Dominator Emperor

This sudden turn of events made Li Shuangyan and Chen Baojiao’s expressions change drastically! They never imagined Bai Jianzhen’s sword strike could be so terrifying.

Everyone present felt their hearts skip a beat. Bai Jianzhen’s sword pierced through everything, striking the flaw in Li Qiye’s technique in a flash! It wasn’t that Li Qiye’s Sword Technique lacked profundity, but that Bai Jianzhen was simply too terrifying.

A chill ran through everyone’s heart. To see through the flaws in another’s Sword Dao with a single glance—such a person was practically born for the Sword Dao.

Everyone had witnessed the might of Li Qiye’s attack. Not even an Ancient Saint—or even a Heaven Repairing Saint or a Dao Supplement Saint—could have discerned the flaw in his strike in that fleeting moment. The Azure Heaven Sword was absolutely peerless in its righteous power and incomparably profound! Deciphering such a sword strike was far from easy.

And yet, this very strike was deciphered by Bai Jianzhen in the blink of an eye. Her comprehension of the Sword Dao had already surpassed that of countless people, even cultivators from the older generation.

”Hmph, you overconfident fool. Your bluff has finally been called,” a young cultivator sneered with schadenfreude after snapping out of his daze.

Li Qiye, however, paid such people no mind. Staring at Bai Jianzhen, he cracked a smile and said, ”It seems I’ve underestimated you. You’re not just walking the Path of Killing Sword, but the path of deciphering as well!” The sword had nearly pierced his entire chest, soaking his clothes in blood, yet Li Qiye didn’t even furrow his brow. It was as if the blade had struck someone else entirely.

Bai Jianzhen remained with her sword in hand, her expression as cold and ruthless as ever. Blood dripped from the tip of her blade, one drop at a time.

”Good. Let’s see how you break this!” Li Qiye laughed and took a step forward. DONG! The earth itself trembled. The moment his Prison Suppressing Divine Body emerged, it felt capable of suppressing gods and devils, of crushing heaven and earth!

In that instant, an aura that even gods and devils would dread erupted from Li Qiye’s entire being. With another step, the earth buckled and mountain ranges fractured. As vast and thick as the ground was, it still couldn’t bear the weight of his body!

”Merciless Azure Heaven!” Li Qiye’s sword slashed down. It was still the Azure Heaven Sword, the Celestial Sword technique from the Three Talents Sword.

In that instant, a Kunpeng landed, and an endless expanse of thick earth manifested above Li Qiye’s personal firmament. This boundless earth was immeasurably heavy and vast. As the endless landmass descended, it threatened to crush everything in existence. When a Kunpeng commands the deep earth, the world itself can hardly bear it!

This was the Earth Transformation of the Kunpeng Six Transformations. The Earth Transformation was so ponderously heavy that nothing could withstand its weight!

BOOM—BOOM—BOOM—A series of rumbles erupted from Li Qiye. His entire being seemed to transform, as if his body had become the Azure Heaven itself, possessing a weight that nothing in this world could possibly bear.

At this moment, Li Qiye had pushed his Prison Suppressing Divine Body to its absolute limit. Its sheer mass had reached the pinnacle of what heaven and earth could contain.

It was still the Azure Heaven Sword, but this time, the strike contained no complex variations. It was majestic in its simplicity—a single, direct cleave concentrating all of his power into one point!

It was the same Azure Heaven Sword, but where the previous strike embodied the merciless, impartial nature of the heavens, this one bore the full weight of the Azure Heaven. It represented a boundless affection, the mercy of the heavens. Simple and unadorned, it was a single cleave. But with this one cleave, it could separate black from white, divide yin from yang, and part heaven from earth!

There was nowhere to hide from this attack. Though heaven and earth were vast, all fell under the shadow of this one sword strike!

The person whose expression changed most drastically, however, was Saint Child Bao Zhu. His gaze wasn’t fixed on Li Qiye’s sword but on his peerless physique. Having fought Li Qiye before, he was now witnessing his Divine Body’s true might. In this moment, horror dawned on him as he realized that Li Qiye was cultivating the very Prison Suppressing Divine Body he himself had been desperately seeking!

As this strike descended, everyone’s expression changed, including Bai Jianzhen’s. She had dedicated her life to the Sword Dao. She knew that when swordsmanship reached its zenith, it became simple. A strike without stance or form was impossible to decipher!

ZING— Ultimately, Bai Jianzhen made her move. Her sword streaked through the air, an ultimate and merciless killing blow. All living things between heaven and earth trembled before this strike! A Sword to Startle Immortals!

A Sword to Startle Immortals: if there were immortals in this world, even they would bleed from such an attack.

BOOM— With a deafening roar, cracks spiderwebbed across the ground. Bai Jianzhen was sent flying by the impact. Even her Sword to Startle Immortals could not withstand a strike carrying the weight of the Azure Heaven!

BOOM! Bai Jianzhen was blasted thousands of miles away, shattering a mountain peak on impact. She coughed up a mouthful of blood, the crimson liquid exceptionally striking against her black robes.

”The Ultimate Killing Sword is merely the apex of a deviant path within the world’s Sword Dao.” Li Qiye stood with his sword in hand, speaking nonchalantly. ”When the sword reaches the Supreme Yang, the Celestial Dao is merciless. But when the sword reaches its zenith, the Azure Heaven shows profound affection! That is the true majestic and grand Dao!”

Li Qiye stood holding his sword, his unhurried words carrying an air of indescribable cool. At this, the crowd fell silent, utterly speechless.

Though Li Qiye had relied on his Prison Suppressing Divine Body to defeat Bai Jianzhen, his ”Profound Affection of the Azure Heaven” strike had captured the very essence of the Sword Dao. He had weathered millions of years, comprehending and creating countless Great Daos. Today, by unleashing the Celestial Sword of the Three Talents Sword, he had earned the right to make such a declaration—even if it meant critiquing the Sword Dao of an Immortal Emperor!

Just then, a sense of alarm flared in Li Qiye’s heart. He tried to shift his position instantly, but it was too late. A silent palm strike landed squarely on his back.

BANG! It was a palm strike with three successive impacts, a blow capable of shattering mountains and rivers. The terrifyingly silent attack landed squarely on Li Qiye’s back. He was instantly sent flying, and with a loud BOOM, he crashed through a mountain peak and slammed into the earth, leaving behind a deep Giant Pit.

”The Great Yin Destruction Hand!” As Li Qiye was sent flying from the sneak attack, someone cried out in alarm, ”That’s the Nantian Country’s Extinction Technique—the Great Yin Destruction Hand!”

The turn of events was too sudden. Li Qiye had only just sent Bai Jianzhen flying when he was ambushed.

The attacker was none other than the Young Emperor Nantian. He had launched his sneak attack the very instant Li Qiye sent Bai Jianzhen flying. He unleashed his surging Blood Qi from the outset, employing the Nantian Country’s Extinction Technique—the Great Yin Destruction Hand—in an attempt to kill Li Qiye in a single blow.

”Despicable and shameless!” Li Shuangyan and Chen Baojiao were both shocked and furious. Everything had happened too fast. They never imagined someone with the status of the Young Emperor Nantian would dare to launch a sneak attack on Li Qiye in full view of the public!

”The victor is king, the loser is the outlaw!” the Young Emperor Nantian sneered. As soon as he spoke, he activated a treasure, aiming it directly at Li Shuangyan and Chen Baojiao, who were on the Four-Battle Copper Vehicle.

”I will kill you today!” Li Shuangyan roared in fury. With a flick of her wrists, the Stellar Celestial Disc instantly materialized above her head.

VMMMM— In that instant, a Gate of Space-Time suddenly opened. Before Li Shuangyan and Chen Baojiao could react, the Young Emperor Nantian’s treasure engulfed them and the Four-Battle Copper Vehicle entirely.

In the blink of an eye, Li Shuangyan, Chen Baojiao, the Four-Battle Copper Vehicle, and the treasure unleashed by the Young Emperor Nantian all vanished without a trace.

This bizarre occurrence left everyone stunned. No one could understand why Li Shuangyan and the others had suddenly disappeared.

WHOOSH! Dirt and rocks flew everywhere as Li Qiye shot into the sky. A shocking Hand Seal was imprinted on his back, yet the blow had failed to be fatal. The incredible durability of the Prison Suppressing Divine Body had allowed him to withstand the Great Yin Destruction Hand!

”The Zero Domain Void Wheel...” As Li Qiye erupted from the deep pit, his eyes grew cold and fixed on the Young Emperor Nantian. The instant Li Shuangyan and the others disappeared, he knew exactly what treasure had been used!

”The Zero Domain Void Wheel! The legendary Zero Domain Void Wheel!” An older-generation True Master among the onlookers heard this name, and his expression changed dramatically, his face draining of all color in horror.

The Zero Domain Void Wheel was said to have been personally refined by Immortal Emperor Feiyang using the True Words from the Void Book. This treasure had always been the stuff of legend! The Void Book was one of the Nine Great Celestial Books, making it even more precious than an Emperor Technique. Rumors had long persisted that Immortal Emperor Feiyang had obtained the Void Book, and the existence of the Zero Domain Void Wheel was considered the best evidence!

”So you have some discernment!” The Young Emperor Nantian was secretly astonished that his palm strike hadn’t killed Li Qiye. He sneered, looking down at Li Qiye, and said coldly, ”You killed a disciple of my Nantian Country, and a blood debt must be paid in blood! I will take your head today as an offering to my late cousin!”

The Young Emperor Nantian’s actions weren’t just about avenging Nan Tianhao; he also wanted to seize Li Qiye’s Four-Battle Copper Vehicle. He, too, had heard the legends surrounding the Xiyan Ancient Sect’s Supreme Treasure! It was precisely because he coveted the Four-Battle Copper Vehicle that he waited for Li Qiye to be off of it before launching his sneak attack.

To ensure he could seize the Four-Battle Copper Vehicle, he had specifically requested this Supreme Treasure, the Zero Domain Void Wheel, from his clan. One must understand that this item was considered a guardian treasure of the Nantian Country. Although Immortal Emperor Feiyang had hailed from the Nantian Country, he held no great affection for it and had left behind very few treasures. The Zero Domain Void Wheel was one of them!

When activated, the Zero Domain Void Wheel instantly banishes its target to the Zero Realm, trapping them there until they die! With Li Shuangyan and the others trapped, the Four-Battle Copper Vehicle would become an ownerless item. Then, for the Young Emperor Nantian, taking it would be as easy as reaching out his hand.

”Hmph!” At that moment, a cold, murderous snort echoed. Bai Jianzhen had already strode forward, her killing intent as vast as the sky!

”Bai Fairy, let us join forces to slay this beast!” the Young Emperor Nantian immediately proposed. ”This monster is fierce and cruel, a great enemy to all under heaven. I will assist you, Bai Fairy, in eradicating this menace for the good of the world.”

ZING— However, though her killing intent was as vast as the sky, its target was not Li Qiye, but the Young Emperor Nantian.

The Young Emperor Nantian’s heart skipped a beat when Bai Jianzhen suddenly targeted him. If she were to make a move, the situation would become very disadvantageous for him.

”His worthless life is mine to take,” Li Qiye said, his voice calm and unhurried as he stared at the Young Emperor Nantian. He had been roused to kill. The Young Emperor Nantian was a dead man walking. It didn’t matter who else got involved.

Right now, however, Li Qiye wasn’t worried about Li Shuangyan and the others. He had faith in his Four-Battle Copper Vehicle. Even though the Zero Domain Void Wheel had been refined with the True Words of the Void Book, he had absolute confidence in the vehicle that had accompanied him as he swept through one era after another.