292: Is it because of that cliff inscription again?

The middle-aged man looked up.

He saw a large flag waving, and hundreds of powerful soldiers clad in black armor were reaping the lives of the fleeing Yao Race at a terrifying speed.

Originally, they could still offer some resistance, but having long since lost their nerve and being scattered, how could they be a match for the well-trained and battle-hardened Wudao Army?

One could hear the screams and self-detonation sounds of the Yao Race echoing throughout a radius of a thousand miles.

The person leading them had a disdainful expression, a black broadsword strapped to his waist, and was clad in black Profound Mysterious Divine Armor. His black hair cascaded behind him, truly giving him the appearance of an overbearing and peerless emperor.

Beneath his feet lay a severed head, which was none other than the previously fleeing Teng Yuan, whose eyes were filled with terror.

At the same time.

The Talisman that had been concealing this area finally lost its effect. Instantly, soaring Demonic Qi erupted, immediately drawing the attention of countless gazes.

From within that ancient and endless Imperial City, angry shouts rang out.

"How bold!"

"You are courting death!"

"Which clan's beast dares to intrude here? Do you want to die?!"

Li Kui, who was lying on the ground, finally closed his eyes in relief as he sensed several figures landing beside him. A gentle spiritual energy surged into his body, treating his injuries.

"The reinforcements have finally arrived..."

In the sky.

Shen Wudao swept his gaze across the area. Seeing the corpses of the Wudao Army soldiers, the chill in his eyes deepened, and the veins on his hand gripping the broadsword bulged.

Snap!

With one foot, he crushed Teng Yuan's head.

The next second.

After seeing the young man in black in the distance, Shen Wudao cupped his hands and said respectfully, "Greetings, Emperor Shen!"

At the same time.

From all directions, the Wudao Army knelt on one knee, appearing extremely respectful, their eyes filled with fanaticism as they shouted, "Greetings, Emperor Shen!"

Especially upon seeing Shen Nian holding the Elder Princess of the Tengshe Clan—whom they had listed as a dangerous person—by the throat with one hand, as if she were a chick, this scene was one they would never forget for the rest of their lives!

This was the first time these Wudao Army soldiers had seen Shen Nian, but news of him had long since spread throughout the Imperial Pass and Heavenly Abyss. They had long wanted to see this master with their own eyes!

"Fine, Shen Nian, you win. Your talent is too monstrous; you should not exist. You won't live much longer!"

Teng Xi spoke with a calm expression, while deep within her Divine Soul, a Talisman slowly began to rotate, emitting an ancient aura.

Shen Nian raised an eyebrow, sensing that something was wrong.

"You cannot keep me."

"This is a Talisman refined by the Qing Qiu Old Ancestor, which can ensure my Divine Soul does not perish and can return to the Heavenly Demon Realm..."

"You...???"

Teng Xi perceived Shen Nian's Divine Soul surging into her Divine Soul world.

Inside her Divine Soul world.

Above the blue ice-crystal dao palace, Teng Xi's Divine Soul was stunned as she looked at the man in white who had suddenly appeared before her.

Immediately after.

"Hahahaha, Shen Nian, don't you know that casually stepping into someone else's Divine Soul world is a very dangerous thing?" Teng Xi laughed, her body swaying.

How did he dare?

To run into my Divine Soul world!

Don't you know that this connects to the Bloodline space of my Tengshe Clan?

I didn't expect him to be so stupid!

But the next second!

Teng Xi's pupils contracted violently, and the smile on her face instantly froze. Within her five-colored pupils, a figure slowly emerged, stepping on the stars and the universe. His body radiated mysterious divine light, gradually enlarging as if he could burst through this world. In those huge pupils, endless Chaos Qi swirled, devoid of joy or sorrow.

In front of this figure, Teng Xi felt herself as tiny as an ant. Her Divine Soul couldn't help but tremble, and she couldn't help but want to kneel and worship.

She only heard an imperial voice, as if coming from above the Nine Heavens, resound.

"Why aren't you laughing anymore?"

At the same time.

Teng Xi's physical pupils lost their luster, and her expression went blank for a moment. Her entire body was casually picked up by Shen Nian, who then turned and returned to the carriage...

Inside the carriage.

Jun Fengyan's expression tightened. She was embarrassed to look up at the stunningly beautiful woman Shen Nian had grabbed and made to kneel inside the carriage, but she couldn't help but curiously steal a glance from time to time.

Bai Ze was beside Jun Fengyan, staring at Shen Nian thoughtfully.

"Let's go..."

A faint voice sounded. Zuo Wuhen nodded respectfully and then drove the carriage away...

...

Half an incense stick later.

Imperial City.

"Magnificent" was not enough to describe it; it was too vast, and one could not see the end, like a miracle.

It was built by the ancient Human Emperor with the full strength of the Human Race, consuming countless Heaven And Earth Treasures, and took ten thousand years to forge. With subsequent generations of Human Race supreme powerhouses constantly adding to it, it became the number one giant city that now stands before the Heavenly Abyss, holding back the Yao Race for endless years.

On the road less than a hundred miles outside the Imperial City.

On the Imperial Pass.

Dozens of figures stood there.

"How could there be Yao Race running to the rear? Have you figured out which clan it is?" a Void Return Peak Cultivator asked, frowning uncontrollably.

"Not clear. Didn't Shen Wudao go over? Just ask him, and you'll know."

"Speaking of which, did that Shen Nian really come?"

"Not to mention the Five Royal Clans looking for him everywhere, even that Sword Maniac from the Central Divine Continent has come over. If he really comes, it will be lively. I don't know if he can change the current situation..."

"You're overthinking it. This generation in the Five Domains has produced many super prodigies. Sword Maniac, Northern Emperor Wang Teng, as well as the Jiang Family's Divine Physique, and from the Shen Family, Shen Ye and Shen Wudao—they are all arrogant and unruly, none willing to submit to another. How could they be led by someone? Moreover, they have Cultivated for too short a time and would not be a match for that Mo Ya..."

Once these words were spoken, everyone fell silent. A Cultivator immediately said angrily, "Are we really going to let this bastard trample on the heads of our Human Race? If nothing else, we can surround and kill him!"

"It's difficult!"

"The Heavenly Abyss does not allow Dao Integration stage experts to take action. That Mo Ya is clearly invincible at the Void Returning stage. I'm afraid the possibility of being killed instead of successfully surrounding and killing him is greater..."

While everyone was chatting.

An army emitting terrifying fluctuations drove over like a divine dragon. Everyone revealed burning gazes, and an aura of solemn killing filled the air.

In the center was the Tuoba Clan. The middle-aged man wearing wolf-tooth earrings was carrying Tuoba Ling on his back, with the others following behind.

At the very front.

At a distance of five hundred meters.

A carriage slowly drove toward the direction of the Imperial City. Beside the carriage, Shen Wudao, riding a black divine steed, spoke softly, "Lord Emperor Shen, for Teng Xi to take such a huge risk and run to the rear of the Imperial Pass, she must have some ulterior motive!"

He was very clear about Shen Nian's strength. It was normal that Teng Xi was not Shen Nian's match, but he was also puzzled as to how Shen Nian had caught this snake, the hardest to capture among the Royal Family of the Demon Realm Highnesses from the Heavenly Demon Realm.

However, he didn't ask; he had never been a man of many words.

"You've reached the Void Returning Fourth Layer?" Shen Nian's voice came from inside the carriage.

Shen Wudao nodded but didn't say anything. He was a Prodigy to begin with, and having obtained some fortuitous encounters in the few days since his return, it was normal for him to have risen to the fourth layer.

"I heard that the Yao Race is hunting down Human Race Prodigies in the Heavenly Abyss, and the Five Royal Clans even made a bet?"

Hearing this, Shen Wudao immediately showed a hint of nervousness, with a sense of shame in his heart.

"Yes."

"Did the Imperial Pass not react?"

"They did, but it was useless," Shen Wudao replied.

"Is it because of that Mo Ya again?"