520: Chapter 520 The Heavenly Emperor (85)

In its initial stages, the counteroffensive plan of the Three Thousand Dao Provinces progressed exceptionally smoothly.

The allied forces, composed of the Four Heavenly Emperors and the various emperors from the expedition, easily sliced through the Fallen Beings' defensive lines in the southern Dao Provinces.

Star Domains that had been occupied were reclaimed one by one.

Strongholds entrenched with eerie power were uprooted completely.

Reports of victory kept coming, allowing the Three Thousand Dao Provinces, which had been suppressed by the flames of war for thousands of years, to finally see a glimmer of hope.

However, as the allied forces pushed deeper, Ye Yun's heart sank bit by bit.

Standing on the deck of the flagship, he gazed at the seemingly calm heart of the Star Domain ahead; the groundless unease in his heart grew increasingly intense.

At the very moment the vanguard of the allied forces stepped into the core area of that heartland...

A sudden change occurred.

The surrounding starry sky lost all light in an instant.

The Law of space was forcibly reversed by a tyrannical power, and the originally normal Star Domain transformed into a cage that constantly contracted inward, trapping the entire allied force tightly within.

"Not good! It's a trap!"

The furious roar of the Eastern Absolute Heavenly Emperor echoed throughout the army.

But it was already too late.

The surrounding Void Realm cracked open with several pitch-black fissures.

Countless low-level Fallen Beings surged out from those cracks continuously, like a black tide.

They were fearless, roaring and snarling as they instantly surrounded the allied forces in layers.

The sounds of shouting, explosions, and the roar of Law blended into one.

However, this was merely the appetizer.

Within this completely sealed starry sky cage, several terrifying auras descended with a boom.

The leader wore a magnificent imperial robe, his face handsome and cold.

It was the figure Ye Yun was all too familiar with.

The Heavenly Emperor of the Central Heavenly Court, possessed by the Abyss Lord.

However, the situation was even worse than expected.

Behind the Abyss Lord, several more figures stepped out from the Void Realm in succession.

Each figure was surrounded by an eerie aura, radiating a genuine Heavenly Emperor-level pressure.

The shells they possessed might have only been Quasi-Heavenly Emperors or even Peak Great Emperors in life.

But under the forced elevation of the Saint Clan's Origin, they all possessed combat power at the Heavenly Emperor level.

Seven.

A total of seven Saint Clan Heavenly Emperors.

This number directly crushed the Four Heavenly Emperors on the allied side.

Even more terrifying was that behind those seven Saint Clan Heavenly Emperors, the number of Fallen Giants and Fallen Peak-levels was so great it caused despair.

The combat power was completely unbalanced.

"So the daggers are finally drawn."

The Eastern Absolute Heavenly Emperor looked at the Abyss Lord, his eyes showing no hint of fear, only a sky-towering Battle Intent.

"Today, in this place, we settle this once and for all!"

The Four Heavenly Emperors exchanged glances and struck out simultaneously, intending to join forces to forcibly tear open a path and break out.

However, at the very moment they were about to act...

A change occurred within the allied camp.

A highly respected figure in the Three Thousand Dao Provinces, a veteran giant at the Sixth-level Great Emperor realm who controlled the core Formation hub of the allied forces—a deputy of the Eastern Heavenly Court—suddenly defected.

Without any warning, he struck out with a backhand palm, hitting the weakest node of the allied defensive array.

Boom!

The defensive Formation set up by the Four Heavenly Emperors shattered at the impact.

The traitor did not stop; his hands formed seals, and using his own Imperial Dao Origin as a catalyst, he forcibly opened a massive Teleportation Array gate at the rear of the allied forces.

Even more Fallen Beings and Fallen Giants flooded out frantically from that array gate.

Attacked from both front and back.

The defensive line collapsed in an instant.

"You're looking for death!"

The Eastern Absolute Heavenly Emperor was beyond furious; without a second thought, he struck a palm toward the traitor.

But the Abyss Lord was faster.

It took a step forward, blocking the Eastern Absolute Heavenly Emperor and easily neutralizing that strike.

A chaotic battle erupted completely.

The Four Heavenly Emperors were pinned down by the seven Saint Clan Heavenly Emperors, unable to break away.

The Hundred Emperors who had returned from the expedition were also dragged into a brutal slaughter by those dozens of Fallen Giants and Peak Great Emperors.

Ye Yun's Dual Saint Body power erupted fully, with golden and Chaos five-colored light intertwining around him.

He led the surviving young Prodigies and a portion of the Great Emperors, attempting to break out from the weakest link of the encirclement.

But every direction he charged toward, the number of enemies in that direction would instantly surge.

On the outer perimeter, endless low-level Fallen Beings were draining their Qi, blood, and Origin.

In the inner circle, Fallen Giants watched like tigers, waiting for a chance to deliver a fatal blow.

This was a long-premeditated ambush.

A death trap targeted at the top combat power of the entire Three Thousand Dao Provinces.

The casualties of the allied forces grew larger and larger.

A Great Emperor who had returned from the expedition had his Imperial Weapon shattered and his Imperial Body torn apart under the siege of three Fallen Giants, falling on the spot.

Great Emperor Chiyan and Emperor Xuanshui stood back to back, covered in blood, their Imperial Dao Origins already burning to the limit.

Ye Yun's body was also covered in wounds; although his Dual Saint Body power was strong, he felt unprecedented pressure facing these endless enemies.

Despair spread through everyone's heart like a plague.

Just as the allied forces were about to be completely swallowed by this endless eerie black tide, at the final moment when everyone thought they were doomed...

An invisible sword scar that spanned the heavens appeared out of thin air.

A figure stepped slowly out of that rift.

He wore simple hemp clothes, was barefoot, had an ordinary face, and his aura was restrained to the extreme, as if he were a Mortal who had never cultivated.

But by merely standing there, the chaotic battlefield fell silent.

The cold face of the Abyss Lord flickered violently the moment it saw the newcomer.

The Man in Hemp ignored everyone; his gaze swept across the battlefield, finally landing on one of the Saint Clan Heavenly Emperors.

He extended two fingers, forming a sword, and made a casual swipe toward that direction.

There was no earth-shattering sword light.

Only an invisible and formless Sword Intent flashed by.

The next moment.

The Saint Clan Heavenly Emperor who was in a fierce battle with the Western Heavenly Court's Heavenly Emperor suddenly stiffened.

He let out a shrill roar as a thick, dark green Origin power was forcibly severed from the shell he possessed.

The connection between the Saint Clan Origin and the possessed shell was cut by a single sword strike.

The mass of Saint Clan Origin that had left the shell twisted frantically in the void but was unable to undergo Fusion again.

Amidst the chaotic battlefield, Ye Yun stared fixedly at that invisible Sword Intent that had struck down the Saint Clan, his heart greatly shaken.

That Sword Intent was all too familiar to him.

Heart Sword.

It was the Heart Sword from the same source as his!

But it was also completely different.

Ye Yun's heart was filled with uncertainty.

The identity of this mysterious powerhouse was practically on the tip of his tongue.

The second supreme being of the Sword Tomb in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

The supreme legend who severed two worlds with a single sword.

His successor actually existed.

And he had appeared right here.