Chapter 1644: Heavenly Emperor Yin

A terrifying divine light raged in the skies above Xia City. The Saturnine Hydra Devil King, which instilled boundless fear in the people below, was slowly being ground to pieces, letting out shrill screams.

This sight brought about great joy to the experts of the Xia Kingdom.

However, Li Luo noticed that the Pill Saint wasn't particularly concerned with what was going on with the Saturnine Hydra Devil King. Instead, her colorful eyes, which were indifferent and oppressive, were focused on a certain part of the void.

This caused Li Luo's heart to tighten as he understood that this whole quagmire was much murkier than he had imagined.

Even a peak Triple Crowned King like the Saturnine Hydra Devil King was merely a pawn in the grand scheme of things?

Unease filled his eyes as he reached out to grab Jiang Qing'e's slender hand, pulling her behind him so he could protect her. He had a feeling that everything was spiraling out of control.

Just as this thought crossed his mind, he suddenly sensed an immense pressure filling up the skies and the earth, and the worldly natural energy started to stagnate.

The entire world seemed to have been frozen and locked into place.

Li Luo's Transcendent Heavenly Throne started to dim, causing his expression to change.

Pang Qianyuan and the other two Kings blurted out in surprise, "Is this... a Heavenly Emperor?"

Only such an existence was capable of causing such a phenomenon.

"So there really is one more person?"

Li Luo took a deep breath and turned his attention into the distance. There, space showed signs of distortion and eventually rippled, taking the shape of a spatial door. A vast, green torrent spilled out of it, filling up the skies.

Grand amounts of light surged from the green torrent, eventually transforming into a humongous bronze mask in the sky. The mask was covered in mottled marks and shattered scars. In its eye sockets were two stark white flames that danced as though alive, and a deep crack extended in between the eyebrows. Within this deep crack was a black and mysterious fruit that slowly pulsed as though alive, releasing incredibly intimidating waves of power.

The appearance of this bronze mask caused every living creature around to feel an indescribable terror that stemmed from their very souls.

All of the Dukes, including the likes of Li Jiluo and Li Qingpeng, were unable to even rouse their Duke Bergfrieds. Their faces turned pale as their resonant power was completely suppressed, unable to emerge from their bodies. It was as though the sight of resonant power was an affront to this existence.

If even the Pinnacle Dukes felt this way, then of course the effects felt by the ordinary Dukes like the First Princess, Vice Principal Su Xin, and the rest were much more pronounced. Every fiber of their beings was gripped with breathstopping terror.

Such an existence far surpassed the realms of their understanding.

Why would a Heavenly Emperor descend upon such a barren land?

"Heavenly Emperor..."

Some quivered as they let out cries of fear. Pang Qianyuan, Lan Lingzi, and Li Qingying were barely better off. As Kings, despite being subject to the same immense pressure, it was not to the extent of the Dukes.

However, blood still drained from their faces as they said in shock, "That is the leader of the Origin Reversion Institute's four Heavenly Emperors, Heavenly Emperor Yin!"

As members of the higher echelons of the Academic Federation, they were naturally aware of the inner workings of the Origin Reversion Institute. Along with that came information on their Heavenly Emperors, so they knew that this particular Heavenly Emperor would take the form of a bronze mask.

"The Origin Reversion Institute's Heavenly Emperor leader, Heavenly Emperor Yin?"

Li Luo felt as though he had been struck by lightning. His understanding of the Origin Reversion Institute was not as deep as the elders of the Academic Federation like Pang Qianyuan. He only knew of the Emptiness Heavenly Emperor, who he had encountered in the Celestial Mirror Pagoda.

So it turned out that this esoteric mask was actually the leader of the Origin Reversion Institute's Heavenly Emperors? Didn't this mean that this was the true leader of the Origin Reversion Institute?

Li Luo had never expected that the events in the Xia Kingdom would draw in such a fearsome individual.

"Aren't the five Heavenly Emperors of the Academic Federation locked in combat with the Origin Reversion Institute's Heavenly Emperors? How could they have allowed him to come here?" he asked dryly.

Lan Lingzi bitterly smiled. "Heavenly Emperor Yin's power exceeds our greatest expectations. He could be said to be the strongest individual in the world. The only member of the Academic Federation that can match him is Heavenly Emperor Jiang, but if Heavenly Emperor Yin wished to flee, none could stop him."

As they spoke, the white flames dancing in the eyesockets flickered and a faint voice drifted out, sounding as though it was in perfect harmony with the world and worldly natural energy.

"Heavenly Emperor Jiang, I don't have a method to get rid of you. Show yourself, please."

As his words echoed through the heavens and the earth, an ancient forest materialized in a different part of the void, causing countless towering trees to sprout and boundless vitality to sweep out.

A tide of vitality followed, and everyone in Xia City who was injured was pleasantly surprised to realize that their wounds were healing.

"What astounding wood resonant power."

As the owner of a wood resonance, Li Luo could keenly sense just how overbearing this wood resonant power was as he looked at the ancient trees that spiraled into the skies.

The boundless life force then split apart to reveal a tall man who strode out of the forest. His skin resembled the growth rings of trees and he had a faint crack between his eyebrows. Within it was a vibrant emerald divine fruit.

The terrifying life force formed a lush green crown above his head, adorned with hanging green beads. As these beads swayed and collided with each other, boundless waves of vitality were released, causing the area outside of Xia City to turn into rolling grasslands with trees that blanketed the horizon.

"Ah! Heavenly Emperor Jiang has arrived!"

Pang Qianyuan and Lan Lingzi's complexions regained some of their color. Now that one of their own powerhouses had arrived, there was someone to prop up the falling skies.

Li Luo couldn't help but to sigh emotionally. He never expected to encounter the two strongest experts in the world here.

Heavenly Emperor Jiang acknowledged the Pill Saint's presence as a sign of respect, then he turned towards the bronze mask.

"Heavenly Emperor Yin, it turns out that your goal was to locate the Sacred Void Resonance Sect's Pill Saint all along. I'm very curious. How were you made aware of this secret?"

Heavenly Emperor Jiang's gaze had turned solemn. All information on the Sacred Void Resonance Sect had been submerged within the tides of time, so it was hard to discover anything about it. However, Heavenly Emperor Yin clearly had knowledge of where the Pill Saint had sealed herself and even the method to awaken her.

The ghostly bronze mask remained indifferent as its white flames flickered, focusing on the graceful figure standing atop the Demon Rainbow Butterfly.

A special sort of connection could be felt between them. However, the Pill Saint's cold eyes were filled with pain, anger, and hatred for the bronze mask.

These emotions simmered until they reached a crescendo, then her voice echoed out throughout the land.

"Yin Qingkun, you've truly fallen. You no longer have the right to be called one of the Void Resonance's Six Sons."