387: The Celestial Emperor has descended!

Immortal Emperor Haotian raised his palm and gently clenched his fist.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, no roar of Laws collapsing.

Within three inches of his palm, space, time, Karma, destiny... all the underlying Laws that constitute "existence" actually submitted like gentle lambs, condensing and reshaping!

"Is this... Divine Power?"

Haotian murmured, his voice calm, yet containing power that made the heavens tremble.

When he was in the Heaven-Reaching Realm, he had also touched Divine Power—but that was merely a drop of dew, requiring ten thousand years of refinement using secret techniques just to obtain a trace, which would be exhausted upon use.

Now, what surged within him was pure Divine Power, vast as a sea of stars! Every wisp could split heaven and earth, and every breath could reverse life and death.

Spiritual energy? That was merely a crude method used by mortal Cultivators to move the Origin Qi of heaven and earth; even a Saint Immortal, before Divine Power, was like a firefly compared to the bright moon—the difference was not just ten levels, but an existence on two different dimensions!

What was even more terrifying was that Haotian truly held the authority to "suppress Laws"!

Below the Heaven-Reaching Realm, one could only comprehend the Laws of heaven and earth, leveraging their power, like a boat sailing on water, fast when following the current, and obstructed when going against it.

The Domain Suppressing Realm, however, meant controlling the suppression of a Domain!

Wherever his thoughts reached, he could make the Laws of a certain area temporarily "fail" or "reconstruct"—fire could turn to ice, life could turn to death, Karma could be reversed, and Reincarnation could be severed!

This is called Territory Suppression—it not only suppresses the enemy but also suppresses the operating logic of the entire Domain!

"The Myriad Realms Spirit Devouring Array... is useless now."

The ancient formation diagram within Haotian's cave heaven that once helped him reach the peak was dim and lusterless. This array, which devoured the Origin of others, was ultimately just "borrowing the Dao."

Now that he was in the Territory Suppression Realm, the Myriad Realms Spirit Devouring Array could no longer assist him in Cultivating; the path ahead could only be comprehended and pioneered by himself.

The most important thing now was to obtain a Heaven-Reaching Cultivation Technique!

According to intelligence, Emperor Qin once stepped into the Divine Being Realm (an existence surpassing Territory Suppression); although he later perished, he must possess a Cultivation Technique that reaches the Divine Being Realm or even higher Realms!

"It is time for me to personally enter the fray."

Haotian looked toward the fragmented Small World that had merged with the Spirit Realm, a cold smile appearing at the corner of his mouth, "Let you ants know—a true God never needs schemes, only arrival."

A Nine Luminaries Imperial Carriage, carved from Chaos Divine Wood, descended from Lingxiao Heaven, carried by eight celestial maidens draped in starry gauze and stepping on flowing clouds, their steps light.

Seated within the carriage was none other than the one who had just ascended to the Territory Suppression Realm—Immortal Emperor Haotian.

His expression was indifferent, and there was not a single trace of spiritual energy fluctuation around him, as if he were a mortal commoner.

But the more this was the case, the more terrifying it became.

The Imperial Carriage stopped above the wasteland of the Spirit Realm. The surviving twelve zodiac animals legion—only Zi Rat, Chou Ox, Chen Dragon, Mao Rabbit, and Shen Monkey remained, along with less than three thousand remnant soldiers—knelt uniformly on the ground, their foreheads touching the scorched earth, not daring to breathe heavily.

"Greetings, Immortal Emperor Your Majesty!" Chen Dragon's voice trembled slightly. He had countless times felt the vast Heaven-Reaching pressure of the Immortal Emperor, immense as a sea of stars, which made even Saint Immortals struggle to lift their heads.

But at this moment... the Immortal Emperor was like a deep, waveless pool, utterly empty!

No aura, no Laws, no divine light—he seemed like a walking "Void."

It was precisely because of this that Chen Dragon was even more terrified: this was definitely not weakness, but a Realm that had transcended perception!

"Did the Immortal Emperor make a Breakthrough?" His heart pounded wildly, yet he dared not utter a single word of inquiry.

Immortal Emperor Haotian's gaze swept over everyone, his tone placid: "You have worked hard these past days."

After a pause, he asked again: "Has anyone emerged from the merged Domain?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty! Not a single one!" Chen Dragon immediately replied, his voice firm and decisive.

The Immortal Emperor nodded slightly: "Follow me inside."

"Yes!" The five Star Lords answered in unison, following the Imperial Carriage fearfully as they stepped into the dead silence of the boundary gate.

The moment they entered, everyone gasped in shock!

In the center of the Domain, corpses lay scattered across the fields, and blood stained the mountains and rivers.

The forty thousand five hundred elite troops were almost completely wiped out. Broken armor and shattered halberds were stuck everywhere in the ground. Every corpse faced outward, seemingly maintaining their formation to resist the enemy even in death;

What was even more horrifying was that the remains of the twenty-eight mansions were neatly arranged in the shape of a celestial star map, their heads facing their respective directions, like a ritual following a sacrifice!

And in the center of the mountain of corpses and sea of blood, the Five Great Emperors stood back-to-back, covered in blood, their auras as weak as candle flames in the wind.

Using their own vital blood as a guide, they deployed the final Five Elements Blood Array, desperately resisting the snow-white-haired figure in front of them—Taichu Heavenly Venerate!

White Emperor Shao Hao leaned on his sword, a hole pierced through his chest, yet he still struggled to remain standing.

Seeing the Immortal Emperor appear, a trace of sorrow and relief flashed in his eyes, and he hoarsely said:

"Immortal Emperor... You have finally arrived... We... have failed your trust! We fought with all our might, but we still lost... That old bastard... made a Breakthrough! He is too strong! The twenty-eight mansions were killed by him alone!"

The other four Emperors also nodded with difficulty, their eyes showing no resentment, only unwillingness.

Immortal Emperor Haotian quietly watched this scene, his brow furrowing.

Something is wrong!

He had originally thought the Five Great Emperors had long since betrayed him and colluded with Taichu.

But the loyal souls scattered across the ground, the broken blood array, and the posture of choosing death over retreat... clearly demonstrated that they protected the Dao with their lives and proved their loyalty with their blood!

Five legions were nearly annihilated, and all the Emperors were severely wounded and near death, yet they still fiercely guarded the boundary gate, preventing Taichu from escaping.

Could it be that he had wronged them?

Immortal Emperor Haotian lightly flicked his sleeve, and a gentle stream of Divine Power poured into the bodies of the Five Great Emperors, stabilizing their disintegrating Divine Souls.

"This Emperor has witnessed your loyalty." His gaze turned toward Taichu Heavenly Venerate, his eyes devoid of mockery, replaced only by cold killing intent, "The rest... leave it to me. You should focus on healing!"

"Haotian!" Taichu Heavenly Venerate's white hair flew wildly, his eyes burning like fire. His Heaven-Reaching might erupted with a roar, shaking the entire merged Domain, "What right do you have to put on airs here? I am also Heaven-Reaching now!"

Before his voice faded, he violently raised both hands toward the sky!

In an instant, heaven and earth lost their color, and the myriad Daos wailed!

Above the Nine Heavens, one hundred and eight thousand Chaos Sword Shadows materialized out of thin air—

This was the ultimate killing move of the "Taichu Sword Art"—Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Void!

"Whoosh—Whoosh—Whoosh—!!!"

Ten thousand swords launched simultaneously, like a galaxy pouring down, resembling a divine punishment descending!

Wherever the sword light passed, the Void Realm shattered inch by inch, and even time was sliced into fragments.

Chen Dragon and the other surviving Star Lords felt their Divine Souls about to split, and before they could even flee, the residual Sword Intent shockwaves forced them to vomit blood!

The Nine Luminaries Imperial Carriage bore the brunt of the attack, and was about to be pierced by ten thousand swords and reduced to dust!

However—

Just as the sword rain was about to strike, the carriage curtain lifted slightly.

Immortal Emperor Haotian stepped out, his robes unstirred, and a nearly transparent ripple spread around him.

He simply raised his hand gently, spreading his five fingers!

"Freeze."

As the single word was uttered, heaven and earth fell silent.

In that instant, the ten thousand sword shadows sweeping across the heavens froze simultaneously in mid-air!

Taichu Heavenly Venerate's eyes nearly popped out: "Words follow the Law! You, you have actually reached this kind of Realm?!"