182: Chapter 182 The Great Emperor of Power

"Come to think of it, after all, the Great Emperor at the very bottom of the rankings must be inferior in strength to the others, making them easier to defeat."

"As for the preceding Great Emperors… He hasn't achieved the Emperor Realm yet, after all. Who knows which one he can defeat?"

The Cultivators on the spectator stands whispered among themselves.

Everyone believed that Xie Wushang would choose the weakest Great Emperor.

This was only human nature.

The people of the Jiang Clan simply waited silently.

"I wonder which Great Emperor Daddy will challenge?" Jiang Nianyang, Jiang Ruoxi, and Li Hao were filled with anticipation.

"I challenge the one hundred and ninth ranked Great Emperor, Qiongwu!" Xie Wushang's gaze flickered as he locked onto a name.

"Qiongwu!" On the spectator stands, Cultivators of all races all looked toward that name.

Behind this name was detailed information regarding this Great Emperor.

"Great Emperor Qiongwu… Known as: Heavenly Wu Great Emperor… Proving the Dao with force, his Physical Body became sanctified… His Imperial Technique: Wrath of the Martial God, capable of making gods and demons retreat in panic, shattering stars. His combat strength is extremely formidable, and few Great Emperors dared to confront him head-on!" Jiang Ruoxi whispered.

"This Great Emperor doesn't look weak at all!" Jiang Nianyang murmured.

"One hundred and ninth… As expected, Daddy doesn't simply want to step into the Imperial Rank Emperor Pool… He wants to battle an ancient Great Emperor to temper himself!" Li Hao's eyes shone with wisdom, seemingly seeing through his father's thoughts, a look of pride on his face.

"One hundred and nine… The Divine Son of Jiang is actually challenging the ancient Great Emperor ranked one hundred and ninth!"

Hearing Xie Wushang's words, the Cultivators of all races wore expressions of shock.

Clearly, this exceeded their expectations.

In the eyes of most people, Xie Wushang selecting the weakest Great Emperor would have been the correct choice.

"One hundred and nine… That is to say, among this Emperor Ranking, over a hundred Great Emperors have been defeated by his hands!"

"This is definitely a king among Great Emperors!"

"The Divine Son of Jiang hasn't even achieved the Emperor Realm yet to create his own imperial technique… Yet he actually dares to challenge such a figure?"

"Indeed! These Great Emperors have all created their own imperial techniques… Even when suppressed to the same realm, they are far stronger than those Quasi-Emperors who comprehend others' imperial techniques! Xie Wushang is actually challenging the ancient Great Emperor ranked one hundred and ninth. I really don't know who gave him the courage!"

"Is it that Jingru Great Emperor from ancient times?"

On the battle stage, discussions buzzed.

"Haha, challenging the ancient Great Emperor ranked one hundred and ninth… Does this kid really think he can be invincible just because he defeated me?" You Qianyu laughed out loud until his stomach hurt. He couldn't help slapping his thigh before looking ahead toward the Emperor Battle Stage.

"One hundred and nine, that's a battle record achieved only after defeating more than a hundred Great Emperors! A mere Quasi-Emperor dares to challenge this kind of ancient Great Emperor?"

"Very well, today I shall watch how you plunge from heaven into Hell!"

You Qianyu took a deep breath, trying hard to calm the agitation in his heart, and began quietly watching the battle stage ahead.

"Good! Only the Divine Son of Jiang has such audacity to directly challenge the Great Emperor ranked one hundred and ninth!"

Quasi-Emperor Jiang Lei shouted aloud.

Upon hearing Xie Wushang's voice, he felt his blood boil.

"Indeed, who among ordinary people would dare challenge such a Great Emperor? Our clan's Divine Son Wushang possesses the bearing of a Heavenly Emperor, which is why he dares to do so."

Jiang Bayang said.

The Quasi-Emperors of the Jiang Clan all wore burning expressions.

Those Saints were also filled with adoration.

"As expected of a supreme talent possessing the Dao Body!" Li Shuangyan whispered, her face full of admiration.

"I wonder what kind of blessing my Yurong cultivated in her past lives to actually become this kind of figure's woman. It truly makes one envious." Tushan Dieyi smiled charmingly, her alluring eyes blinking as she stroked her long hair, looking at Xie Wushang on the Emperor Battle Stage and murmuring softly.

That appearance could bewitch all living beings and bring ruin to nations.

"Hehe, of course Daddy is the best." Tushan Qingqing chuckled foolishly.

"Choosing one hundred and ninth?" The female manifestation of the artifact spirit on the Emperor Battle Stage was also slightly startled, glancing at Xie Wushang.

"Are you sure you want to choose the ancient Great Emperor ranked one hundred and ninth?" It seemed she was also shocked by the Junior's choice before her.

"I am sure!" Xie Wushang said.

Proving the Dao with force.

He also wanted to see just how strong the opponent's imperial technique was, and whether it could shatter his golden body.

The artifact spirit smiled charmingly, her jade hand lightly tapping towards the Emperor Ranking ahead as she said, "Very well, the Emperor Battle begins."

As her words fell, the Emperor Ranking rippled, and the name of the one hundred and ninth rank, Qiongwu, burst forth with golden light.

Afterwards, a spacetime passage seemed to evolve from there.

An ancient Great Emperor wearing a golden-patterned leather garment, standing twelve feet tall with bared arms, strolled out from within.

This Great Emperor's muscles were like coiling dragons, gleaming with a metallic luster and brimming with a sense of strength. When he strolled out, a vast imperial might swept outward. Although his aura was suppressed to the Quasi-Emperor Realm, that invincible demeanor belonging to a Great Emperor still could not be suppressed.

Invisibly, he gave people the feeling of the vault of heaven pressing down on their heads, causing the hearts of those Quasi-Emperors watching from afar to tighten.

It was as if they were suppressed by a kind of Dao Law, unable to breathe.

"What a terrifying imperial might!"

"Through the Restriction of the Emperor Battle Stage… there is still such a terrifying imperial might overflowing… Is this what a Great Emperor is?" Cultivators from countless immortal lineages on the spectator stands drew in a cold breath, looking toward the stepping-out Great Emperor Qiongwu with faces full of awe.

"I feel like my Primordial Spirit is about to be crushed to pieces by the imperial might. Just how terrifying must the imperial might borne by Divine Son Wushang be right now?"

Tushan Luoyu whispered.

She looked at Xie Wushang on the Emperor Battle Stage, ripples of autumn water welling up in her eyes, and that adoration grew a few points thicker.

"Divine Son Wushang is actually standing rock-solid… Clearly, he hasn't been affected by that imperial might in the slightest. This is truly a supreme talent."

Li Yueying spoke.

Her eyes were filled with adoration; the man before her was no mere Quasi-Emperor—he could practically compare to an ancient Great Emperor.

On the Emperor Battle Stage, Great Emperor Qiongwu strolled down step by step as if from a river of stars, each step beneath his feet extending a Heaven Rank downward.

Every step he took caused a trace of Dao rhythm to ripple outward, as if striking the heavens and earth, seeking to cleanse the universe. His might was unstoppable.

Xie Wushang simply watched Great Emperor Qiongwu strolling down from ahead.

"Ancient Great Emperors… truly are far beyond what ordinary Quasi-Emperors can compare to. This kind of battle is precisely to my liking."

Feeling the Dao rhythm emanating from Great Emperor Qiongwu ahead, the corners of Xie Wushang's mouth curved into a smile, and his gaze also turned burning hot.

He simply allowed those majestic Dao rhythm ripples to reverberate outward, not even bothering to block them, letting them impact directly against his body.

That Dao rhythm could cleanse the universe and shatter mountains and snap veins.

Yet when it impacted Xie Wushang at this moment, it did not injure him in the slightest.

That appearance was like a pebble being cast into a vast ocean, failing to stir up even a shred of ripple.

"Oh, you can actually block this Emperor's Dao ripples. You're quite a character!" Great Emperor Qiongwu's gaze narrowed as he looked at Xie Wushang.

"Junior, which clan do you come from!"

"This Junior is Jiang Wushang of the Central China Jiang Clan!" Xie Wushang cupped his hands in a salute and said.

"The Jiang Clan… So you are a descendant of the immortal ancient Jiang Clan!" Great Emperor Qiongwu said, "In that case, let this Emperor see what methods you have, that you dare to challenge a Great Emperor just after stepping into the twelfth realm… The Laws and Divine Abilities mastered by an Emperor are far from being comparable to the twelfth realm!"

"Please enlighten me, Senior!" Xie Wushang said.

He did not make the first move, instead intending to let Great Emperor Qiongwu go first.

"Oh!" Hearing this, Great Emperor Qiongwu was slightly taken aback.

This youngster actually dared to let him strike first? Did he not know that a Great Emperor is invincible?