868: Do you think it's possible for you to stop me by yourself?

Monarch Ruoshui covered her lips and chuckled, though her eyes were filled with coldness as they shifted.

"Tsk tsk, Brother Wan Yi, it seems you've really encountered a tough nut to crack, haven't you? You even let someone smash your strongest defense with a single punch?"

The fourth one was a tall figure with a handsome face but an inhumanly evil Aura—the White Dragon Monarch.

He had a single horn on his forehead, his skin was covered in fine white scales, his pupils were cold vertical slits, and wisps of pale Dragon Qi carrying a scent of decay swirled around him.

His gaze greedily swept over the God-Devil Armguards on Luo Xiu's arms, as well as the core barrier of the Kunlun Mountains behind him, and he let out a low, ambiguous hum.

The last one appeared the most peculiar.

The Xuanlian Monarch looked as if he had stepped out of an ink wash painting, his form shrouded in a wide, black robe embroidered with strange lotus patterns that were constantly blooming and withering.

He floated barefoot, and a rotating black lotus platform automatically condensed from the Void Realm beneath his feet, emitting a strange fragrance that shook the soul.

He did not speak, merely staring at Luo Xiu with deep eyes, as if he were analyzing something.

The Phantom Monarch's hollow green-fire "gaze" swept over the livid Monarch Wan Yi, as well as the equally bewildered Heavenly Fire, Frost, Skeleton, and Earth Rock, his laughter filled with undisguised mockery.

"Yo, Wan Yi, Heavenly Fire, Frost, Skeleton, and Earth Rock, you're all still alive? Why is your Qi so wretched? It seems this newly promoted 'Devil King' is a bit more troublesome than we anticipated."

The addition of these five distinct yet equally powerful and malicious new forces instantly caused the already subtle and complex situation to completely boil over!

The white eyes of Monarch Wan Yi flickered wildly like flames, betraying both the shame and anger of being repelled by Luo Xiu, and even more so, a wariness and subtle rejection toward these five "uninvited guests."

The flames around the Heavenly Fire Monarch flickered uncertainly due to the violent fluctuations in his emotions.

Gu Aotian felt his heart grow increasingly heavy as he sensed the Auras emitted by the five, for he realized that among the ten Alien Monarch-level powerhouses present, his own strength was the weakest.

"Old Ancestor!"

He exclaimed in his heart, his voice echoing in his mind.

As if in response to his call, a hoarse and rough voice, like sandpaper, abruptly sounded in his mind.

"Just as I told you before, Yu Qianhuan, Fentian, and the other Clan Chiefs of the Alien races have long had their wills possessed."

"They are no longer who they originally were."

"They are all powerhouses above the Fifth Order, just like I was, but even as mere remnant souls, they are absolutely not comparable to an ordinary Third Stage."

The voice spoke slowly, revealing a sense of having experienced the vicissitudes of life.

As the voice sounded, a humanoid Skeleton that looked as if it had been carved from jade essence appeared silently before Gu Aotian's Divine Soul like a ghost.

This Skeleton was pure white and crystal clear, seemingly emitting a faint light.

"However, you need not worry."

The hoarse voice continued, "Although my current remnant soul is far less powerful than theirs, you carry a piece of my Skeleton."

"At a critical moment, this piece of bone is enough to erupt with powerful energy and put anyone present to death."

After hearing these words, the heavy burden in Gu Aotian's heart finally fell.

When he first made his Breakthrough to the Emperor Realm, his Old Ancestor, the Skeleton Monarch, appeared within his Divine Soul.

With the other's help, he found a broken bone of the entity, and after refining that broken bone, his strength improved rapidly.

What surprised him even more was that the Skeleton Monarch not only did not forcibly occupy his body but also passed on a portion of his Divine Soul memories to him.

These Divine Soul memories allowed Gu Aotian to learn many unknown secrets, including some history and Legacy regarding their race.

With this information, Gu Aotian believed he could better impersonate the Skeleton Monarch; this strength was enough to lower the guard of those Monarchs.

"Understood, Old Ancestor. Aotian will certainly not disappoint your expectations; I will definitely seize the Star Core, revive our race, and help you reclaim your original body!"

On the surface, Gu Aotian appeared very calm, but in reality, his heart was already surging like a stormy sea.

However, in stark contrast to Gu Aotian's excitement, the powerhouses of the Human Race and the Ten Thousand Demons Alliance were heavy-hearted at this moment.

Each of the five newly arrived Monarchs emitted an Aura that was in no way inferior to any of the previous ones, and one could even say they were stronger.

By comparison, the powerhouses of their two factions were clearly at a disadvantage in both the quality and quantity of their strength.

Facing such powerful enemies, the powerhouses of the Human Race and the Ten Thousand Demons Alliance could not help but feel their pressure multiply, their hearts filled with worry and unease.

Luo Xiu stood proudly in the sky, and facing the suddenly doubled pressure, the arrogance on his face not only did not diminish but grew even stronger!

He looked around at the two groups of old and new Alien Monarchs, the corners of his mouth curling into an even colder, sharper arc.

"Hehehehe---"

Accompanied by a low and mocking laughter that seemed to come from the abyss of Hell, it made one's hair stand on end.

This laughter was like an ice pick, piercing the surrounding air and making the already heavy atmosphere even more oppressive and tense.

He stood there, his figure tall and imposing, his whole body emitting an awe-inspiring Aura.

The corners of his mouth lifted slightly, revealing a smile of extreme contempt, as if he disdained everything before him.

"It's perfect that you're all gathered here; that's good, it saves this King from having to look for you one by one."

His voice was cold and ruthless, like a judge from the netherworld of Hell, pronouncing the fate of everyone.

His gaze swept over everyone present, seemingly evaluating their strength and value.

Just at this moment, the God-Devil Armguards on his arms suddenly emitted a dazzling light.

The dark gold luster intertwined with the light of Chaos flowed on the armguards like boiling magma, emitting heart-palpitating energy fluctuations.

This sense of power spread unbridled, colliding violently with the pressure of the various powerhouses, emitting bursts of dull rumbling sounds.

However, surprisingly, under such a powerful collision of forces, he did not fall into a disadvantage at all!

Luo Xiu stood firmly in place, his Aura growing increasingly powerful, as if the entire world were under his control.

"Kid, your strength is indeed good; to be able to exert Third Stage Peak strength with a Third Stage Late Stage cultivation, and even rival a Half-Step Fourth Order powerhouse, is truly rare."

The Xuanlian Monarch's gaze finally landed on Luo Xiu, a flash of appreciation appearing in his eyes, but it was immediately replaced by coldness.

"But do you really think it's possible for you alone to stop all of us?"