453: I am the emperor

Upon seeing the appearance of the Human Emperor Banner, the Immortal Chief and the others suddenly began to tremble slightly.

"What is going on with the aura on this banner?"

"It seems to be a Demonic Technique, but it doesn't quite resemble one."

The Immortal Chief and the others were all filled with vigilance.

Little Lin Ye, lying in a pool of blood, had even forgotten his pain; his eyes were filled with a hint of excitement as he stared intently at the Human Emperor Banner.

Holding the Human Emperor Banner, Lin Ye looked at the group before him, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

"Since I cannot kill you, I will help you ascend instead. You are the Underworld Race, living in the Nine Underworlds, right? Why not come into my Human Emperor Banner for a chat?"

Whoosh!!!

As he spoke, the world was dyed black.

Rolling black waves swept across the firmament.

The skull on the Human Emperor Banner bloomed with red light once more, and from its hollow eye sockets, it seemed as if blood began to drip.

When the Immortal Chief heard Lin Ye's words, he wore a look of disbelief: "Human Emperor Banner?! You call this thing the Human Emperor Banner? If the Human Emperor knew about this, he would likely flow down the Time River to slaughter you, a junior of the Human Race who insults his reputation!"

Hearing this, Lin Ye asked in confusion: "Hmm? You know the Human Emperor? But do not misunderstand; although this thing is the Human Emperor Banner, it is not a banner exclusively for the Human Emperor."

The Immortal Chief frowned slightly: "What do you mean? It is well known that in ancient times, the co-lord of the Human Race, the Human Emperor, refined three supreme treasures: the Human Emperor Banner, the Human Emperor Sword, and the Human Emperor Seal!"

"Since you claim it is the Human Emperor Banner, naturally..."

"Stop!"

Before the Immortal Chief could finish speaking, Lin Ye interrupted him directly, his deep eyes seemingly flickering with a faint, eerie light.

Lin Ye spoke word by word: "My Human Emperor Banner is different from his Human Emperor Banner. His Human Emperor Banner is named because of him, but this Human Emperor Banner of mine is the very pinnacle of the Righteous Path in the Ten Thousand Domains!"

"Since I am the one holding it, then I..."

"Am the Human Emperor!"

Boom!!!

With that said, the sky-covering black waves underwent another transformation. Countless vengeful spirits roared within the black waves, a sound that made even the members of the Underworld Race feel their scalps tingle.

The Nine Underworlds was already the most terrifying Forbidden Ground.

Yet the great terror contained within these black waves seemed to far surpass the Nine Underworlds.

Whoosh...

The black waves churned and intertwined, the scent of blood permeating the heavens and earth, and the light of the sun, moon, and stars was obscured.

Standing amidst the black waves, Lin Ye was like a world-destroying demon, as if all things in the world would end because of him.

This was an extremely bizarre and terrifying scene.

The Immortal Chief widened his eyes, struggling to digest what Lin Ye had just said.

"You are the Human Emperor? Bullshit! Who the hell has ever seen a Human Emperor spewing black Qi? You are a demonic Cultivator, and a terrifying forbidden demonic Cultivator at that; how dare you call yourself the Human Emperor? I am not of the Human Race, and I harbor extreme hatred for the Human Emperor, but he is definitely not like you; at the very least, he does not emit black Qi!"

Lin Ye looked down at the Immortal Chief and the others with indifferent eyes and spoke slowly: "Who says that emitting black Qi makes one a demonic Cultivator? Besides, is this black? This is clearly a colorful black."

"You people of the Underworld Race have invaded the territory of my Human Race and slaughtered my Human Race Cultivators. Today, I shall hold the Human Emperor Banner and, in the name of the Righteous Path, slaughter... I mean, ascend you all!"

Boom, boom, boom...

As Lin Ye waved the Human Emperor Banner in his hand, the sky-filling black waves began to emit constant roaring sounds. Each wave was like a war drum being struck above the firmament, the sound shaking the heart.

It made one's Divine Soul tremble along with it.

Before long, the black waves began to condense, forming a gigantic black Demon Venerable avatar that stood with feet on the earth and head against the sky, despising all things and looking down upon the world.

The gigantic Demon Venerable stretched out a hand that covered the sky and slapped it towards the Immortal Chief and the others.

"You... deserve to be executed!"

The voice emitted by the Demon Venerable avatar seemed to have echoed through the ages; the sound caused the myriad Daos to roar, mountains to split, and stars to tremble.

Crack, crack, crack...

As the black, sky-covering giant hand slapped down, the Void Realm began to crumble inch by inch.

Endless black waves manifested upon that giant hand.

If the Move Lin Ye had used before was the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm, then the world manifesting within this giant hand of the Demon Venerable at this moment was the ancient Underworld.

"Everyone, attack together! Stop him!!!"

The Immortal Chief roared, for he could feel the harm that the black waves posed to them.

Because of the existence of the Underworld Flame, they were undying and immortal; only a few Cultivation Techniques could harm them. But these black waves were different; just looking at them caused them to begin sinking into despair.

If they were struck solidly by that giant hand, they would surely be destroyed in both body and Divine Soul!

Hearing the Immortal Chief's words, those few members of the Underworld Race who had just revived did not dare to delay, and various Magic Treasures emitting brilliant light appeared in their hands.

The Immortal Chief formed seals with both hands, and a crown appeared above his head. The crown was entirely black, radiating Underworld Flame, and the aura of the Nine Underworlds flowed out.

With the appearance of the crown, he formed seals with his hands, and the nine Underworld Flames on the crown began to grow increasingly stronger.

Whoosh!!!

The light on the Immortal Chief's body became increasingly brilliant, and the nine Underworld Flames descended from the crown, forming a great formation!

Within the great formation, infinite killing intent evolved, continuous like ocean waves.

Each flame seemed to evolve into a phantom from the ages past; their eyes were dull, but the aura on their bodies was extremely formidable.

Under the manipulation of the Immortal Chief, the phantoms formed by the nine Underworld Flames all charged towards the Void Realm.

At the same time, those few Mahayana Realm Underworld Race members also began to use their spiritual power to manipulate the Magic Treasures in their hands, striking directly into the sky.

The heavens and earth were collapsing, the Void Realm was being torn apart, the surrounding mountains crumbled instantly, and all the flowers, grass, and trees turned to ashes.

Countless streams of light struck towards that gigantic hand.

Boom, boom, boom, boom!!!!

A series of roaring sounds caused this region of heaven and earth to begin to shatter; the sound of the Dao resounded above the firmament, the earth rumbled, and abyss after abyss appeared out of thin air.

The avatar behind Lin Ye continued to slap its giant hand downward, intending to annihilate everything.

But the Immortal Chief and the others were not weaklings.

They attacked together, forcefully blocking that giant hand. After an unknown amount of time, when the heavens and earth returned to clarity...

The black, sky-covering giant hand had disappeared, and the attacks of the Immortal Chief and the others had also vanished.

The collision between the two had canceled out in the Void Realm; neither side had gained an advantage.

"Hahahaha!"

The Immortal Chief let out a wild laugh: "I thought you had some real ability, but the avatar summoned by that bizarre Human Emperor Banner is nothing more than this!"

Lin Ye stood in place, the expression on his face showing not the slightest fluctuation. Facing the Immortal Chief's laughter, he spoke indifferently: "Haven't you also just used up all of your trump cards?"

"So what?!"