Dominator Emperor

At this moment, countless beings prostrated on the ground. Some Cultivators weren’t even prostrating because they were suppressed, but because they saw their ancestors! They saw the phantoms of their ancestors and reminisced about their forebears’ glory!

”Ancestor—!” When they saw the figure with a full head of Gold hair, resembling an incomparably domineering Lion King, the Lion Roar Emperor, the siblings Chi Xiaodie, and the disciples of the Chi Family from the Lion Roar Sect couldn’t help but prostrate on the ground, calling out to their ancestor in extreme excitement!

Seeing their ancestor’s supreme posture, one could imagine how he had once been invincible across the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, how he had proudly lorded over the Celestial Universe and the Eight Desolations! Seeing their ancestor’s magnificent form and thinking of his glory moved countless descendants to tears of excitement!

”Ancestor’s Defense Line, let’s end this.” Li Qiye carried the stone tablet on his back, enveloped in Holy Light. As he clasped his hands and formed a Dharma Seal, the world itself seemed to transform; everything changed.

BOOM! One after another, tall and invincible phantoms reached out, their hands blotting out the sky. Wherever Li Qiye’s Hand Seal pointed, those same invincible hands would descend to suppress.

”Open—!” the Old Undyings on the Divine Altar roared. However, faced with these invincible hands, they couldn’t break free even by using a Longevity Blood Sacrifice on their artifacts! Each of these giant hands represented the will of an invincible existence. Through the ages, just how many invincible existences had emerged from the Celestial Dao Academy!

BANG! With a loud crash, the Divine Altar shattered. The seven Immortal Emperor’s Treasures and two Immortal Emperor True Artifacts were suddenly revealed, along with the eleven ancient Old Undyings.

The Divine Altar was the nexus that connected them. It could gather their Blood Qi and condense the invincible might of the nine Emperor Artifacts into a single force. But now that the Divine Altar was shattered, they could no longer unite.

BANG! The seven Immortal Emperor’s Treasures, the two Immortal Emperor True Artifacts, and the eleven Old Undyings were all forced back into the All Heavens God Slaying Array, driven back into the Primordial Furnace for Refinement.

”No—!” Unresigned, wretched screams echoed. Without the Divine Altar, the eleven Old Undyings could not consolidate their power or join forces, and the might of the seven Immortal Emperor’s Treasures and two Immortal Emperor True Artifacts was drastically reduced. They were trapped inside the All Heavens God Slaying Array. Driven by the Celestial Dao Academy’s subterranean Emperor Foundation, the array’s power surged to its maximum. Meanwhile, the Primordial Furnace continued its Refinement from the Celestial Vault above, and the giant hands descended to suppress them!

At that moment, not even the Immortal Emperor’s Treasures and Immortal Emperor True Artifacts could protect them. Instantly, the eleven Old Undyings were annihilated into dust, and a mist of blood filled the sky.

CLANG! The Immortal Emperor’s Treasures and Immortal Emperor True Artifacts cried out, having also suffered a tremendous attack.

”Treasures, come to me!” Taking advantage of the suppression from the All Heavens God Slaying Array, the Primordial Furnace, and the Ancestor’s Defense Line, Elder Daoist Peng Kang appeared from out of nowhere. He opened an Immortal Pouch and roared, preparing to snatch the seven Immortal Emperor’s Treasures.

”Settle—!” Li Qiye also let out a long cry. The Yin Yang Immortal Refining Mirror hovered above his head as the Yin Yang Fish leaped out. Two streams of Immortal Light—one yin, one yang—suppressed the two Immortal Emperor True Artifacts. He too wanted to seize these two artifacts.

Compared to Immortal Emperor’s Treasures, Immortal Emperor True Artifacts were immensely more powerful. After all, a Treasure Weapon could never compare to a Lifebound True Artifact. A Lifebound True Artifact was more than ten times stronger, to say nothing of one that had been an Immortal Emperor’s!

BOOM—! In that instant, however, the two Immortal Emperor True Artifacts suddenly erupted as if an Immortal Emperor had awakened within them. They propped open the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands and tore through space-time. With a BUZZ, they took four Immortal Emperor’s Treasures with them, traversed the Void, and vanished in an instant, fleeing for good.

Li Qiye wanted to control them but couldn’t; it was too late. He could only watch helplessly as the two Immortal Emperor True Artifacts escaped with four of the Immortal Emperor’s Treasures.

SWOOSH! Elder Daoist Peng was much luckier than Li Qiye. His Immortal Pouch actually managed to snatch three Immortal Emperor’s Treasures!

’That guy is smart enough!’ Li Qiye couldn’t help but smile wryly. ’I was too greedy. If I had used the Yin Yang Immortal Refining Mirror to suppress the Immortal Emperor’s Treasures, I could have secured one or two of them. But it’s a different story for Immortal Emperor True Artifacts. They are an Immortal Emperor’s Lifebound True Artifact, after all. Suppressing one is a hundred times harder than suppressing an Immortal Emperor’s Treasure!’

Next, the All Heavens God Slaying Array vanished, and the Seven Great Ancestors disappeared along with the Primordial Furnace. Li Qiye, still carrying the stone tablet, gave a great shout and landed at the mountain gate. The tablet returned to its original position, the names were once again branded onto its surface, and the phantoms of the invincible existences vanished back into their respective names.

At this moment, everyone was stunned. So many had thought this was just a stone tablet for witnessing glory. Who could have known the monumental secret hidden within? It carried the will of one ancient and Invincible Ancestor after another!

Even many of the Celestial Dao Academy’s Elder Guardians were dumbfounded. They didn’t know the mystery of this stone tablet, yet a student from the Great World Academy did—and had even used it to suppress their enemies!

”The Ancestor’s Defense Line.” Finally, Li Qiye gently caressed the stone tablet, his thoughts drifting back to that dark era. So many Great Teaching Territories of the Human Race had been annihilated, and so many had retreated to this place in the end. During that war, he himself had stood right here, facing ten thousand foes!

It was a battle that turned the tide of the war! In that age, he had stood right here, using the ”Ancestor’s Defense Line” to withstand wave after wave of the enemy’s fierce assaults. In that battle, this very stone tablet had been dyed red with so much blood—the blood of the War Generals under his command, and the blood of the Ancient Netherworld!

Countless years had passed, and today, he had once again activated the ”Ancestor’s Defense Line.” Although this battle was nowhere near as brutal as the one back then, it still reminded him of that war, of that dark era, and his heart couldn’t help but dim with sorrow.

Seeing this stone tablet made him recall too many people from his sealed memories.

”Long live First Brother—!” After a long time, when everyone finally snapped out of their shock, the students of the Great World Academy couldn’t help but cheer with immense excitement.

In the blink of an eye, Li Qiye was surrounded by the students of the Great World Academy. Countless students cheered, ”Long live First Brother!” Many of them began to toss Li Qiye high into the air.

”And me, and me! I was a great hero too,” Xiao Niqiu, not wanting to be left out, hurriedly squeezed into the crowd and said with a chuckle.

A group of students excitedly grabbed him as well and tossed him way up high.

As for Sikong Toutian, that kid had slipped away as soon as the great battle ended. His identity couldn’t see the light of day, and he had no desire to have his origins recognized!

For a time, the post-battle joy infected all the students of the Great World Academy, and many students from the Mixed World Academy couldn’t help but get excited as well.

Of course, some people couldn’t get excited, especially some students from the Saint World Academy and Dingshi Academy. At most, they just forced a smile onto their faces.

When the battle concluded, not only had the alliance’s eleven Old Undyings fallen, but all the black-robed men who had entered the Celestial Dao Academy were ultimately slain. Not a single one escaped alive.

Although the Celestial Dao Academy’s losses were also severe, the battle was ultimately a resounding victory. They had slaughtered the powerful alliance and seized three Immortal Emperor’s Treasures!

When the news spread, all of the East Hundred Cities fell silent! For the younger generation of Cultivators or ordinary experts, they knew very little of the inside story. However, many Old Undyings from the Great Teaching Territories knew a great deal, and some had even participated in this battle!

Two Immortal Emperor True Artifacts, seven Immortal Emperor’s Treasures, and eleven Old Undyings. Such a lineup meant that at least two Emperor Immortal Gates had participated in this secret alliance. As for how many Great Teaching Territories were involved in the conspiracy to seize the Celestial Dao Academy, that was unknown.

With disaster befalling the Celestial Dao Academy, many Old Undyings had secretly believed that such a powerful alliance would surely be able to conquer the academy and carve up its Ancestral Vein. However, they were ultimately annihilated, even losing three Immortal Emperor’s Treasures. No matter which Great Teaching Territory had participated in this conspiracy, they had to swallow their bitter pill in silence!

The Great Teaching Territories that took part in the conspiracy even began to worry about the Celestial Dao Academy retaliating to avenge this grievance!

”There’s a reason the Celestial Dao Academy has stood firm since time immemorial.” Some Old Undyings who hadn’t participated in the conspiracy remarked with emotion after hearing the news. ”The Celestial Dao Academy didn’t fall even in the darkest of ages. Even with this great disaster today, it was unlikely to collapse.”

During the battle, some Old Undyings had also hidden in the shadows to observe. They turned pale at the battle’s conclusion. It was a known fact that although some Old Undyings hadn’t joined the conspiracy, they still intended to fish in troubled waters, hoping to reap benefits when the Celestial Dao Academy collapsed.

Now, seeing the grand alliance utterly defeated and three Immortal Emperor’s Treasures lost, they couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat. They were all thankful they hadn’t joined the conspiracy back then; otherwise, the fate of the eleven Old Undyings on the Divine Altar would have been their own!

”A conspiracy! This was a blatant conspiracy! It wasn’t just a conspiracy by the secret alliance, but one by the Celestial Dao Academy as well!” one Old Undying finally said, his face pale. ”This was simply a trap set by the Celestial Dao Academy to lure the snake from its hole and lock the gate to beat the dog!”

After the battle ended, even though many people understood that the Celestial Dao Academy had intentionally set a trap to lure the snake from its hole and beat the dog behind a locked gate, no one dared to step forward and make accusations!

If the secret alliance hadn’t intended to destroy the Celestial Dao Academy, how could they have fallen into the academy’s trap? At this point, some even began to wonder if the great schism at the Celestial Dao Academy was even real. Perhaps it was just another illusion put forth by the academy, intended to wipe out all enemies who coveted it in one fell swoop!

After this battle, everyone’s attention was drawn to one person: Li Qiye! By now, everyone understood that Li Qiye and the Celestial Dao Academy had been working in concert. Li Qiye was in the open while the Celestial Dao Academy was in the shadows. Li Qiye’s initial moves—killing Ba Xia and Hu Yue, then slaughtering Ancestor Emperor Wu and Celestial Emperor Qingxuan—were merely to lure the snake from its hole. He had intentionally guided this war!