1259: Chapter 1259 Golden Giant, Four Sixth-Order Ranks

The next moment, the space above Luo Xiu's head blazed with immense light!

That light did not surge from within his body, but ignited simultaneously from every direction of the palace complex.

Golden beams of light shot into the sky, piercing the clouds and illuminating the entire firmament as if it were broad daylight.

Within the beams of light, dense runes emerged, like countless eyes coldly overlooking the dark golden figure below.

Formations.

Countless Formations.

Empress Xi had managed the Radiant Star Domain for endless years; the Restrictions and Formations upon the main star were beyond count.

Some were protective grand Formations passed down from ancient times, some were killing Formations painstakingly laid out by sages of past generations, and some were divine Formations personally nurtured by Empress Xi with her Origin power.

Usually, they remained hidden and dormant, like sleeping ancient beasts lurking in every corner of the palace complex. But at this moment, as Empress Xi's mind stirred, they all awakened simultaneously!

Layers of light shields overlapped, countless Restrictions were activated, and numerous killing Formations began to operate.

Golden, silver, crimson, and cyan lights intertwined, dyeing the entire Void Realm in a brilliant yet deadly hue.

Those lights converged into an incomparably vast pressure, like the sky collapsing and the earth sinking, crushing down towards Luo Xiu.

If it were an ordinary Tier 5 Powerhouse, they would likely have been crushed to dust under this pressure long ago.

Even a Peak Tier 5 Powerhouse would have to exert all their strength to barely hold on.

But Luo Xiu—he merely raised his head, swept his gaze over the operating Formations above, and a faint trace of disdain curled the corners of his mouth.

"Is that all?"

His voice was not loud, yet it clearly reached Empress Xi's ears.

Empress Xi did not answer.

Her figure rose slowly from the depths of the palace, her golden robes fluttering in the Void Realm, and golden flames danced within her phoenix eyes.

At this moment, her aura climbed abruptly—not a slow ascent, but a violent surge like a volcanic eruption!

Peak Tier 5... Tier 5 Limit... Half-step Tier 6...

Her aura broke through one Bottleneck after another, crossed one limit after another, and finally—at a certain moment, the entire world seemed to freeze.

Tier 6.

Empress Xi's aura was undeniably Tier 6!

Around her body, golden light transformed into countless fine threads of light, extending in all directions like a spider web, connecting, merging, and harmonizing with those Formations.

She stood at the very center of the Formations, like a golden sun, radiating immense light, with pressure as deep as an abyss.

"Tier 6..." Luo Xiu muttered softly, the smile at the corners of his mouth growing more intense, "As expected."

He was not in the slightest bit surprised.

As the master of the Radiant Star Domain, as the supreme existence who had ruled this Star Domain for endless years, how could Empress Xi be merely a Peak Tier 5?

She had been hiding, waiting, waiting for the enemy worthy of her action.

And now, that enemy had come.

Empress Xi stepped forward, and golden ripples spread through the Void Realm beneath her feet.

Her voice was no longer gentle, no longer tranquil, but carried an unquestionable majesty, like the judgment of a Heavenly God:

"Luo Xiu, you have slaughtered living beings, devoured stars, and your sins are monstrous.

This Emperor seeks to convert people with love and convince them with virtue, but you are stubborn and refuse to repent. Since that is the case—"

She raised her hand, fingers curling into a void grip, and the countless Formations above erupted with blinding light simultaneously.

"Then I can only thoroughly suppress and kill you, to console the billions of living beings!"

Before her voice had faded, four golden beams of light shot out from within the Formations, landing on the four sides of Luo Xiu.

Within the beams of light, four huge figures slowly coalesced—formed from pure golden light, each one a hundred zhang tall, their frames as hulking as mountains, their faces as majestic as deities.

Four golden giants.

Their bodies were composed of golden light, but those lights were not illusory; they were condensed to the extreme, like real metal, exuding a suffocating sense of weight.

In their hands, each held a golden greatsword, ancient runes flowing across the blades, radiating an edge capable of severing everything.

The most terrifying part was their aura—the aura of each golden giant was comparable to Tier 6!

Four Tier 6s. Including Empress Xi herself, that made five Tier 6s!

This was the foundation of the Radiant Star Domain's endless years, the source of her confidence to face Luo Xiu.

Luo Xiu stood surrounded by the four golden giants, his figure as small as an ant.

The shadows cast by the hundred-zhang-tall giants enveloped his entire being.

Four golden greatswords pointed at him from four directions, and upon the blades, the golden light was like a scorching sun, burning his skin.

But on Luo Xiu's face, there was no fear whatsoever.

He looked up at those four golden giants, looked at the countless operating Formations above, looked at Empress Xi standing at the center of the Formations, radiating immense golden light—and then, he laughed.

The laughter was not loud, but it carried a bone-deep arrogance, a long-suppressed exhilaration, and a Battle Intent that only erupted when facing a powerful enemy.

"Hahahaha—!"

He laughed loudly, his laughter shaking the heavens and the earth, causing even those operating Formations to tremble slightly.

His white hair fluttered in the laughter, his black robes snapped, and the dark golden God-Demon Flame surged in the laughter, like dark golden fire dragons coiling and roaring around his body.

"You speak of converting with love, you speak of laying down the butcher's knife—in the end, isn't it still going to be solved with force?"

"Luo Xiu, this Emperor gave you a chance."

Empress Xi's voice was low and calm, a trace of coldness flashing in her phoenix eyes, "It was you yourself who chose this path."

Luo Xiu restrained his smile, his pitch-black eyes staring straight at Empress Xi, enunciating each word: "This King has never needed anyone to give him a chance; this King's path has always been walked by himself."

He slowly raised his right hand, his five fingers curling into a void grip. The dark golden God-Demon Flame frantically condensed, burned, and compressed in his palm—a dark golden greatsword slowly formed in his hand.

It was a greatsword that could shatter one's soul, yet it also exuded a sense of majesty.

The blade was broad and heavy, the size of a door plank, entirely condensed from God-Demon Flame, yet more solid than fire, like real metal, emitting a cold, dark golden luster.

On the blade, black patterns pulsed like blood vessels, as if life were flowing within them.

At the crossguard, a pair of demon horns extended to both sides, and at the end of the hilt, a dark golden gemstone slowly rotated, like the eye of a god or demon, overlooking all things in the world.

god-demon greatsword.

This was what Luo Xiu had re-forged and condensed using the God-Demon Flame and his own Origin power after his Breakthrough to Tier 6.

It was not just a weapon; it was an extension of his Dao, an Incarnation of his will, and the embodiment of his slaughter and destruction.

He gripped the hilt, and the greatsword suddenly vibrated, emitting a low sword hum.

That sword hum was like the roar of an ancient beast, like the wailing of the Hell abyss, like the weeping of thousands of living beings—the entire world trembled in this single sword hum.

"Come."

His voice was calm and determined, the greatsword pointing directly at Empress Xi, his Battle Intent soaring to the heavens, "Let this King see if you five Tier 6s can block this King's path."

Empress Xi took a deep breath, and the golden light in her phoenix eyes suddenly surged.

"Suppress!"

She let out a low shout, and the four golden giants moved simultaneously!

Four golden greatswords slashed down from four directions simultaneously!

No probing, no holding back; the moment they struck, it was with full force!

Wherever the greatswords passed, the Void Realm was neatly sliced open, leaving four pitch-black cracks that could not heal for a long time!

Luo Xiu did not dodge.

He held the sword with both hands and swept it horizontally—the dark golden sword radiance collided with the four golden greatswords simultaneously!