Dominator Emperor

CLANG—At that moment, in Li Qiye’s hands, the Profound Earth Turtle Staff and Emperor Purple Hammer both let out a long cry. Their Emperor’s Divine Force and Immortal Force surged, even stronger than when Celestial Emperor Qingxuan and Ancestor Emperor Wu had unleashed them with their Longevity Blood.

”Impossible—” Seeing this, Celestial Emperor Qingxuan and Ancestor Emperor Wu turned pale with horror and shrieked!

’Not good!’ At this moment, even a certain Old Undying hidden in the darkness above the Celestial Vault had a drastic change in expression. When the Profound Earth Turtle Staff and Emperor Purple Hammer fell into Li Qiye’s hands, they hadn’t panicked. After all, the Immortal Emperor’s Treasures were secured by a Law Emperor Lock. Even if Li Qiye seized them, they could recall the weapons at any time!

However, things were different now. Li Qiye had undone the Emperor’s Lock. Once the Emperor’s Lock was undone, the connection between the Immortal Emperor’s Treasure, the Immortal Emperor’s lineage, and the Immortal Emperor’s descendants was severed!

With the Emperor’s Lock in place, an Immortal Emperor’s Treasure was essentially bound to its Immortal Emperor’s lineage. As long as the lineage was not destroyed, no matter where the Immortal Emperor’s Treasure was lost, the lineage would always have a chance to retrieve it.

Once the Emperor’s Lock was undone, it meant that from then on, the Immortal Emperor’s Treasure belonged to someone else. Not even the Immortal Emperor’s lineage or its descendants could ever hope to control this Immortal Emperor’s Treasure again!

”Impossible—” Many who had withdrawn from the Celestial Dao Academy to watch from the horizon couldn’t help but be moved and turn pale with shock at this sight. Even a Great Sage probably couldn’t undo an Emperor’s Lock! Let alone a junior like Li Qiye. Undoing an Emperor’s Lock with Longevity Blood was simply a fool’s dream—something utterly impossible!

Yet, the impossible had happened right before everyone’s eyes. With just two drops of Longevity Blood, Li Qiye had undone the Emperor’s Locks on two Immortal Emperor’s Treasures! He had easily taken possession of the Profound Earth Turtle Staff and the Emperor Purple Hammer!

However, as everyone watched in stunned horror, they were unaware that Li Qiye’s two drops of Longevity Blood held a monumental secret. They appeared to be his own, but in fact, Li Qiye had already fused them with a tiny speck of Starry Universe Water! It was just a minuscule amount of Starry Universe Water, not even a full drop.

The Starry Universe Water was something even Immortal Emperors coveted, even a single drop. A tiny speck of it fused with Li Qiye’s two drops of Longevity Blood made undoing the Emperor’s Locks a trivial matter.

Everyone was dumbfounded! Two drops of Longevity Blood undoing an Emperor’s Lock—this was something unheard of, utterly unprecedented.

”Just as you said, it’s time for this to end!” Having undone the Emperor’s Locks and taken the Profound Earth Turtle Staff and Emperor Purple Hammer, Li Qiye now held the two Immortal Emperor’s Treasures and pointed them directly at Celestial Emperor Qingxuan and Ancestor Emperor Wu.

Celestial Emperor Qingxuan and Ancestor Emperor Wu snapped out of their stupor. Seeing the Immortal Emperor’s Treasures in Li Qiye’s hands, they turned pale with fright and immediately turned to flee!

BOOM—The vast Emperor’s Power descended as the two Immortal Emperor’s Treasures struck. Even though Celestial Emperor Qingxuan and Ancestor Emperor Wu used every Cultivation Technique they knew and brought out all their treasures, they couldn’t block the Immortal Emperor’s Treasures.

”Junior, you dare!” At that moment, a furious roar echoed from the Celestial Vault as a heaven-blotting giant hand descended. When this giant hand appeared, the countless Cultivators who had already withdrawn from the Celestial Dao Academy couldn’t help but tremble. Beneath this hand, they all felt as insignificant as ants. One could only imagine how powerful and terrifying its owner was.

BANG!The giant hand slammed down but was unable to reach into the Celestial Dao Academy. Layers upon layers of defenses rose from the academy, blocking the hand descending from the Celestial Vault.

”AHHH—” A blood-curdling scream rang out. Celestial Emperor Qingxuan and Ancestor Emperor Wu cried out in misery. Despite their immense unwillingness, when the Immortal Emperor’s Treasures struck, they were instantly annihilated, turned to ash and smoke! They had no way to block the attack.

No one could have imagined such an outcome. The most outstanding prodigies of their generation, Ancestor Emperor Wu and Celestial Emperor Qingxuan, who both practiced the Dual Emperors Skill, had ultimately died a tragic death under their own Immortal Emperor’s Treasures.

RUMBLE, RUMBLE, RUMBLE...The world shook, followed by the sound of CRUMBLING. Countless fissures appeared across the boundless territory of the Celestial Dao Academy. At this moment, mountain peaks collapsed, rivers were severed, and one after another, Divine Pavilions and Ancient Halls fell... For a moment, it was as if the apocalypse had come to the Celestial Dao Academy.

’Did the Emperor Artifacts cause this devastation?’ Still stunned by the sight of Celestial Emperor Qingxuan and the other being slain by their own Immortal Emperor’s Treasures, the crowd snapped back to reality, utterly horrified.

”No, the doom of the Celestial Dao Academy has arrived. The Great Cataclysm is finally about to fully erupt,” someone murmured as they watched the vast lands of the Celestial Dao Academy begin to sink into ruin.

’It’s time to make our move!’ At this moment, an ancient, chilling voice echoed from the deepest, darkest reaches of the Celestial Vault.

BOOM—Suddenly, the Celestial Vault cracked open. An invincible aura surged forth, instantly pressing down upon the skies above the Celestial Dao Academy, as if a True God had torn open the heavens, intending to descend upon the mortal world and destroy the academy.

”Celestial Dao Academy, you allowed your student to commit murder and forcibly seize another’s Immortal Emperor’s Treasure! What should your punishment be?!” A voice, ancient and imperious, boomed from the Celestial Vault.

When these words fell, the hearts of the countless Cultivators who had already retreated from the Celestial Dao Academy turned cold. Many of the older generation exchanged knowing glances. At this moment, everyone understood that this was merely a pretext. The great calamity of the Celestial Dao Academy had arrived. Someone could finally no longer hold back and was making a move to seize the academy for themselves.

Hearing this, many students of the Great World Academy were filled with rage. Everyone had seen with their own eyes that it was Celestial Emperor Qingxuan and Ancestor Emperor Wu who had tried to kill Li Qiye. Now, in the mouths of these figures in the sky, black had been turned to white!

”Fellow Daoists, please leave.” At this time, the Dean of the Saint World Academy appeared and said in a grave voice, ”The Celestial Dao Academy will handle its own affairs.”

”Handle it? Is this how you handle things?” the voice from the sky rang out. ”If you, the Celestial Dao Academy, do not give us a proper explanation today, I’m afraid this matter will not be resolved so easily!”

”If you Fellow Daoists do not leave, then do not blame the Celestial Dao Academy for raising the butcher’s knife!” the Dean of the Saint World Academy said grimly.

The Celestial Dao Academy’s status in the East Hundred Cities was no less than that of the Long River Sect. It had weathered countless storms. When had it ever been threatened like this!

”Just as I thought! It seems you of the Celestial Dao Academy have fallen to the Demon Dao!” the voice from the sky rang out again, merciless and filled with killing intent. ”Today, we shall exterminate this evil for the sake of the East Hundred Cities!”

BOOM—At that very moment, the Celestial Vault was torn asunder. A Divine Altar appeared in the sky above the Celestial Dao Academy. The Divine Altar was incredibly mysterious, obscuring all Celestial Secrets. Even the most powerful being using their Celestial Eye could only vaguely make out figures standing within it—and there was more than one. More terrifying still, they wielded Invincible Weapons, forming an immense and deadly battle formation.

”Emperor’s Soldiers!” Even though the Divine Altar obscured all Celestial Secrets, when powerful figures on the level of an Old Undying wielded an Invincible Weapon, its invincible aura could not be concealed.

”No, it’s not just Emperor’s Soldiers! There are also Emperor Artifacts and even Immortal Emperor True Artifacts!” This terrified the people who had already retreated from the Celestial Dao Academy, turning their faces deathly pale. Countless people immediately fled further away, putting as much distance as possible between themselves and the battlefield.

RUMBLE, RUMBLE, RUMBLE...At this time, the Divine Altar unleashed an endless stream of Divine Power, stomping down like the giant foot of an Immortal Emperor. A series of CRACKING sounds echoed as, even with the Celestial Dao Academy raising layer after layer of defenses, they were unable to block the Divine Power descending from the altar. The defensive layers shattered one by one.

At this moment, even the countless Cultivators who had fled far from the Celestial Dao Academy were suppressed by this invincible Divine Power. Even Ancient Saints and Saint Venerables, not to mention Saint Emperors, were forced to prostrate on the ground, completely unable to resist the invincible Divine Power.

This invincible Divine Power was too vast, too overwhelming. It was truly like the return of an Immortal Emperor, the descent of a True God. As the Divine Power pressed down, the defenses of the Celestial Dao Academy, which had withstood countless attacks in the past, were now as fragile as paper, shattering layer by layer!

BOOM!Finally, the attack struck the very land of the Celestial Dao Academy. In an instant, a hundred thousand li of heaven and earth were shattered. Even the countless massive Great Dao Laws that surged up from beneath the Celestial Dao Academy’s grounds were obliterated by this invincible strike!

Under this strike, forget the Celestial Dao Academy, which was like paper-mâché; even the entire East Hundred Cities region was thrown into turmoil. Beneath this supreme attack, the whole of the East Hundred Cities was like a small boat in a gale and torrential rain, on the verge of being capsized at any moment!

On this day, countless living beings trembled in fear, and innumerable Cultivators were suppressed, forced to prostrate on the ground. Several Immortal Emperor’s Treasures had appeared at once, with more than one Immortal Emperor True Artifact being brought out. This was a force capable of shattering the heavens and earth!

”Is the Celestial Dao Academy finished?” At this time, within the East Hundred Cities, some Old Undyings who had no desire to get involved in this mess opened their eyes and couldn’t help but comment in horror.

”This is more than one Immortal Emperor’s Treasure, more than one Immortal Emperor True Artifact!” Seeing this, the many Cultivators who had long since fled the Celestial Dao Academy were scared senseless.

This was too terrifying. An Immortal Emperor’s Treasure was already invincible enough, but an Immortal Emperor True Artifact was even more so. It was a Lifebound True Artifact that truly embodied an Immortal Emperor’s full combat power!

An Immortal Emperor True Artifact had always been the ultimate sect-guarding treasure of an Emperor Immortal Gate, not to be brought out lightly. Today, more than one had appeared at the Celestial Dao Academy. Someone was truly intent on destroying the Celestial Dao Academy!

OMM—A sound resonated as a Daoist Door opened upon the Divine Altar in the sky. In an instant, shadowy figures descended from the heavens, landing on the grounds of the Celestial Dao Academy. Each shadow was obscured by Celestial Secrets, making it impossible to see their faces or discern their origins.

After landing in the Celestial Dao Academy, these shadowy figures made straight for its deepest parts, heading for the locations that housed the most Secret Manuals and treasures.

”Protect it!” At this moment, the long-silent Elders, grand Elders, and Deans of the Celestial Dao Academy all appeared, guarding the Divine Pavilion Treasure Hall within their Ancestral Land!

BOOM, BOOM, BOOM—A series of rumbles echoed as the Divine Pavilion Treasure Hall, which housed the Celestial Dao Academy’s most precious Secret Manuals and treasures, activated waves of defenses. Great Dao Laws locked down the sky above.

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