The Ancient Nebula Underworld never had such a thing as good and evil, black and white, right and wrong.

Here, there was only life and death.

In order to force out Region Lord Heikong, the four lofty Emperor regional lords, Mingyue, Linfeng, Feiya, and Huishuang, showed absolutely no regard or mercy as they massacred his people.

In the Underworld, all beings were akin to weeds!

In Gale City.

The streets were empty and desolate, with not a single soul to be seen.

It had approached the end of dusk. The light spilled from the sun was like blood.

On the city's wall, the four regional lords were either sitting or standing. The Emperor auras emanating from them obscured the region’s atmosphere, outlining a forbidden zone that even gods and devils didn’t dare to intrude.

“I didn't expect Heikong to actually be able to still hold back…” lamented Region Lord Mingyue.

Region Lord Feiya looked somber. “If his subordinates die, then he can just recruit and cultivate new ones, but if he himself dies, then there would really be nothing left.”

It had been three days.

During these three days, they had together stormed through the territory of Region Lord Heikong and caused a carnage.

Anyone who had some degree of relationship with Region Lord Heikong was their target.

By now, they had wiped out almost all experts who had been under Heikong’s wing.

Yet, there had been no movement whatsoever from Heikong!

Region Lord Mingyue suddenly asked, “Fellow Daoist Huishuang, have you been able to figure out the whereabouts of Sword Demon Daoyuan?”

The others also turned to Region Lord Huishuang.

Sword Demon Daoyuan!

He was a powerful expert who had suddenly risen to prominence like a comet a few months ago and was currently considered one of the most outstanding warriors under Region Lord Heikong.

Even Emperors like Region Lord Mingyue had become familiar with this name.

This strongly suggested to them that as long as they captured Sword Demon Daoyuan, they might be able to force Region Lord Heikong out of hiding!

“Not at all. His trajectory has been erratic, and no one has any idea where he has gone,” replied Region Lord Huishuang. “But someone reported seeing a Big Saint named Ji Leng serving by Daoyuan’s side, and not too long ago, Ji Leng appeared in Silverlight City.”

“Where is Silverlight City?”

“Thirty-nine thousand miles from here.”

“There's no time to lose. Let’s go there and try out luck instead of waiting here.”

The group immediately made a decision.

However, they were about to get moving when they noticed a figure in the extreme horizon who was traveling toward them.

He was alone, treading air. Bathed in the light of the setting sun, his handsome figure radiated a mysterious and ethereal aura.

The regional lords looked slightly surprised.

When the four of them had arrived at Gale City, the cultivators inside and in the vicinity had already scrambled to flee in utter fear.

Therefore, that someone was coming toward them of his own accord undoubtedly seemed abnormal.

A cold gleam flickered in Region Lord Huishuang's eyes. “It's him, it’s Sword Demon Daoyuan. I’ve seen his portrait.”

Sword Demon Daoyuan!

The other three region lords were dumbfounded. They had just planned to go looking for this person, but who would have thought that the other party would take the initiative to deliver himself to their door? РΑ𝐍ＯᛒΕs

“Haha, traveling far enough to make our feet weary with no result, only to find him so easily!” laughed Region Lord Feiya with joy.

“Why do I feel that…the situation is a bit off?” Region Lord Liefeng frowned.

While they didn’t actually take a small character like Sword Demon Daoyuan seriously, how could he actually be ordinary, being able to acquire the fame that he had now?

It was unlikely that someone like that would be stupid enough to come here to die!

“Let’s not act rashly,” said Region Lord Mingyue, not showing anything on his face. “No matter what this kid has in plan, him showing up probably means that Heikong can no longer sit still.”

The others all nodded.

As Emperor experts who had undergone countless dangers during their long sovereignty in the Underworld, they naturally wouldn't be afraid of a supreme quasi-Emperor.

When Lin Xun was ten thousand feet outside the city, he stopped in the void.

He was tall and slim, and he carried an ancient bronze sword case on his back. His eyes were clear as he sighed softly, “My apologies. I just took a trip to Maple Dawn Mountain, and after arriving in a hurry, I realized that I had been keeping you all waiting.”

Maple Dawn Mountain was Region Lord Liefeng's base!

The four regional lords were inwardly shaken by the information.

A few days ago, Heikong was annexing Huanghou’s territory, and yet this guy Daoyuan had appeared in Liefeng’s place.

Does this mean old Heikong has already planned to seize Liefeng's territory?

“Stop with your scaremongering talks, little brat. You, breaking into my Maple Dawn Mountain? What a joke!” berated Region Lord Liefeng, his thunderous voice stirring the atmosphere.

Lin Xun was unperturbed. “A joke or not, it doesn’t matter. What matters is that the four of you are all here so that I don't have to run around, which is a good thing.”

Region Lord Mingyue revealed a look of disbelief. “You…shouldn't be thinking of fighting the four of us on your own?”

The other three were also stunned for a good while.

However, their answer was Lin Xun patting the sword case behind his back and saying, “In here contains a sword that I’d like to invite you to have a look.”

Clang!

A clear sword chant resonated through the nine heavens.

Yezi swept out of the sword case and diffused a boundlessly terrifying intent, which was also sharp and ferocious to the extreme!

The expressions of the four regional lords froze in shock. They finally understood why a small supreme quasi-Emperor had dared to come at them so fearlessly.

The aura of the sword spirit was so intense that it spread across the horizon and shook the stars. The pressure it posed weighed on them and caused their muscles to jerk in pain.

If they weren’t seeing it with their own eyes right now, no one would have believed that a mere sword spirit could possess such a savage and heaven-defying might!

“One, two, three, four… Yet none of them has cultivation that exceeds the Emperor Stage third realm…” sighed a seemingly disappointed Yezi. “Lin Xun, do you believe that I can suppress them all with one strike?”

One strike?!

Lin Xun's lips twitched. Yezi was never a sword spirit that liked to brag and talk big. Since he had said so, he naturally had great certainty.

However, Lin Xun still couldn’t remain calm at the fact that Yezi dared to declare that he would dominate four regional lords with a single sword strike.

Meanwhile, the faces of the four regional lords all darkened, their eyes glinting with anger and doubt.

Yezi's statement had deeply hurt their egos as Emperor experts, and it had been a very long time since they had experienced such a taste.

“Together?” asked Region Lord Mingyue in a heavy voice.

“Alright!” agreed the other three with ruthless expressions.

As they operated their qi, a terrifying pressure belonging to the Emperor Stage surged out like a tsunami and covered the region.

Beneath their feet, the countless buildings exploded, the streets sank, and the city walls collapsed. In an instant, the huge Gale City was reduced to a dust-filled ruin.

Just the might of these Emperors alone had destroyed a city!

Lin Xun stood still.

His vision and spirit sense had all been suppressed by the terrifying Emperor might, and he himself was under an unprecedented sense of suffocation.

This made him realize that even though his current cultivation already allowed him to compete with a first-realm Emperor, he was still too weak when facing these four combat-experienced Emperors who were in their peak condition.

The crucial thing was that none of the opponents…was a first-realm Emperor!

In fact, to be able to stand firmly on the spot was already a rare accomplishment for Lin Xun. He knew that it was impossible for anyone else in the same stage as him to perform better in this kind of circumstance!

Rumble!

The battle broke out without any suspense. Heaven and earth were in turmoil. The mountains and rivers around were all subjected to horrifying impacts and quickly wiped away like paper.

The sound of the dao boomed, and blazing Emperor law power rushed through the nine layers of clouds and ten layers of soil, crushing the whole region. Such a scene could be written into history and caused all living beings to tremble.

In the face of it all, Yezi flicked his wrist, his expression solemn as he softly whispered, “As far as my sword reaches.”

The moment his voice fell, a sword qi shot out.

This vast and disrupted side of heaven and earth was instantly illuminated by a streak of light. It overpowered everything else and became the only thing eternal.

“The world shall crumble as fast as it was constructed.”

When the sword qi dropped, a shocking scene appeared.

Endless sword light bloomed. In it, the sky, earth, and everything between them dried out like withered leaves and turned to ashes.

If this world was a painting, then the sword strike was like a fire that was incinerating it!

Beyond terrifying.

Beyond inconceivable!

A long time later, when the smoke dispersed and the scene of chaos and destruction faded away, what was revealed underneath was only ruins.

Everything was broken and lifeless. Everywhere was the sight of destruction!

When a gust of wind whiffed up the palpitating smell of war, Lin Xun, who stood alone among the rubble, finally looked like he was waking up from a dream and heaved a long sigh.

In his eyes was a lingering shock.

The might of the Emperors had destroyed a city.

Then, Yezi's sword strike had dominated those four Emperors!

Lin Xun could clearly see Mingyue, Liefeng, Feiya, and Huishuang lying in the ruins, bleeding all over and on the verge of death.

This was the power of Yezi's strike!

Lin Xun could be considered a knowledgeable and experienced person. He had been directly involved in an epic game of chess and witnessed the unparalleled elegance of his Fangchun Mountain senior brothers and sisters in battle.

However, at this moment, he still couldn't help but be amazed by Yezi's strike.

“I wouldn’t have had to use so much energy if I was at my peak,” commented Yezi seriously after gasping for breath several times as he stood on Lin Xun’s shoulder. He seemed to be…not too satisfied with how he had executed his attack.

Lin Xun's cheeks twitched. What could he even say to this?

……

On this day, the four regional lords, Mingyue, Liefeng, Feiya, and Huishuang, had all been suppressed in the territory of Region Lord Heikong!

As soon as the news came out, it sent a tremor through Frosty Air Region as countless cultivators were immensely shaken.

To this day, it had only been two months during which Region Lord Heikong had successfully annexed the territories of Region Lord Xuening and Huanghou, and then squashed the joint attack of other four regional lords!

Such a performance was more than enough to shine for eternity and shake history. Many even felt like they were dreaming as this was too surreal.

When did Region Lord Heikong become so powerful?

Countless people found this fishy.

After all, in the long years prior to this, Region Lord Heikong had only been barely ranked somewhere in the middle of the ten regional lords in terms of battle prowess.

Now, however, it had only taken him two months to unstoppably expand his territory and successively knock down six regional lords. He was simply like a completely different person!