Emperor’s Domination

“Bam!” Li Qiye reached into the void and shattered the particle dimensions.

When he pulled back, out came an immortal - Heaven’s Equal. The latter excitedly bowed: “I have tried my best to no avail, I apologize for the disappointment.”

“Commendable effort.” Li Qiye smiled.

“I am happy to be of service.” Heaven’s Equal prostrated.

Spectators were slack-jawed after seeing a primordial immortal showing such respect. Moreover, he was a prideful and ancient one.

Li Qiye smiled and stared at the void: “How do you want to die?”

Others understood he was talking to Autumn Wind who immediately ran. Alas, his speed didn’t save him this time.

An invisible hand pulled him out of the void and revealed his true form - a withered tree with rotten bark in many places. Only two or three leaves were left on the branches, on the verge of falling.

It was unknown whether the decaying aura came from the tree or its cultivation dao. All in all, as it was gripped by an invisible hand, red sand specks drifted away and burned everything.

“So this is Autumn Wind.” Spectators didn’t expect this form.

His special withering aura struck fear into them for a long time. They didn’t think his true form was so pitiful.

“What’s the origin?” An immortal asked.

“A divine life tree.” Xiaolou Tingxue recognized it, unlike the rest.

“The main tree from Life World? But that was destroyed long ago.” One immortal said.

Long ago, there was a tree in one of the largest minor worlds capable of healing any injuries. Something terrible happened to it, leading to its demise. Immortals couldn’t come fast enough to save it.

“Why is it so ugly now? Where is its divinity?” Another said.

“Ugly? Because of you immortals! Taking away my divinity while leaving behind the negative essences of your injuries! This corrupted my body and my world! If I didn’t comprehend a dao of withering, I would have died long ago!” Autumn Wind heard this and bellowed in rage.

Others exchanged glances and didn’t respond. Whenever immortals were near death from injuries, they would enter Life World to heal with the special tree.

Alas, grievous injuries for immortals meant something dreadful. The tree’s divinity became overwhelmed with malice and negative forces.

Finally, the accumulated malice erupted and destroyed Life World. The tree nearly died as well, infected with withering and corruption. At the last moments, it learned a new dao, shifting malice into power until the golden immortal stage.