82: A bloody battle at the royal court; the Underworld Emperor finally appears.

The thunderous collapse of the "Myriad Skull Barrier" was like shattering the pillar in the hearts of all living beings in the Nether Realm. The fragments of death energy scattered across the sky reflected the undisguised fear and confusion in their Soul Fires.

The Skeleton Lord's wild laughter abruptly ceased, like a duck whose neck had been squeezed. The black shadow on the throne twisted violently, revealing the turbulent waves in his heart. He couldn't comprehend why the ultimate defense, which condensed the Origin power of the entire Nether Realm, would be so vulnerable. Had the power of the Fated One already touched the essence of Law to such an extent?

"No—!!!" He let out a desperate and frenzied roar, "Those of the Nether Realm, for His Majesty, the Nether Emperor, kill!!!"

The retreat was cut off; there was only a fight to the death!

Like a bursting Nether River, the overwhelming Nether Realm army let out silent roars, launching a desperate charge towards the open gap in the Bone Throne Court and towards the Cloud Court fleet! The sea of skeletons was like white waves, the ghosts transformed into mournful cold wind, the corpse witches chanted vicious curses, and the gargoyles blotted out the sky... This was the Nether Realm's last and most insane power.

"Kill!"

Nie Li's eyes were cold, without a trace of mercy. He pointed his longsword forward.

"For the Cloud Court! For the Court Master!"

The expeditionary army soldiers erupted in earth-shattering battle cries. Three hundred divine arks, like three hundred red-hot daggers, fiercely cut into the torrent of the Nether Realm army! Energy cannon fire poured out madly, the war matrices operated to their extreme, and thunder, flames, and Sword Qi intertwined into a net of destruction. Wherever they passed, the undead turned into ashes in swathes.

Yun Hao led the charge, his long spear sweeping all before him. His golden spear light carved a path through the desolate death kingdom. Yun Qiao followed closely behind; although her Life Domain was suppressed, she still stubbornly purified the approaching death energy, providing shelter and healing for the charging soldiers.

The battle instantly entered its most brutal and white-hot stage. divine arks collided with Bone Dragons, Cultivators battled undead, and the light of energy explosions and the wails of annihilated Souls became the main theme of this Void Realm.

Nie Li's target was clear: directly at the Skeleton Lord on the throne! He transformed into a flash of Sword Qi, like a swimming Dragon, weaving through the chaotic battlefield. Wherever he passed, the Nether Generals who tried to block him were all annihilated by his fierce Sword Qi.

"Skeleton Lord, prepare to die!"

Nie Li broke through numerous obstacles and slashed his sword at the giant black shadow!

"You think you're worthy?!" The Skeleton Lord roared in fury. The black shadow condensed into a giant claw covered in bone armor, carrying the Law power that could tear Souls apart, meeting Nie Li's Sword Qi!

Boom!

Sword and claw clashed, and a terrifying energy storm swept out, clearing an area of hundreds of miles of undead and divine arks!

Nie Li's figure swayed slightly, while the throne beneath the Skeleton Lord showed subtle cracks. The difference in strength was immediately apparent! Without the barrier to rely on, in a direct confrontation, the Skeleton Lord was no match for Nie Li!

"His Majesty, the Nether Emperor! Your Majesty, save me!" The Skeleton Lord felt the threat of death and let out a mournful cry, his Soul Fire frantically reaching towards the deepest part of the Bone Throne Court.

As if responding to his call—

"Alas..."

A long, ancient sigh, as if carrying the desolation of ages, echoed from the deepest part of the Bone Throne Court.

This sigh was not loud, yet it instantly overshadowed all the shouts and explosions on the battlefield, clearly entering the depths of every living being's Soul. All combatants, whether Cloud Court Cultivators or Nether Realm undead, involuntarily slowed their movements by a beat, and a sense of awe and fear originating from the instinct of life quietly arose.

Immediately after, an indescribably vast pressure, like an awakening ancient beast, slowly diffused from the depths of the Bone Throne Court. This pressure far surpassed the Legendary, even more profound, more ancient, and more... closer to the Origin of the world than the Abyssal Dominator before!

The Void Realm began to twist, and the Law of Death became active and condensed as if worshipping a king. Above the Bone Throne Court, endless death energy gathered, finally forming a vague figure, yet exuding the supreme majesty of dominating death and controlling Reincarnation.

It had no specific form, as if it were the source of all death, a symbol of the end of all things. Merely a phantom, its presence crushed the entire battlefield.

The supreme Dominator of the Nether Realm—the Nether Emperor!

It truly existed! And, it had already awakened!

The Nether Emperor's "gaze" swept across the battlefield, passed over the solemn-faced Nie Li, and finally seemed to penetrate the endless Void Realm, landing on the consciousness calmly observing this place from the distant Demon Spirit Continent.

"Heir of Chaos... you have crossed the line."

His voice carried no emotion, yet it contained the terrifying power of words becoming Law. The space of the entire battlefield solidified slightly with it.

The ultimate opponent had finally appeared!