130: Donghuang Bell

"Donghuang Bell!"

Following a domineering voice, the giant bell that rose before everyone's eyes suddenly swayed.

"Clang!"

The loud bell chime was deafening, and invisible sound waves echoed between heaven and earth. Blue Heart's brows furrowed upon hearing it, and even Bone Cultivator's face showed a hint of discomfort.

This invisible bell chime, like a spiritual attack, continuously vibrated their Souls through their bodies. Although it wasn't life-threatening, it brought an invisible mental pressure.

If even Bone Cultivator was affected, there was no need to mention Dragon Flame, who stood beside East Emperor Taiyi. This was an indiscriminate attack, and as the closest one, he was the first to suffer. In that instant, he felt his head buzzing.

After regaining his senses, he immediately distanced himself from East Emperor Taiyi. Not only him, but Liu Yuan and others who had released their Emperor's Will to observe also hastily retracted it.

The attack unleashed by a Third Realm Emperor combined with a Supreme Emperor Weapon, even if it was just a casual chime without much seriousness, was still something their Will could not withstand.

Quasi-Emperors like Nine Palace Old Ancestor, whose strength was insufficient, had their minds rattled the moment the bell chimed because they couldn't dodge in time, suffering spiritual trauma even from thousands of miles away.

"Damn it!"

After retracting his Emperor's Will from the Central Domain, Liu Yuan couldn't help but curse under his breath when he saw Liu Yue and others already sitting cross-legged on the ground, healing.

"This dead bird is as crazy as ever."

Although Liu Yuan and the others had anticipated that East Emperor Taiyi, given his temperament, would not compromise while observing the battle earlier, his immediate turning hostile was beyond their expectation.

A Third Realm Emperor challenging a Great Emperor of the Fourth Realm—it must be said that East Emperor Taiyi truly had guts. At least from Liu Yuan's perspective, he wouldn't do such a thing unless absolutely necessary.

Meanwhile, inside the Demon God Hall, Emperor Jun's eyes instantly went black upon seeing this scene.

Upon seeing Lin Xiao meet his brother, he knew something bad was about to happen. Given Taiyi's personality, he would likely fight. Now, it seemed, it was indeed the case.

However, despite his complaints, Emperor Jun once again released his Emperor's Will to the scene. Not only him, but the four of them from the Central Domain, including Liu Yuan, did the same.

Damn it, a Third Realm Emperor challenging a Great Emperor of the Fourth Realm across Realms—how could they miss such a good thing? It was also a perfect opportunity for them to roughly estimate the gap between themselves and Lin Xiao through this battle.

For a time, most of the onlookers in this sea area were cleared out. All Quasi-Emperors were eliminated, leaving only a few Great Emperors to continue observing.

"Come."

East Emperor Taiyi looked at Lin Xiao opposite him with burning eyes, raising his hand to stroke the Donghuang Bell beside him, and spoke in a low voice.

"Let me witness how strong a Great Emperor of the Fourth Realm truly is!"

To East Emperor Taiyi, Lin Xiao was the most challenging opponent he had encountered since his birth, igniting his Battle Intent. This was also a perfect opportunity to see how big the gap between himself and the other party truly was.

"..."

Lin Xiao's mouth twitched twice, a rare occurrence, as he looked at East Emperor Taiyi, whose Battle Intent was steaming.

Meow meow, this Demon Emperor seems a bit reckless. He wants to fight without a word. Are you overestimating yourself or underestimating me?

He was a Great Emperor of the Fourth Realm, yet East Emperor Taiyi, only a Third Realm Emperor, came to challenge him. Wasn't that taking him too lightly?

"Forget it, let's fight."

Lin Xiao clicked his tongue softly, then turned to look at the two beside him and nodded slightly.

"Be careful."

"Mm."

Upon hearing this, Bone Cultivator quickly responded while moving to Blue Heart's side. His bone wings spread out behind him, instantly enveloping both of them. From a distance, they looked like a meteor.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao then retracted his gaze, gently fanned the folding fan in his hand, and looked at the opposite side with a smile.

"Come on, I'll play with you."

"..."

Upon hearing this, East Emperor Taiyi's gaze immediately fell upon the Long Yao Folding Fan in his hand. He then frowned slightly and said in a deep voice,

"You should have a Supreme Emperor Weapon as well, why aren't you taking it out?"

East Emperor Taiyi naturally saw that the weapon in Lin Xiao's hand was only a Quasi-Emperor Weapon. Being proud, he was unwilling to take advantage of this, even if the other party's Realm was higher than his.

"Hmm?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao looked down at the folding fan in his hand, then raised his head again, saying lazily,

"Alright, hurry up. No matter what I use, the outcome won't change."

To Lin Xiao, if he truly brought out the Celestial White Jade Pillar, he was afraid he might accidentally use too much force and the opponent would be gone. Although the Long Yao Folding Fan was of a lower grade, it allowed him to control his strength better.

After all, he just wanted to stretch a bit; killing the opponent would not be good.

"..."

Upon hearing this, East Emperor Taiyi said no more. His gaze only grew sharper. As the spiritual Qi surged around him, the Donghuang Bell beside him also began to tremble.

"Be careful!"

As East Emperor Taiyi spoke in a low voice, the Donghuang Bell beside him immediately glowed brightly, and then its size began to grow with the wind, reaching ten thousand zhang in an instant.

At this moment, the Donghuang Bell was clearly visible even from tens of thousands of miles away, and the visual impact it brought to Bone Cultivator and others in this sea area was even more astonishing.

Looking up, they would find that this sea area had been enveloped in darkness, and directly facing them was the dark opening of the Donghuang Bell, like a deep abyss of Hell, leading to an unknown destination.

Upon seeing this, Dragon Flame did not hesitate at all. He immediately unleashed his strongest defense in history and began to shrink behind East Emperor Taiyi.

As for why he didn't run, he wasn't stupid. The two Great Emperors opposite were stronger than each other. If he dared to run, he would be caught and crushed in minutes. Now, only by staying with his boss was he safest. At worst, he would endure some battle aftermath and get injured, which was better than dying.

And Bone Cultivator, upon seeing this scene, also quickly made a choice. The "bone ball" enveloping him and Blue Heart rapidly plummeted into the sea below.

As for the black hole above his head, Bone Cultivator didn't care. Anyway, he just needed to be in a low position; his Palace Master was holding the top.

Although he had just had a Breakthrough, his natural defense was astonishing. Blocking some residual waves was not a problem.

At this moment, the few people observing couldn't help but click their tongues upon seeing this scene. Apart from Liu Yuan, the other three immediately had a few words appear in their minds upon seeing this scene:

Cannot block it.

In the Central Domain, Liu Yuan, leaning against a mountain, subconsciously sat up straight, looking at the scene relayed in his mind, and murmured,

"This dead bird, he's going all out right from the start."

They had been old rivals for tens of thousands of years, so he naturally knew the power of the other party's Move. Even if he tried to take it on, he would easily be injured if he wasn't careful.

It was definitely one of this dead bird's ultimate Moves.

"Hmph, good Aura."

Compared to the others, Lin Xiao, as the target of the attack, was not only relaxed but also looked up at the bell body with great interest.

"Be careful!"

East Emperor Taiyi spoke in a low voice, his right palm held empty in the air, then he swung it down towards Lin Xiao!

"Shaking Heaven and Earth!"

"Clang!"

As a bell chime rang out, the sky-obscuring Donghuang Bell began to descend. Even from an unknown distance, the invisible pressure emanating from it pressed down on the covered sea surface below.

Dragon Flame, hiding behind East Emperor Taiyi, could see everything clearly from above. The entire sea area visible to him began to collapse downwards, forming a massive underwater vortex in the blink of an eye. The surrounding seawater continuously poured into it, creating a bottomless pit that looked quite terrifying from the sky.

"Quite a commotion."

Lin Xiao observed the unique landscape forming before him with great interest. As for the terrifying invisible pressure around him, it seemed to have no effect on him whatsoever. At this moment, in the vast sea, only he stood alone in the high sky, with the Donghuang Bell above his head and the underwater vortex beneath his feet.

Under such a vast display of power, Lin Xiao was like a small boat in a storm, seemingly on the verge of capsizing at any moment.

However, none of the people present underestimated him. They, including East Emperor Taiyi himself, knew that such an attack could not harm the opponent; it was merely a matter of how he would break the situation.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Lin Xiao exerted force on his wrist. With a crackling sound, the Long Yao Folding Fan instantly opened, and a lifelike, claw-waving giant Dragon instantly appeared before everyone's eyes.

"Then let's play."

Lin Xiao murmured, and the flying Dragon from the fan moved from his chest to above his head in an instant, directly facing the dark bell mouth. Majestic spiritual Qi surged from it, and the sound of rushing wind followed.

"Divine Wind · Wuji!"

Lin Xiao shouted as he unleashed it. The next moment, a fierce wind immediately shot up into the sky, sweeping across this heaven and earth in the blink of an eye. The invisible pressure brought by the Donghuang Bell was instantly swept away.

"Clang!"

When the fierce wind collided with the Donghuang Bell, the latter immediately trembled. Its massive body stopped descending and also began to chime continuously, echoing throughout heaven and earth.

This was truly a hardship for Dragon Flame. Unable to dodge, he could only clench his teeth and endure. His mind was completely blank at this moment, with a constant ringing in his ears.

Meanwhile, East Emperor Taiyi, beside him, no longer had his previous calm expression. He continuously changed his expression as he looked at the trembling Donghuang Bell in the air.

He hadn't expected a mere Quasi-Emperor Weapon to possess such power in the opponent's hands. Even without any carelessness, he felt immense pressure. The terrifying force transmitted from the Donghuang Bell almost made him unable to hold it down.

Since a Quasi-Emperor Weapon was already like this, it seemed the opponent was right not to use a Supreme Emperor Weapon. Otherwise, he might be sleeping in some corner now.

"Oh, he blocked it?"

Lin Xiao, seeing this scene, raised an eyebrow slightly. Looking at East Emperor Taiyi, who was gritting his teeth and enduring not far away, he showed a hint of appreciation.

That Move earlier was just a casual strike from him. He hadn't expected the opponent to block it. His strength was indeed good, and he was worthy of being called a generation's Demon Emperor.

"Then, what about this Move?"

Lin Xiao showed a mischievous smile. The Long Yao Folding Fan, which he had just lowered, was raised again, and even more powerful spiritual Qi than before surged up once more.

"Divine Wind · Youji!"

Boom!

As Lin Xiao struck again, a hurricane swept out once more, but this time it was somewhat different from before. It was seen sweeping across the sea surface before everyone's eyes, rolling up countless seawater into the sky.

In the blink of an eye, a massive water spouts connecting heaven and earth formed beneath the dark Donghuang Bell. Driven by the wind, it spun wildly, emitting a deafening sound, as if a natural disaster had descended.

"Go."

Lin Xiao said with a light chuckle. The water spouts, carrying his immense spiritual Qi, instantly collided with the Donghuang Bell. The bell chimes, which had just subsided, rang out again.

But at this moment, everyone had no mind to pay attention to the bell chimes. Their gazes were all fixed on the center of the battlefield. They saw the Donghuang Bell constantly trembling under the impact of the water spouts.

Finally, accompanied by violent bell chimes, the huge bell body seemed to lose control and flew up under the impact of the water spouts. The sky-obscuring bell body began to shrink rapidly, shrinking to about palm size in the blink of an eye, falling downwards and being sucked into the water spouts, disappearing without a trace.

"Pfft!"

At the same time, a change occurred on East Emperor Taiyi's side. His face had turned crimson at some point, and as he opened his mouth, a mouthful of fresh blood instantly spurted out.

And as this mouthful of fresh blood spurted out, the spiritual Qi concentration in this heaven and earth subtly increased by a few points.

"Lord East Emperor!"

Dragon Flame, seeing this scene, couldn't help but exclaim. After retracting his own defense, he moved closer, anxiously saying,

"Are you alright??"

"No, I'm fine."

East Emperor Taiyi wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his left hand, and with his right palm, he gently waved towards the distance. The next moment, the shrunken Donghuang Bell flew out of the water spouts, and upon reaching close, it fell into the former's hand.

"Hoo."

East Emperor Taiyi's expression only eased a bit after seeing that his treasure was fine. But when he looked at Lin Xiao in the distance, his expression immediately became complicated again.

"What a Wuji Palace Palace Master."

During their previous exchange, he had thought he could last dozens of rounds. Now, it seemed truly ridiculous.

Just two Moves had injured him, and the opponent had only used a Quasi-Emperor Weapon. And looking at his relaxed demeanor, he wondered if he had even used half of his strength.

Not only him, but even the onlookers were shocked. Although they had long guessed that East Emperor Taiyi would lose, this was too fast.

"Tsk..."

Looking at the scene relayed in his mind, Liu Yuan subconsciously put himself in East Emperor Taiyi's shoes, then slowly shook his head.

No, even if it were him, he would still be almost finished. The gap between a Third Realm Emperor and a Great Emperor of the Fourth Realm was even greater than he had imagined.

Even if he were to step in, he probably wouldn't lose much slower than East Emperor Taiyi.

On the other side, Wang Tian, upon seeing this scene and recalling his previous act of single-handedly attacking Wuji Palace, broke out in a cold sweat.

Damn it, why was he so reckless back then, a Second Realm Emperor going to cause trouble for a Third Realm Emperor and a Great Emperor of the Fourth Realm?

It was only because the other party didn't really care. Thinking about it now, it was truly the Dao's favor that he was still alive.

In Wuji Palace, An Lan silently retracted his Emperor's Will, a look of regret on his face.

It's so lively with the Palace Master, but it's a pity I have to guard the home and can't go...