Chapter 1542: Grand Battle Between Heavenly Emperors

"What?!" When Li Luo heard Li Jun's domineering words, his heart trembled. He was planning to fight over the Divine Fruit crystal resonance?

His heart buzzed with excitement. The Divine Fruit crystal resonance was the most precious treasure Li Luo had ever seen. Just a brief moment of absorption allowed the Ice Crystal resonance within him to evolve to the seventh-grade. This had saved Li Luo immeasurable amounts of time and resources! Thus, his desire for it had reached unimaginable levels.

That said, even though he greatly coveted it, the only reason why he was able to even snatch a few bites was because the Emptiness Heavenly Emperor was being blocked by the Cloud Heavenly Emperor. Now that the Emptiness Heavenly Emperor had rid itself of that shackle and was taking action personally, he suppressed his desire. After all, a Heavenly Emperor's fury wasn't something he, a meagre Duke, was able to withstand. Thus, he had pretty much given up on it. All he could hope for was for the Emptiness Heavenly Emperor to let the little ants go.

However, now that his ancestor was about to take action to fight for a piece of the cake, his ravenous desire had reignited.

"The Emptiness Heavenly Emperor seems pretty extraordinary. Ancestor, are you able to deal with him?" Li Luo asked worriedly.

Li Jun lightly waved his Golden Coiled Dragon Staff, and the formless void before him turned into a flowing stream that followed wherever he pointed the staff. His handsome face gave a cheery smile. "If it weren't for that fearsome black coffin, the Emptiness Heavenly Emperor would have run the moment he saw me."

Li Luo hefted a thumbs up at his ancestor. This fellow was truly domineering. It looked like there was a difference in realms even at the Heavenly Emperor Stage, and this ancestor of his should be considered to be at the peak.

Li Jun turned his back to Li Luo, and his golden staff shone with a brilliant radiance that shattered the void. Violet clouds diffused from the area, then a person condensed from clouds appeared before him.

It was the Cloud Heavenly Emperor, who had been temporarily imprisoned by the Emptiness Heavenly Emperor's black coffin's dusky light. The Cloud Heavenly Emperor stepped forward, appeared by Li Jun's side, and apologetically said, "Heavenly Emperor Li, thank you for hurrying over just in time. Otherwise, the Emptiness Heavenly Emperor would have run roughshod over the Academic Federation's face."

Li Jun waved his hand, and his abstruse eyes flashed with sharpness as he glared at the Emptiness Heavenly Emperor in the void. He then said in an indifferent voice, "Emptiness Heavenly Emperor, it's time for you to leave."

The Emptiness Heavenly Emperor's expression was now gloomy beyond comparison, and it glared daggers back at Li Jun. "Heavenly Emperor Li, do you really wish to interfere in the matters involving the Origin Reversion Institute and the Academic Federation? I'm willing to take a step back and let you take your juniors away."

Li Jun gave a smile that was not a smile. "Do you think that's possible?"

The Emptiness Heavenly Emperor's tone was forlorn. "Heavenly Emperor Li, don't overstep your boundaries. If you truly offend the Origin Reversion Institute, we wouldn't mind exterminating another Heavenly Emperor lineage."

It was a clear and undisguised threat.

The Origin Reversion Institute had lasted throughout the ages, and many Heavenly Emperor powers had indeed been overthrown by them. As a result, no one would take these words lightly.

When faced with the Emptiness Heavenly Emperor's threat, Li Jun only duly replied, "The Origin Reversion Institute might be strong, but the Bloodline of Heavenly Emperor Li isn't a pushover either. If you dare to come, then you must be prepared to watch a Heavenly Emperor fall."

"What big words!" The Emptiness Heavenly Emperor was so furious, it started smiling. However, it also understood that forcing Li Jun back wasn't an option now. In that case, it would just have to take action directly. It then formed a handseal, and the bluestone seal that was floating in the void exploded with dazzling light. The seal had split apart and the fragments refused into a mystical bluestone lotus seat. When the lotus seat appeared, the Divine Fruit crystal resonance was affected by some attractive force, shooting towards it in a brilliant stream of light.

"He wants to take the crystal resonance away and leave!" the Cloud Heavenly Emperor shouted.

Now that the situation had reached this point, the Emptiness Heavenly Emperor clearly wanted to complete its objective and flee.

Li Jun didn't speak further, flinging out the Golden Coiled Dragon Staff. Vast amounts of scintillating light divided the skies and the ground as the staff transformed into a titanic golden dragon that one couldn't see the end of, possessing the might to destroy everything. The dragon then stretched out its claws and swatted at the Emptiness Heavenly Emperor.

The Cloud Heavenly Emperor took action as well, his clones walking out of the violet clouds. The group of them once again caused a gigantic violet sword engraved with the moon and stars to materialize, containing many worlds within.

The two Heavenly Emperors had taken action simultaneously, and their power caused the Celestial Mirror Pagoda to groan under the strain. It was fortunate that the Cloud Heavenly Emperor had already reinforced the area with his Cloud Scroll; otherwise, it might have been ruined.

The Emptiness Heavenly Emperor's expression was solemn. Two Heavenly Emperors joining hands was something it couldn't stop alone. However, it was fortunate that it had the black coffin.

It formed a single handseal before its chest and then lightly bowed to the coffin again.

The black coffin suddenly let out a subtle screech, filled with the vicissitudes of time, as though it had travelled from the past to the present and was filled with the yearning of time.

Wisps of dusky light fell off the coffin, condensing into a black seal that contained innumerable mountains on top of it. The seal was excessively heavy as a result, causing the void to groan and crack as it descended.

When the two sides clashed, the firmament collapsed and the void was annihilated. Worldly natural energy was no exception—it was all wiped out.

Things had reverted to a state of complete chaos. The black seal had been blocked by the dragon and the sword, unable to descend any further.

Meanwhile, the Emptiness Heavenly Emperor had managed to harness the power of the bluestone lotus seat to retrieve the Divine Fruit crystal resonance.

However, Li Jun coldly snorted at this point and separated a part of his mind, causing a limb to expand until it covered the skies. Scales appeared on the giant limb, and the palm became a razor sharp claw capable of picking up astral objects like the stars and the moon. The gigantic claw then lunged at the crystal resonance.

It was then restrained by the two forces, constantly being pulled back and forth through the void.

The Cloud Heavenly Emperor then formed handseals with both hands, causing boundless amounts of violet energy to spill out from above him, condensing into a violet lotus that was tens of thousands of miles wide!

Every single petal of the lotus was carved with tens of thousands of talismans, each one radiating immense might.

When the violet lotus ascended to the air, it collided with the black seal and both attacks ate at each other, mutually weakening them.

"You're looking for death!" The Emptiness Heavenly Emperor was absolutely enraged at this point. It had never thought that Li Jun and the Cloud Heavenly Emperor would be so troublesome to deal with. It then clenched its teeth and bowed towards the black coffin yet again. When it did so, innumerable ancient runes appeared on the surface of the coffin, intertwining and converging on the lid.

Kacha.

A subtle sound could be heard coming from the coffin.

The sound wasn't obvious, but it caused Li Jun and the Cloud Heavenly Emperor's eyes to shrink. It was as though something was rubbing against the lid of the coffin.

When their gazes turned towards the source, they saw that the lid of the coffin had shifted slightly, revealing the pitch-black darkness within. The darkness was so dense that even the two Heavenly Emperors could feel an inexplicable chill from it. Just what was inside the black coffin?