The fall of a Earth Sovereign would normally be a major event capable of drawing everyone's attention.
But at this moment, not a single person paid attention to it, because all eyes were focused on the "Heavenly Emperor Remains."
However, in a corner that no one noticed, the flesh and blood of the peak Lower Earth Sovereign expert killed by Liu Bai was swept up by an invisible force. In the end, it transformed into a torrent of flesh and blood that rushed toward the location of the "Heavenly Emperor Remains."
Then, under everyone's shocked gazes, the Heavenly Emperor Remains actually opened its mouth and swallowed the torrent of flesh and blood in a single gulp.
This bizarre scene instantly sent chills through all the experts present. The burning greed in their eyes immediately faded and they regained their senses.
Was that figure not the Heavenly Emperor? Then why would he devour flesh and blood? No matter how one looked at it, this was not something the legendary Heavenly Emperor would do!
"Be careful, he is not the Heavenly Emperor!"
Just as the crowd was filled with shock and uncertainty, a cold shout suddenly rang out. Mandala stepped forward, her dark eyes fixed firmly upon the figure of the "Heavenly Emperor Remains."
At this moment, she also understood why Liu Bai had warned her earlier.
And after seeing Liu Bai's current actions, Mandala also understood his objective. Thus, she stepped forward now in order to draw everyone's attention and cover for Liu Bai.
"Domain Lord of the Great Havenlaw Domain, what do you mean by this? If he is not the Heavenly Emperor, then what is he?" Although Lu Huan was no longer present to stir up trouble, not everyone was willing to believe Mandala's words, especially when immense benefits were right before their eyes.
Mandala's little face was ice cold, and endless fury surged within her eyes as she squeezed out two words.
"Demom Emperor!"
"What?!"
One stone stirred a thousand waves. All the top experts present changed expressions and stared at Mandala in horror.
Could it really be that the Feind Race Demon Emperor who invaded the Skylaw Continent back then had not died?
"We have no reason to believe you," the Xia Emperor said with a gloomy expression.
At this moment, after devouring the flesh and blood, the aura around the "Heavenly Emperor Remains" had indeed changed somewhat, yet it still stood motionless like a genuine corpse. Or rather, it truly was a corpse, only now its interior had been corroded by the remnant soul of the Demon Emperor.
"Believe it or not, but you all had better look at this space. I am afraid none of us can leave anymore…"
The hearts of the top experts sank. They abruptly raised their heads, only to discover that at some unknown time, a black membrane had appeared above the Heavenly Emperor Cemetery. The membrane covered the entire space like a barrier, completely sealing it off.
Though the membrane looked thin and fragile, it emitted an aura that even Greater Earth Sovereigns could not shake. It was evil to the extreme and was continuously devouring the spiritual energy within the Heavenly Emperor Cemetery.
The moment the Heavenly Emperor Sword was taken outside its area of influence, the Nine Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor had already begun laying out his plans. In order not to alert the enemy, he had not immediately begun a massacre to devour flesh and blood. Instead, he used his already limited strength to directly seal this world.
Although doing so meant he could no longer use his power to hunt these "food sources," and his prepared pawn Lu Huan had also died, the Nine Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor believed that with treasures placed before them, these people of the Great Thousand World would deliver themselves to him willingly.
Sure enough, the plan had only just begun and fresh blood food had already arrived.
Although it was only a Lesser Earth Sovereign, it was enough for him to mobilize some demonic energy.
"This is bad! Everyone attack together and destroy this evil creature!"
After discovering that Mandala's words were true, someone immediately roared out. In the next instant, eight beams of light shot forward and charged directly toward the sinister Heavenly Emperor Remains.
Mandala's expression immediately changed upon seeing this, and she nearly cursed aloud.
"A bunch of brainless fools!"
They still had not figured out the enemy's background, yet they recklessly rushed forward. How could they possibly resist the demonic energy?
At that exact moment, the originally lifeless figure of the "Heavenly Emperor" suddenly opened its tightly shut eyes slightly.
Its finger seemed to move faintly as a streak of black light filled with ultimate evil flashed away and merged into the void.
Buzz buzz!
At the very same instant, the void tore apart and an incomparably evil sticky black fog surged forth. It directly formed a ferocious giant mouth.
The mouth resembled the maw of a demon, filled with sinister teeth. It suddenly bit down, completely ignoring spatial distance, and swallowed one of the eight people in a single bite.
Crunch!
A crisp sound rang out together with exploding flesh and blood. That Lesser Earth Sovereign did not even have time to react before he was reduced into rolling flesh within the demonic mouth. Even his Soul was completely destroyed.
After devouring another person, the black aura around the "Heavenly Emperor" became even more obvious. Black fog even began overflowing from its eyes.
The remaining seven people who had escaped selection instantly felt their souls leave their bodies as they desperately fled.
But after devouring flesh and blood, the "Heavenly Emperor" had clearly become much stronger. It once again used the demon mouth and devoured two more Lesser Earth Sovereigns.
At this point, even Mandala and the others could not help but retreat. They directly withdrew from the plaza's range.
Nearby, Jiu You, Lin Jing, and the others who had originally been watching the excitement all changed expressions drastically and obediently hid behind Mandala.
On a battlefield where even Earth Sovereigns could fall at any moment, little people like them should not act recklessly. Otherwise, even the slightest trace of leaking demonic energy could instantly take their lives!
Of course, with the Nine Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor's current condition, he had no interest in mere Sovereigns. The tiny amount of flesh essence within them, even if they were Divine Beasts, could not compare to Earth Sovereigns at all.
There was a fundamental difference between their bodies!
Meanwhile, from the moment the "Heavenly Emperor" devoured the first mass of flesh and blood, Liu Bai had already arrived at the center of the plaza and stood before the Heavenly Emperor Sword.
However, just as he tried to grasp the hilt of the Heavenly Emperor Sword, a sharp sword qi instantly circulated out and nearly sliced off his hand!
Liu Bai's eyelids twitched. Although he had expected such a situation, the Heavenly Emperor Sword's reaction was still far more intense than he had anticipated.
"Senior Sword, the revival of the Demon Emperor is imminent. I hope Senior can give this junior a chance and join me in slaying this demon!"
Facing the Heavenly Emperor Sword, a Peerless Saint Artifact, Liu Bai had no other options and could only persuade it with kind words.
As for whether speaking like this to a sword was useful, there was no need to worry about that. With the Heavenly Emperor Sword's grade, its intelligence was comparable to that of a Heavenly Sovereign. As long as he could gain its approval, Liu Bai would be able to wield the Heavenly Emperor Sword!
This was also the main reason why Liu Bai had not stopped the Demon Emperor's revival and had even deliberately held back during the process!
There was no other way around it. He himself had not cultivated the Immortal Golden Body and was not the best inheritor of the Heavenly Emperor's legacy, so he could not draw the Heavenly Emperor Sword through his own qualifications. After thinking it over, this was the only solution he could come up with.
Sure enough, after hearing Liu Bai's words, a glimmer of light flashed across the Heavenly Emperor Sword's blade. However, its sword qi still surged intensely, making it impossible for others to approach.
Liu Bai was not anxious. Looking toward the other side, he discovered that the "Heavenly Emperor Remains" had already begun a massacre. It devoured another three Earth Sovereigns, and the entire plaza was nearly filled with overwhelming demonic energy.
"Senior Sword, time is running out. That fiend is now slaughtering the experts of the Great Thousand World and devouring flesh and blood. If he truly recovers completely, the Great Thousand World will once again fall, and living beings everywhere will suffer devastation!"
"Does Senior Sword truly wish to watch helplessly as the world that Senior Heavenly Emperor protected with his very life is once again massacred by foreign races and ultimately destroyed?!"
At this moment, Liu Bai's emotions were completely sincere. His voice and expression were filled with sorrow and helplessness, as though he had already witnessed the tragic scene of the Great Thousand World being trampled beneath the iron hooves of foreign invaders.
Finally, the flickering light on the Heavenly Emperor Sword stopped, and the originally fierce sword qi became hesitant.
Joy rose within Liu Bai's heart, but he did not continue speaking. At this point, no matter how much he said, it would be useless and might even have the opposite effect. He could only rely on facts to move it.
And the fact was that the Nine Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor was cooperating extremely well. Miserable screams continuously echoed out, while the demonic energy filling heaven and earth truly grew stronger and stronger!
This was only because Liu Bai had prepared trump cards beforehand, and because in the final moment, the fathers of Lin Jing and Xiao Xiao would appear to clean things up. Otherwise, Liu Bai would never have dared to let the Nine Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor devour flesh and blood so freely.
In such a situation, one careless mistake could easily spiral out of control!
Perhaps Liu Bai's sincere words had truly moved it, or perhaps seeing the Nine Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor rampaging and potentially recovering to his peak state to endanger the Great Thousand World had finally convinced it. In the end, the Heavenly Emperor Sword completely withdrew all of its sword qi.
Liu Bai was overjoyed upon seeing this. He immediately grabbed the hilt of the Heavenly Emperor Sword and fiercely pulled it out.
Clang!
An ancient sword cry suddenly echoed throughout heaven and earth at this moment. Sword light raged across the skies, illuminating the nine provinces with cold brilliance!
["Ding, congratulations on obtaining the recognition of the Peerless Saint Artifact, Heavenly Emperor Sword. Temporary usage rights acquired."]
["Ding, would you like to spend fifty million experience points to forcibly bind the Heavenly Emperor Sword?"]
If the first notification did not cause much change in Liu Bai's emotions, then the second one nearly caused his heart to stop!
"Damn! Even the Heavenly Emperor Sword can be forcibly bound?!"
It was not as though Liu Bai lacked treasures comparable to the Heavenly Emperor Sword. For example, the Immortal True Form Diagram. However, the latter had been voluntarily handed over by its master, so it willingly acknowledged him as master. Naturally, the process was extremely simple and came without any extra conditions.
But the Heavenly Emperor Sword was clearly different. It was only cooperating with him temporarily out of necessity in order to destroy the Demon Emperor. Its true master, barring accidents, was still Mu Chen, who possessed the Immortal Golden Body. One could say that Liu Bai completely failed to meet its requirements and conditions for acknowledging a master.
Yet his cheat system could actually forcibly alter the will of a Peerless Saint Artifact. Truly worthy of being a transmigrator's golden finger!
Fifty million experience points could at most raise Liu Bai to the peak of Lesser Earth Sovereign. It would not even be enough for Greater Earth Sovereign. How could that possibly compare to a Peerless Saint Artifact?
Without the slightest hesitation, Liu Bai immediately said within his heart, "Bind!"
Clang!
A clear and resounding sword cry rang out once more. As the sword cry spread, visible ripples of sound formed throughout heaven and earth.
At the same time, hundreds of millions of crystalline sword lights burst forth and directly drew everyone's attention, including the rampaging Nine Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor.
The endless sword light seemed extremely gentle and did not appear particularly destructive. Yet the moment it touched the demonic energy in the sky, sword qi instantly swept out and completely annihilated the demonic energy!
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
At this moment, the Nine Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor looked as though he had been possessed by Cao Cao himself. Disbelief could clearly be seen within his pitch black eyes.
"You are merely a Lesser Earth Sovereign. How could you possibly control the Heavenly Emperor Sword?!"
Unfortunately, neither Liu Bai nor the Heavenly Emperor Sword had any intention of explaining.
Liu Bai did not even need to act personally. As mortal enemies, the Heavenly Emperor Sword directly launched an attack on its own initiative.
Ten thousand zhang of sword light surged. The Heavenly Emperor Sword transformed into a streak of sword light and shot out while carrying Liu Bai with it. The speed was indescribably fast.
Even the top experts present could only barely perceive a line of light streaking through the void. None of them could see its trajectory.
At such terrifying speed, the Heavenly Emperor Sword almost instantly appeared before the figure of the "Heavenly Emperor." The sword tip trembled slightly as it stabbed toward the body.
As long as the Heavenly Emperor Sword pierced into his body, the Nine Corpse Heavenly Demon Emperor would truly lose all possibility of seeing daylight again!
Just as the tip of the Heavenly Emperor Sword was about to touch the "Heavenly Emperor's" robes, and while everyone looked on with joy, Liu Bai suddenly noticed the sinister smile curling up at the corner of the "Heavenly Emperor's" mouth.
"Not good!"
At this instant, Liu Bai deeply felt the crisis of death completely enveloping him.
At the final moment, Liu Bai forcibly withdrew the Heavenly Emperor Sword and placed it in front of himself.
"Explode!"
Sinister light flickered within the "Heavenly Emperor's" pitch black eyes as he calmly spat out a single word.
In an instant, ten thousand zhang of demonic light erupted from within the "Heavenly Emperor's" body. Tangible black demonic energy carrying incomparably evil aura swept out like a storm and ravaged everything wildly.
Naturally, Liu Bai bore the brunt of it.
At this moment, Liu Bai held the Heavenly Emperor Sword while mobilizing all the spiritual energy within his body. The Heavenly Emperor Sword erupted with dazzling sword light and directly protected him within it.
However, while Liu Bai had the Heavenly Emperor Sword protecting him, the others were not so fortunate!
Although the "Heavenly Emperor" had not completely revived yet, the power of his self destruction was still far beyond what Earth Sovereigns could withstand.
Under the rampaging demonic energy, Earth Sovereign experts were instantly swallowed one after another. They did not even have time to scream before completely dissolving.
Mandala's face had already turned somewhat pale. Even with her Great Perfection Earth Sovereign cultivation, she could barely protect herself. But behind her, Jiu You, Lin Jing, Xiao Xiao, and the others were now in grave danger!
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