"Good, today I will not only take your cultivation but this Seven Star Pagoda shall also belong to my Azure Cloud." The Azure Cloud Immortal Emperor's divine eyes blazed with boundless battle intent. Holding his spear, he stood firm, layers of world-power suppressing the void, causing even some of the weaker Immortal Emperors to tremble.
"Do you dare to enter the starry sky to fight?"
"What is there to fear?"
Zhang Fan and the Azure Cloud Immortal Emperor transformed into two streaks of light, leaving the central continent and soaring directly into the starry sky.
"Quick! Ever since the Azure Cloud Immortal Emperor fought the Primordial Immortal Emperor tens of thousands of years ago, we haven't seen him unleash his might again. We mustn't miss this battle." Powerful auras surged into the starry sky, unwilling to miss this world-shattering confrontation.
"Let's go too." The Evil Buddha Immortal Emperor, along with the many Immortal Venerables of Cloud Mist City, ascended into the sky, entering the cold and silent vastness of space.
"The Ten Absolute Immortal Emperor could suppress the Profound Sky Immortal Emperor when he was in the Master realm. Although he has only just entered the Immortal Emperor realm now, with his peerless talent that eclipses all eras, his strength, even if not comparable to peak powerhouses like the Azure Cloud Immortal Emperor, won't be much weaker."
"Furthermore, the Seven Star Pagoda in his possession is a top-tier Immortal Emperor True Artifact. He holds a certain advantage in terms of treasures. The outcome of this battle is hard to predict!"
"Xuan Long, what do you think of this battle?" The Primordial Immortal Emperor, clad in white robes, turned to the gaunt man beside him and asked.
"Two-eight split!" Xuan Long Immortal Emperor had no absolute certainty and merely offered a potential ratio.
The Primordial Immortal Emperor nodded. Undoubtedly, the Azure Cloud Immortal Emperor held the absolute advantage in terms of cultivation. No matter how profound the Ten Absolute Immortal Emperor's cultivation was, he was ultimately only newly ascended to the Immortal Emperor realm. Even with the Seven Star Pagoda, the possibility of defeating the Azure Cloud Immortal Emperor remained slim.
In the Eastern starry sky, four individuals were known to have reached the peak of the Heavenly Dao realm: the Azure Cloud Immortal Emperor of the Profound Sky Sect, the Primordial Immortal Emperor of the Five Elements Immortal Sect, the Great Buddhist Ancestor Puji of the Myriad Buddha Hall, and the Xuan Long Immortal Emperor of the Xuan Long Divine Hall.
Except for Great Buddhist Ancestor Puji, three peak Heavenly Dao realm powerhouses were present today. However, the main focus was not on them, but rather on the newly ascended Immortal Emperor, the Ten Absolute Immortal Emperor.
"Blood Demon, do you think the Ten Absolute Immortal Emperor can win?" Black Flame and Blood Demon stood in the distant starry sky. At this level of combat, their strength prevented them from getting too close.
"Rest assured, what kind of person is my master? His cultivation can stand shoulder to shoulder with heaven and earth. No matter how monstrous the Azure Cloud Immortal Emperor is, he cannot transcend this world." Blood Demon Flood Dragon had blind faith in Zhang Fan. When questioned by Black Flame, he launched into exaggerated praise, making the Black Dragon Immortal Venerable beside him roll his eyes.
"The Azure Cloud Immortal Emperor should not be underestimated. If I were to face him with my current strength, I doubt I could even escape." The Evil Buddha Immortal Emperor's Buddha eyes were deep and solemn.
Hearing this, Zhang Xing'an and Qin Luoshui, among others, felt a heavy burden. After all, the Azure Cloud Immortal Emperor was a being at the apex of the universe, capable of slaying even Immortal Emperors. Even they were filled with apprehension about this battle.
"Azure Cloud Immortal Emperor, your Seven Heavens Dao sounds impressive, but Yin and Yang, and the Five Elements, are ultimately just the foundational laws of this world. Even if you perfectly fuse them, you are merely a part of this world and have not forged your own path." Zhang Fan stared at the Azure Cloud Immortal Emperor and said.
Everyone held their breath. They knew that this ultimate battle had begun the moment Zhang Fan uttered these words. If the Azure Cloud Immortal Emperor doubted his Dao because of this remark, then there would be no need to continue the fight.
"Even so, if it is perfected, I can still control destiny and forge my own path. And not necessarily the correct one." The Azure Cloud Immortal Emperor, having cultivated to the peak of the Heavenly Dao realm, possessed an unshakeable Dao heart. How could he show a flaw from a single sentence from Zhang Fan?
"If one only considers correctness or error, then one will ultimately fall into mediocrity. To break through the shackles of heaven and earth, one must tread the path that predecessors have never walked." Zhang Fan held the Seven Star Pagoda with one hand and said with a light smile, "The Seven Star Immortal Emperor who forged the Seven Star Pagoda also perfectly fused the Dao of Five Elements and Space-Time. He even went further than you, but what was his end?"
Upon hearing this, the Primordial Immortal Emperor, who was watching from the side, slightly changed his expression. After he reacted, he inwardly cursed its brilliance. Even he, as a spectator, was affected by this. How could the Azure Cloud Immortal Emperor remain unfazed?
After all, the perfection of one's Dao was their lifelong pursuit. But what came after the perfection of Dao?
Clang!
The Azure Cloud Divine Spear swung, emitting a pleasant resonance. The Azure Cloud Immortal Emperor held the spear with both hands and, with the might of a sky-splitter, struck towards Zhang Fan.
In this debate of Dao, he had indeed lost. Therefore, he could not continue to engage with Zhang Fan's words. As long as he could crush him with strength, his Dao heart would naturally be perfected.
The Seven Star Pagoda transformed into a shuttle shape, and Zhang Fan grasped it, wielding it like a sword and thrusting it out fiercely, colliding with the Azure Cloud Divine Spear.
The aftermath of the clash between the two Immortal Emperor True Artifacts was terrifying. Countless stars and lives surrounded them. Fortunately, the Primordial Immortal Emperor and Xuan Long Immortal Emperor, among others, unleashed their Dao arts to seal off this space. Otherwise, after this battle, stars within a radius of thousands of light-years would have been annihilated, and countless lives would have perished.
The Seven Star Pagoda contained seven worlds, bearing a striking resemblance to the Azure Cloud Immortal Emperor's Seven Heavens Dao. However, the Azure Cloud Immortal Emperor's Seven Heavens Dao was not yet perfected and could not forge the Azure Cloud Divine Spear into a perfected Immortal Emperor True Artifact like the Seven Star Pagoda.
With a single blow, Zhang Fan actually forced the Azure Cloud Immortal Emperor back. The immense power made his divine body tremble slightly, and when he looked at Zhang Fan again, his eyes were filled with solemnity.
"This Ten Absolute Immortal Emperor did not achieve the Immortal Emperor realm through his physical body, but why is his strength so immense?" The Azure Cloud Immortal Emperor was bewildered. Little did he know that Zhang Fan's strength originated from his internal universe.
The internal universes of other cultivators rarely exceeded ten thousand light-years in diameter, even for the Azure Cloud Immortal Emperor. However, Zhang Fan's internal universe had a diameter of a million light-years. In terms of strength, he was tens of thousands of times stronger than cultivators of the same level. Even though he was only in the mid-stage of the Great Dao realm, he could still suppress the peak Heavenly Dao realm Azure Cloud Immortal Emperor with sheer power.
"The battles between Immortal Emperors are not solely reliant on strength!" The Azure Cloud Immortal Emperor enveloped the void with his Seven Heavens Dao, then unleashed the ultimate blow of his Immortal Emperor True Artifact, locking onto Zhang Fan with Yin and Yang, and Five Elements, to strike.
"Extreme Point Sword Technique, Disrupt Yin Yang, Sever Karma!" The subtle threat alerted Zhang Fan. The Azure Cloud Immortal Emperor was employing the Dao of Karma. As long as karma locked onto him, no matter where the blow landed, it would be as if it struck him.
However, when it came to the application of karma, Zhang Fan was even deeper. As he unleashed the Extreme Point Sword Technique, the myriad Dao of the ten thousand domain starry sky were at his command. He tossed out the Seven Star Pagoda, and its seven worlds materialized above the Azure Cloud Immortal Emperor's head, descending upon him with immense cosmic power.
"The Azure Cloud Immortal Emperor's Seven Heavens Dao can already preliminarily mobilize the primal force of the universe, attacking the enemy with the Dao of Karma. In just tens of thousands of years, I never expected him to reach this stage." The Primordial Immortal Emperor exclaimed with emotion.
Tens of thousands of years ago, after reaching the peak of the Heavenly Dao realm, the Azure Cloud Immortal Emperor had fought him. But at that time, the Azure Cloud Immortal Emperor had not yet mastered such techniques.
"The Azure Cloud Immortal Emperor is indeed peerlessly talented, but this Ten Absolute Immortal Emperor is the true prodigy. I can no longer clearly see the outcome of this battle." Xuan Long Immortal Emperor had initially believed the battle would be a two-eight split, but now, if he had to re-evaluate, it was a fifty-fifty chance in his mind.
The two combatants in the arena had unleashed all their techniques. Each move and each strike could place an Immortal Emperor in peril. The space within the battlefield had long since been in chaos. If a cultivator in the Void Returning realm were to intrude, they would likely become like an ordinary person, unable to even channel their pháp lực.
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