Power surged. With that one step, he closed the distance, and his foot, now seemingly as vast as the sky, stomped down toward Gui Fushu.

Gui Fushu’s expression changed dramatically. His Immortal Light flared out like feathers as he shot into the air, leaving a long afterimage. Pushing the supreme ”Yao Guang Chasing Immortal” Life Technique to its absolute limit, he achieved an unbelievable speed, escaping from beneath Li Qiye’s foot in a split second and putting distance between them.

”Trying to run?” Li Qiye smiled. He activated Kunpeng Soaring in the Void, and with the Void Nether Transformation, the distance between them vanished. Gui Fushu’s speed was so great that even the monstrous geniuses of the Saint Academy would have sighed in admiration. Yet, before he could get away, Li Qiye was already in front of him, his leg cracking through the air like a whip.

Gui Fushu was stunned. In that split second, he had no time to dodge. He instinctively activated a Defensive Treasure Artifact. He was fast, but Li Qiye was faster.

BANG! With a thunderous crash, Li Qiye’s leg, carrying an immeasurable weight, slammed down. The Treasure Artifact instantly shattered. A sickening CRACK of breaking bones echoed as Gui Fushu was sent flying, crashing hard against the Dragon-breaking Platform. He sprayed a torrent of blood—purple blood—staining the entire stage.

At the sound of breaking bones, even the spectators couldn’t help but gasp, a chill running down their spines. The cracking was so crisp and clear that they almost felt their own bones splintering in sympathy.

”The Kunpeng Six Transformations...” A monstrously talented student from the Saint World Academy narrowed his eyes, his gaze fixed on the Kunpeng soaring above Li Qiye’s head. His expression grew serious as he muttered the name.

CRACK! A series of unsettling snaps echoed as Gui Fushu staggered back to his feet. His bones audibly reset themselves. Though his clothes were soaked in his own purple blood, his shattered skeleton was knitting back together at an incredible speed, bathed in the glow of the Immortal Light. His injuries were healing at an unbelievable rate.

”What a terrifying Emperor Technique! The ’Yao Guang Chasing Immortal’!” Seeing Gui Fushu recover from his injuries in an instant, the expressions of all the students present—whether from the Great World Academy or Dingshi Academy—changed. A healing speed that fast... it made him seem practically undying!

”You little beast, you’ve enraged me now!” Gui Fushu shrieked. In that same instant, his body split apart. In the blink of an eye, four identical Gui Fushus stood on the stage. They were so perfect that it was impossible to tell which was real and which was a fake.

”Are they illusions?” a student muttered, seeing the four identical men. Another student activated their Celestial Eye, but even then, they couldn’t distinguish the real Gui Fushu.

”All four of them are real!” A student from the Saint World Academy shook his head. ”Those aren’t illusions!” This prodigy couldn’t discern any falsehood even with his supreme Celestial Eye, which could only mean one thing: all four Gui Fushus were real.

”The Four-Phase Ghost! Legend says it’s his clan’s ultimate technique! It allows one to become four, and after the transformation, each of the four ’ghosts’ possesses the exact same strength as the original body!” exclaimed a student familiar with Gui Fushu’s clan.

Hearing this, a shiver went down the spines of the students in the audience. One Gui Fushu was already terrifying enough. What did it mean to face four of them?

”Little beast, die!” The four identical Gui Fushus instantly trapped Li Qiye between them. In that moment, five Life Palaces erupted above each of their heads. The Life Palaces of each clone transformed into a massive domain, and the four domains linked together, forming what looked like a vast country!

BOOM! The Great Dao resonated. With a tremendous roar, the four domains merged into a single entity, instantly sucking Li Qiye inside. They had formed their own nation! Within this country, a colossal statue slowly rose from each of the four cardinal directions—the statue of a hideous, malevolent ghost!

”How is that possible? He formed a country with only five palaces!” All the students were stunned by this scene. It was common knowledge among cultivators that Life Palaces were crucial: four could form a domain, but eight were required to form a country! Gui Fushu only had five Life Palaces. He should only be able to form a domain, not an entire country. And yet, he had done just that. It was unbelievable.

”That’s not a country, it’s the Five Desolations,” a prodigy explained. ”The Four-Phase Ghost technique links the four great domains together. It may look like a country, but its power is far inferior. It’s what’s known as the Five Desolations.”

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! In an instant, the four giant statues spewed forth a monstrous tide of Ghost Qi. Drawing power from Gui Fushu’s Five Desolations, the statues seemed to come to life, transforming into four invincible, malevolent demons.

The Ghost Qi erupted, instantly shrouding Li Qiye. It transformed into a churning sea with crashing waves. The tide of Ghost Qi not only submerged him but also condensed into innumerable Ghost Chains that sought to bind him.

Within this Five Desolate Great Domain, no matter where Li Qiye tried to flee, he would be drowned by the boundless Ghost Qi. Furthermore, the sinister Ghost Chains clung to him like maggots on a corpse, utterly impossible to shake off.

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