Martial Cultivator

Terrifying auras poured down from the sea of clouds, and streams of black demonic qi cascaded into the world.

A strange beast, its entire body burning with dark red flames, appeared above the sea of clouds.

In an instant, the sea of clouds turned crimson.

It was as if a burning sea of clouds had appeared in the mortal world.

The Great Liang Emperor felt an unprecedented heat.

Even the girl in white in the distance lifted her head at this moment, looking toward the Demon Emperor’s true form within the sea of clouds.

What kind of ancient beast the Demon Emperor truly was, many likely had no answer to. The bloodlines of the demon race were inherently impure. When powerful great demons interbred with other equally powerful great demons, their offspring would inherit characteristics from both parents. Over countless generations, apart from those with extraordinarily strong bloodlines who avoided crossbreeding with other races, the true forms of most demons had long become indistinguishable from belonging to any one species with the passing of time.

Such mutated variants might seem strange or impure in the eyes of great demons with pure bloodlines. But in reality, through these generations of inheritance, these mutated variants had accumulated countless advantages. Though their bloodlines were mixed, they became even stronger.

At this moment, it was very hard to discern what kind of mutated variant the true form of the Demon Emperor was. His entire body was engulfed in flames, bearing a ferocious dragon’s head atop a tiger-leopard-like body, which was simultaneously covered in scales. The original color of those scales was indiscernible, but under the flames, they emitted a dark red luster.

The most bizarre feature was the Demon Emperor’s eight legs, each adorned with intricate, mysterious patterns that resembled ancient symbols.

He seemed to be the most terrifying ferocious beast to ever walk the world. At this moment, his eyes were devoid of emotion, radiating primal ferocity.

Looking at the Great Liang Emperor, the Demon Emperor suddenly let out a roar that echoed across heaven and earth!

”Howl...”

The sound carried cryptic syllables, most likely incomprehensible to anyone but the Demon Emperor himself.

As the Demon Emperor roared, patches of dark red flames descended towards the earth.

Between heaven and earth, a rain of fire fell at this moment!

Covering the entire desolate north.

In other words, if the Great Liang Emperor wanted to avoid this rain of fire, he could only leave the desolate north. However, at this moment, the desolate north was intertwined with the Great Liang Emperor’s aura and the Demon Emperor’s demonic qi. Once the Great Liang Emperor attempted to leave, he would immediately find himself in a more precarious situation.

Nevertheless, at this moment, the Great Liang Emperor could not retreat, but could only face this rain of fire capable of destroying the entire desolate north.

The Great Liang Emperor murmured softly, ”This is the territory of the human race. If it’s destroyed here, We will also feel great sorrow.”

Though the thirty thousand miles of desolate north had long been ceded to the demon race, reclaiming this territory was something every human emperor desired, especially the Great Liang Emperor.

Even though the Great Liang Emperor currently had no way to reclaim this territory, he was unwilling to see the desolate north destroyed.

Because one day, this place would again be the territory of the human race.

Thus, true dragons poured out from the Great Liang Emperor’s body, scattering in all directions. The bodies of these true dragons continued to elongate, from the initial hundreds of feet, to thousands, to tens of thousands of feet...

Several thousand miles, ten thousand miles!

Those incomparably massive true dragons stretched their bodies continuously, extending from the center of the battle between the two to the distant borders of the desolate north.

On the banks of the Onan River.

Autumn watched as the skies over the desolate north turned blood-red, followed by the sight of an endless rain of fire. In that moment, she felt a familiar aura.

It was the aura of her closest blood relative, the aura of her Royal Father.

Sensing this terrifying aura, Autumn furrowed her brows tightly. She recognized the aura as her Royal Father’s and knew how formidable it was. Yet, precisely because of this, it made her even more worried. This display meant her Royal Father had encountered an extremely formidable opponent. Otherwise, he would never reveal all his cards in this way.

She had always thought highly of the Great Liang Emperor. But now, she realized that even so, she had underestimated this human emperor.

For the first time, she felt a deep concern for her invincible Royal Father.

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On the Northern Frontier city walls, the heads of those massive true dragons loomed just a few dozen miles away, allowing the Lord Warden Commander to see everything clearly.

The frontier soldiers atop the city walls also witnessed it.

They saw those colossal true dragons using their bodies to block the rain of fire, the true dragons’ bodies enduring the relentless scorching flames at this moment. The once snow-white scales of the dragons had turned jet-black, and many of the scales were now peeling off.

”Your Majesty!”

The Lord Warden Commander finally could not hold back and spoke, his voice trembling.

As the Lord Warden Commander spoke, the soldiers on the walls all cried out in unison: ”His Majesty!”

They were well aware at this moment that the terrifying rain of fire was a method of the Demon Emperor, while the snow-white true dragons were the methods of the Great Liang Emperor.

As for why this was being done, it was naturally to prevent the rain of fire from destroying the desolate north.

Though that region no longer belonged to humanity, there was not a single soldier who did not long to reclaim it.

More and more soldiers gathered atop the city walls. Those mighty generals, who had guarded the Northern Frontier for years and achieved illustrious battle merits, also arrived one after another at this moment.

The tall and burly cavalry commander, Li Changling, with tears in his eyes, suddenly cupped his hands and said, ”Great General, this general is willing to lead the cavalry into the desolate north to support His Majesty!”

Back when the Great Liang Emperor first ventured deep into the desolate north, it was Li Changling who had led the cavalry into the desolate north to escort the Great Liang Emperor back.

In the hearts of these seasoned Northern Frontier generals, the Great Liang Emperor who sat high in the Divine Capital’s royal palace was merely their sovereign, unable to earn their genuine respect. However, the Great Liang Emperor who ventured deep into the desolate north was the leader of humanity in their eyes.

”Great General, this general is also willing to go!”

”Great General, this general is willing to go!”

”Great General...”

On the city walls, the voices of the generals rang out one after another, all volunteering for battle.

The Lord Warden Commander, with his back to these battle-hardened generals, said calmly, ”You must understand, in the current desolate north, no one can simply enter as they please.”

”You could bring as many men as you wish, but the moment you step into the desolate north, you will be torn to shreds, with no chance of survival.”

The Lord Warden Commander took a deep breath. ”That’s why none of you can go.”

Li Changling roared in anger, ”Great General, are we just going to stand by and watch as His Majesty fights alone?!”

”Great Liang is not His Majesty’s alone, and the desolate north is not His Majesty’s alone. As members of the Great Liang’s frontier Army, it’s our duty to stand shoulder to shoulder with His Majesty in battle!”

Hearing these words, the Lord Warden Commander turned around and looked at Li Changling, at the many generals present. The emotions in his eyes were very complicated. After a long silence, he finally sighed and said, ”This is not a battle we are capable of participating in. What we can do is obey His Majesty’s decree... If His Majesty should perish, we... must still carry out His Majesty’s will. Beyond that, there’s nothing else we can do.”

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Countless true dragons bore the brunt of the rain of fire that should have fallen upon the desolate north. At the heart of the firestorm, the Great Liang Emperor stood. Facing the most fearsome rain of fire, he lightly pushed off with the tip of his foot, soaring into the sky like a meteor shooting upward to collide with the heavens.

Simultaneously, endless white mist surged upward.

The Demon Emperor also shot down at this moment.

This battle between the two emperors had become a clash that encompassed heaven and earth.

Moments later, the two peerless emperors collided.

At this moment, an aura perhaps the most terrifying in a thousand years suddenly erupted, spreading in all directions in an instant.

Even the young girl in white could no longer see the scene before her.

She slowly stood, looking ahead.

In her eyes was an undisguised trace of delight.

At this moment, she could clearly sense that the two strongest men of this current era had completely transcended the realm of Nepenthe, becoming existences who were truly above Nepenthe.

Was this the first time in a thousand years?!

“No... there should have been another time.”

The girl in white muttered to herself.

There were many things she did not fully understand, because she had been in slumber for a very long time.

But no matter the case.

This time, it was something happening right before her eyes.

Even if it was likely that soon, one of the two would bid farewell to this world.

This, too, was a tale worthy of being recorded in the annals of history.

It was a battle that truly shook the world.