When the smiling figure in white walked out of the black hole, the entire world seemed to begin crumbling in its presence. Countless cracks spread throughout the void and the buildings beneath collapsed into dust. Worldly natural energy howled before surrendering meekly beneath the white-robed figure's feet.

Meanwhile, the Duke Bergfrieds belonging to Diwu Mingxuan and the rest immediately dimmed and let out terrified squeaks, turning into streams of light and merging back into their owners.

Everyone was shocked to discover that all of the resonant power within their bodies had been sealed, completely unable to circulate.

They had all turned into ordinary passersby in the presence of this figure.

Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e's expressions turned ugly. The pressure emanating from the white-robed figure had surpassed even that of Wang Xuanjin. This opponent had undoubtedly surpassed the King Stage and had attained power at the peak of this world.

A Heavenly Emperor! Furthermore, this was the Origin Reversion Institute's Heavenly Emperor!

They had not expected that Shen Jinxiao would sacrifice himself to summon such a frightening existence.

"Haha... Shen Jinxiao, you've done well."

Amidst the trembling and the fearful wails of the heavens and the earth, the white-robed individual let out a light laugh. Its expression was elegant and gentle and it resembled a scholar, giving off a gentlemanly aura. This was the Origin Reversion Institute's Emptiness Heavenly Emperor. The Emptiness Heavenly Emperor stretched its hand out and gently clenched it, causing grayish-black ashes to gather on its palm. After putting it away casually, it raised its head and looked at the world of the Celestial Mirror Pagoda's thirty-fourth layer.

"Indeed, this is the place."

Its gaze then turned towards Jiang Qing'e and Li Luo. The two then felt a suffocating sense of pressure, but neither showed any fear. There was a spot of light flashing rapidly between one's eyebrows while the other could feel the Absolute Resonance Halo turning with much difficulty. Resonant power coursed from their bodies yet again.

Although the resonant power they emitted was weak, the Emptiness Heavenly Emperor smiled and praised them.

"Being able to circulate your resonant power before me truly shows that the two of you are peerless prodigies. The Genesis Seed and the Absolute Resonance Seed truly live up to their reputations."

Li Luo felt as though he had been struck by a bolt of lightning and a feeling of horror arose within him. The Emptiness Heavenly Emperor discovering that Jiang Qing'e was the Genesis Seed was no surprise, but how did it know about his Absolute Resonance Seed?

This was his greatest secret.

It seemed as though they had underestimated a Heavenly Emperor's power yet again.

"The two of you are worthy of being dealt with by me personally." The Emptiness Heavenly Emperor stretched its hand out yet again; however, it expanded to cover the skies this time, making it impossible to dodge. They could only stand there powerlessly and await capture.

However, just as they were on the cusp of being caught, the void in front of them shattered and three people with crowns appeared before them. Wang Xuanjin, Bai Yu, and Jin Xi had descended to help. Boundless amounts of source origin poured out of their crowns like a tide.

Wang Xuanjin's three-layered crown produced a nine-layered lotus that burned with a golden flame. Each petal of the lotus was engraved with hundreds of millions of tiny ancient runes, each possessing enough power to terrify a Duke.

Elder Jin Xi blew out a gust of azure wind that contained countless grains of stardust. Although the stardust was tiny at first, each grain quickly expanded into the size of an actual star, shooting out across the skies like a meteor shower.

Meanwhile, Elder Bai Yu exhaled roiling plumes of toxic emerald smoke. Wherever the smoke passed through, everything, including worldly natural energy, would be dissolved into nothingness.

The three Kings from the Academic Federation, one of which was a Triple Crowned King and the other two Dual Crowned Kings, didn't dare to hold back in the slightest. They displayed the full array of their abilities to resist the gigantic hand descending upon them. In the moment of collision, the entire world shook violently.

The shooting stars were instantly blasted into oblivion upon contact with the giant hand, only leaving behind several small indentations on it.

The corrosive emerald smoke barely managed to leave behind a few specks on the hand before dissipating completely.

Only the nine-layered lotus that was wreathed in golden flames was capable of blocking the hand for ten or so breaths worth of time.

However, as each moment passed, more and more cracks appeared on the lotus.

Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e were both shocked. The three Kings whom all the Dukes admired were essentially harmless when compared to the white-robed scholar. Was this the invincible power of a Heavenly Emperor?

"Ah, Wang Xuanjin, you do have some ability. I'm afraid that out of all the Triple Crowned Kings of the Academic Federation, only Qi Huang might be able to beat you." The Emptiness Heavenly Emperor laughed as it praised him. "However, if you think that the three of you can stop me, you should stop dreaming right now."

He slowly clenched his slender, pale hand.

Bang!

The nine-layered lotus that was condensed from source origin energy immediately burst apart, the golden flames scattering into the air and extinguishing in the skies.

Even Wang Xuanjin, a peak Triple Crowned King, could barely resist the man for a few moments. The all-encompassing hand began to descend yet again.

Wang Xuanjin look up at the looming appendage, but he didn't reveal any trace of worry. Instead, he said, "I naturally understand how mighty a Heavenly Emperor is. The only reason why we took action was to buy us some time."

The Emptiness Heavenly Emperor's hand paused in mid-air, then it grabbed yet again, this time as though he had realized that something was going to happen.

However, clouds suddenly spawned between the heavens and the earth and the sounds of chanting could be heard. These chants not only resounded within the Celestial Mirror Pagoda, but also throughout the Celestial Mirror Continent! Clouds and mist filled the world at this instant.

In the end, the clouds condensed into the shape of a cauldron that enveloped Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e.

The giant hand then struck the cloud cauldron head-on.

Bang!

The ruined continent on the Celestial Mirror Pagoda's thirty-fourth layer crumbled apart with a bang. The void shattered to the point that the outside world could be seen through the resulting spatial rifts.

Everything was annihilated, leaving only Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e standing there in shock, holding hands. Even those who were Transcendent Dukes, much less those who were still on the Path of Ascension, would find it difficult to resist a Heavenly Emperor. However, just what was that cloud cauldron? It was actually capable of blocking the Emptiness Heavenly Emperor's attack.

Wang Xuanjin and the other two heaved sighs of relief. The Academic Federation's Heavenly Emperor had arrived. The Emptiness Heavenly Emperor paused and looked at the endless clouds, sighing helplessly.

"It looks like the Origin Reversion Institute's attempt to intercept them has failed. As expected of the omnipresent Cloud Heavenly Emperor."