Chapter 1646: Divine Fruit Heavenly Emperors Battle

"The Sect Master's last words were to not trust Yin Qingkun?"

Li Luo thought to himself in confusion.

It seemed that a shocking event had taken place just before the Sacred Void Resonance Sect was destroyed. This secret had been obscured by the mists of time and could not be revealed. In fact, everything that happened during that period of time was shrouded in complete mystery and confusion. These were possibly the most important secrets in the world.

Heavenly Emperor Yin was silent. The stark white flames within the bronze mask's eye sockets continued to flicker indifferently. Eventually, he spoke up coldly. "It seems like you're unwilling to hand over the windflame resonance. I originally did not wish to fight against an old comrade. After all, there are only a few that remain after all this time. Alas, I have no other choice."

The Pill Saint's gaze turned cold. "Oh? Do you plan to snatch it from my hands?"

"Rainbow Butterfly, you're no longer at your peak of strength. Although you've utilized some special arts to survive until now, your strength is barely a tenth of what it once was. If you're willing to hand over the windflame resonance, I'm willing to make you an Honored Lord in the Origin Reversion Institute. In the future, you'll realize that what we are doing is for the sake of ending the perpetual chaos that plagues these lands. We will complete the mission that the Sacred Void Resonance Sect was unable to accomplish," Heavenly Emperor Yin said calmly.

"Looking at your current actions and the methods you've employed thus far, I'm unable to bring myself to believe you."

Rainbow Butterfly had an undisguised look of disappointment on her face.

Heavenly Emperor Yin didn't bother continuing the discussion. Suddenly, everyone could sense the heavens and earth shaking. The void behind the bronze mask shattered, and a world of green light emerged, followed by endless amounts of Light of Authority.

Within the Light of Authority was a gigantic Kun that one couldn't see the end of, and it covered the entire sky. It was as if that very creature had created the world. All of the living creatures within the Xia Kingdom looked up to see the titanic monster blocking their view. It radiated an indescribable sense of oppression, causing everyone to feel as though the end of the world was nigh.

Bang!

The Kun opened its mouth, attempting to devour the heavens and the earth in a single gulp. It truly did seem capable of swallowing the entire sky.

Darkness surged as the humongous creature unhinged its jaw. If it succeeded, the entire Xia Kingdom would be eaten.

Everyone could only stare dumbfoundedly upon seeing this. Even King Stage experts like Pang Qianyuan could feel an irrepressible fear welling up within them. This was a Divine Fruit Heavenly Emperor taking action after all.

An intense feeling of powerlessness surged within Li Luo. The only thing he was capable of doing was tightly clutching Jiang Qing'e's icy slender hand. The two locked eyes, feeling nervous but also relieved to be together. The bright side was that they weren't alone.

A light sigh echoed throughout the skies as another stream of green light blossomed in the void. A tree of unbelievable magnitude appeared from thin air, connecting the heavens and the earth. Its canopy was millions of miles wide, and as its emerald leaves rustled, a crisp sound rang out. The life force of every living creature underneath it flourished.

𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Every single leaf contained the power of Authority.

The gigantic tree allowed itself to be swallowed by the giant Kun, but at that moment, endless branches and leaves grew out, stretching its mouth open.

"Heavenly Emperor Yin, the windflame resonance cannot end up in the Origin Reversion Institute's hands," Heavenly Emperor Jian declared.

The Academic Federation and the Origin Reversion Institute were enemies, and if the Origin Reversion Institute got its hands on that resonance, their strength would likely undergo a meteoric rise. Heavenly Emperor Jiang also knew that the windflame resonance was undoubtedly a key part of their ploy.

The bronze mask let out an indifferent laugh. "Heavenly Emperor Jiang, your wood resonance Authority is truly unique. Alas, my Underworld Flame Authority is capable of extinguishing all life."

A moment later, the Kun's bottomless abyss-like mouth spewed out stark white flames that were wrapped in a cold aura despite the fact that they were burning. The white flames swept out like a tide, enveloping the titanic tree. The world shook and wailed before the might of the flames.

Wherever the flames passed through, the emerald leaves of the tree froze over, but all that was left within the ice were white ashes.

The white flames quickly spread, attempting to set the entire tree on fire. However, before this could happen, the tree flowed with golden light, causing it to become as hard as metal and gain a metallic sheen. The emerald leaves flowed with mysterious gold strands that then turned into runes that covered it in its entirety.

Metal resonance Authority!

With the addition of the metal resonance Authority, the vast canopy of branches and leaves was able to resist the Underworld Flames. It was shining even more brightly now.

The branches were like a winding dragon, glinting with unparalleled sharpness, as though billions of peerless swords surrounded it. It radiated a sharp aura that was countless times more terrifying than Li Luo's full-powered Myriad Resonances Dragon Fang Sword Formation.

As the sword energy rushed upwards, parts of the giant Kun's abyss-like mouth were deeply cut.

Watching the battle between two Divine Fruit Heavenly Emperors caused Li Luo to fall into a daze. Duke Arts were no longer necessary at such a level, as every single exchange was fully backed by the mysteries that Transcendent Arts sought to replicate: authority.

The scene of the golden tree alight with Underworld Flames was reflected in his eyes. He was now able to witness for himself the ultimate peak of resonant powers, something that far surpassed even source origin.

This was the ultimate manifestation of one's resonance.

It was the supreme power of this world. When one wielded Authority, anything beneath it was incapable of causing any harm, especially when a similar type of resonance was involved. Instead, the attacker would be easily controlled, and their power might turn into a sword that could turn against them.

Heavenly Emperor Jiang possessed a wood resonance, so if anyone dared to wield wood resonant power beneath the realm of Authority before him, the result would simply be their wood resonance collapsing and their source origin scattering.

"Heavenly Emperor Jiang and Heavenly Emperor Yin are old foes. They've clashed countless times in the dark, and as both parties have Divine Fruits, their Authorities have long been refined to the limit. Determining a victor will be extremely difficult." Pang Qianyuan heaved a sigh of relief.

Li Luo's tense body gradually relaxed. With Heavenly Emperor Jiang around, would the Origin Reversion Institute be forced to retreat empty-handed today? However, he still felt a deep sense of unease in his heart. The Origin Reversion Institute was extremely insidious and always had all sorts of contingency plans for their deep plots. Would they be dealt with so easily?

Heavenly Emperor Jiang's voice boomed out majestically, causing the earth to tremble. "Heavenly Emperor Yin, the other three Heavenly Emperors of the Origin Reversion Institute have been surrounded by the Academic Federation's four Heavenly Emperors. There are no other peak combatants from the Origin Reversion Institute available, so you should retreat."

He had never planned to hold Heavenly Emperor Yin back, as it was impossible to do so. Instead, he wanted to convince the opponent to leave.

"Or could it be that you still have more cards to play?"

Heavenly Emperor Jiang stood tall, scanning the void slowly with divine light flowing through his eyes. Precisely because they had been enemies for so long, he felt that things wouldn't be as simple as they seemed on the surface.

Heavenly Emperor Jiang's gaze eventually turned towards the eight crushed Devil Heads that were wrapped up in the Pill Saint's Light of Authority, constantly being ground away at. Those heads were critically injured, but he could sense an ominous aura emanating from them.

His eyes narrowed, and he stretched a hand out, causing his palm to become unimaginably large. At the same time, his skin transformed into bark, directly shattering the void as he swung down on the Devil Heads.

At this moment, two of the eight Devil Heads split apart, and a vast sea of blood flowed out of one of them. The blood sea emanated an endlessly murderous aura. As it surged, a huge blood-red face appeared on it, then a torrent of blood bats was spewed out.

After that, a grayish-black arm that was hundreds of thousands of miles long stretched out of the second Devil Head. It was large enough to support the sky. It merged with the blood bats and met the humongous bark hand.

Bang!

The firmament shuddered violently and collapsed, causing the sun, moon, and stars to dim.

When the dust settled, Heavenly Emperor Jiang's calm expression turned solemn as his low voice rumbled. "So the seventy-two Greater Dominions' Blood Butcher Grand Devil King and Asura Arm Grand Devil King are here... Heavenly Emperor Yin, the Origin Reversion Institute is truly the greatest cancer that has ever existed in this world."