528: The betrayal of the Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor!

[Xuanyuan Tianji tells you that without the support of the Eerie Immortal Emperors from the Outer Domains, as long as the Six Great Immortal Emperors kill the five Eerie Immortal Emperors within the Vast Immortal Domain during this precious vacuum period, this crisis can be resolved.]

["What is the current situation in Outer Heaven?"]

[You ask Xuanyuan Tianji; the most critical thing right now is the situation in Outer Heaven.]

[However, after you learn the truth, you feel a slight sense of relief in your heart.]

[Six against five; your Human Race side has already gained an advantage in numbers.]

[Moreover, during the crisis fifty years ago, five Eerie Immortal Emperors also invaded, but they were ultimately killed by you.]

[Xuanyuan Tianji shakes her head.]

["I don't know!"]

["Follow me; you'll know once you see it with your own eyes."]

[As her voice falls, you follow Xuanyuan Tianji toward the entrance of Outer Heaven.]

[A short while later!]

[You and Xuanyuan Tianji stand before the entrance to Outer Heaven, looking up at the Void Realm sealed by the power of the Six Great Immortal Emperors.]

[In the pitch-black spatial cracks, thunderous roars ring out from time to time; those are the aftershocks produced by the collision of Immortal Emperor-level powers.]

["We can't get in."]

[Xuanyuan Tianji reaches out to touch that layer of invisible barrier, her fingertips creating ripple-like waves.]

["A seal laid down by the Six Great Immortal Emperors together; unless they open it voluntarily, forcing it open will only affect the battle."]

[You nod.]

[This is an inevitable result.]

[In a battle of Immortal Emperor-level, the slightest carelessness could affect the entire Vast Immortal Domain. The Six Great Immortal Emperors sealed the battlefield in Outer Heaven precisely to protect the Immortal Domain from being destroyed by the battle's aftershocks.]

["Then let's wait."]

["Wait for their good news."]

[You sit cross-legged, quietly watching the entrance to Outer Heaven before you.]

[Xuanyuan Tianji sits down beside you, her gaze fixed on the depths of the Void Realm, thinking about who knows what.]

[Time passes day by day.]

[Three months later, the roaring from Outer Heaven gradually weakens.]

[Your heart feels slightly at ease; this perhaps means the battle is entering its final stages.]

[Half a year later, everything returns to tranquility.]

[But the seal has still not been lifted.]

[You begin to feel that something is wrong.]

[Reasonably speaking, if the Six Great Immortal Emperors had won, they should have lifted the seal and come out long ago.]

[Even if that Emperor-grade Great Array was breached, it's impossible for there to be no movement at all.]

[Yet this eerie silence now instead makes one feel uneasy.]

["Could something have gone wrong?"]

[Xuanyuan Tianji frowns.]

["Wait a bit longer; if it really doesn't work, I'll use my spatial Divine Ability to take you in."]

[You suppress the agitation in your heart.]

[Without knowing the situation inside, you don't dare to enter rashly.]

[One year later.]

[The seal of Outer Heaven suddenly vibrates violently.]

[Boom!]

[A blood-colored figure rushes out from the crack, crashing heavily onto the ground, plowing a thousand-zhang-long trench.]

[You stand up instantly and see the figure clearly.]

[Saint Heaven Immortal Emperor!]

[At this moment, Saint Heaven Immortal Emperor is in a wretched state; his cyan robes are already tattered, revealing a bloody and mangled body beneath.]

[His left arm is severed at the shoulder, and at the wound, eerie black mist constantly erodes it, preventing the injury from healing.]

[The most shocking thing is the piercing wound on his chest, where his internal organs can clearly be seen squirming.]

["Senior Saint Heaven!"]

[You flash to his side, taking out several healing Medicinal Pills and feeding them into his mouth.]

[Saint Heaven Immortal Emperor snaps his eyes open and grabs your arm, his grip so strong it nearly crushes your bones.]

["Run!"]

[Escaping from Outer Heaven has already consumed the last of his strength.]

[However, he didn't expect the first person he saw after coming out would be you.]

[In Saint Heaven Immortal Emperor's eyes, you should still be in closed-door cultivation within the Sheng Tian Sect right now.]

["Senior, what exactly happened inside?"]

[You ask Saint Heaven Immortal Emperor what happened inside while quickly taking him away from Outer Heaven.]

[Saint Heaven Immortal Emperor makes a raspy sound, his eyes bloodshot.]

["That beast Nine Heavens betrayed us! He launched a sneak attack on Jian Lingtian at the critical moment, causing the Emperor-grade Great Array to be broken! Five Eerie Immortal Emperors have slaughtered their way in!"]

[Your mind reels.]

[Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor's betrayal?]

[Although you knew long ago that this fellow held a grudge against you, you never expected he would choose to betray everyone at a time concerning the survival of the entire Vast Immortal Domain!]

["What about the others?"]

[Xuanyuan Tianji asks in a cold voice.]

["Jian Lingtian was heavily injured by Nine Heavens; his life or death is unknown."]

[At this point, Saint Heaven Immortal Emperor coughs up a mouthful of black blood.]

["The other four have already perished, their Daos dissipated. I only escaped by risking my life."]

[Saint Heaven Immortal Emperor tells you that he is now the last Immortal Emperor of the Vast Immortal Domain; he cannot fall, or the Vast Immortal Domain will be completely finished.]

[Immediately after, Saint Heaven Immortal Emperor struggles to stand up, but falls again due to the severity of his injuries.]

[Seeing himself in such a wretched state, Saint Heaven Immortal Emperor feels a surge of resentment toward Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor once more.]

["Damn that Nine Heavens!"]

[The flames of hatred burn in Saint Heaven Immortal Emperor's eyes.]

[Just as his voice falls.]

[The crack in Outer Heaven vibrates again.]

[This time, the magnitude of the vibration is more than ten times greater than before.]

[Crack—]

[A crisp sound of shattering rings out.]

[The barrier that had sealed Outer Heaven for an entire year is covered in dense cracks.]

["They're coming!"]

[Saint Heaven Immortal Emperor's face is deathly pale.]

[Rumble!]

[The seal shatters completely.]

[Ten figures emitting eerie auras slowly walk out from the crack.]

[Those are ten Eerie Immortal Emperors.]

[Five of them look no different from normal Cultivators, but they are enveloped in a layer of faint black mist.]

[In that black mist, countless vengeful Souls seem to be wailing, causing one's Soul to sting with a single glance.]

[The leading Eerie Immortal Emperor is tall and handsome, but has eyes that are completely pitch-black, with no whites, only endless darkness.]

["The Vast Immortal Domain... after all these years, it's finally under our complete control."]

[He takes a deep breath, a look of intoxication appearing on his face.]

[The other several Eerie Immortal Emperors also step out.]

[Their gazes sweep over you, Xuanyuan Tianji, and Saint Heaven Immortal Emperor, a hint of amusement flashing in their eyes.]

["A heavily injured Immortal Sovereign, an Immortal Sovereign plus an... Immortal Lord?"]

[The leading Eerie Immortal Emperor smiles.]

["With just you, you want to stop us?"]

["Where is that fool Nine Heavens?"]

[Another Eerie Immortal Emperor speaks, his voice raspy and ear-piercing.]

["He promised to help us break the array, and in return, he would become a member of the Eerie Clan. Why is he nowhere to be seen?"]

["Who cares about him? Anyway, the seal is broken."]

["I can't wait to taste the flesh and blood of the Vast Immortal Domain."]

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