83: Imperial might is like a prison, a battle fought from afar.

The appearance of the Nether Emperor's phantom caused the slaughter across the entire battlefield to pause. That deathly pressure, vast as the sea of stars and deep as the Great Ruins, made the soldiers of the Cloud Court Expeditionary Force feel their Souls tremble, as if facing Death itself. Even Nie Li felt the circulation of his Soul Power become sluggish, and the longsword in his hand trembled slightly—an instinctive reaction brought about by the absolute suppression of his life level.

The Skeleton Lord, meanwhile, seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw. The dark figure prostrated himself on the throne, excitedly shouting: "Welcome, His Majesty, the Nether Emperor! Please, Your Majesty, execute this fellow and raise the might of our Nether Realm!"

The Nether Emperor's "gaze" did not linger on Nie Li. It remained locked onto the distant Void Realm, and that indifferent voice sounded once more, carrying a trace of ancient doubt:

"The Aura of Chaos... yet it does not originate from those few ancient existences. A newborn Mandate of Heaven, capable of severing the connection between My barrier and My Origin... Interesting."

It seemed to be analyzing, calculating. At Its level, It would not easily become angry; Its focus was more on probing the unknown and the variables.

"This domain is under My jurisdiction. Retreat, and I can ensure your true spirits are not extinguished, allowing them to enter My Reincarnation." The Nether Emperor spoke, Its voice carrying the irresistible power of Law, like a final judgment. It offered a "choice," but this choice was filled with condescending charity and control.

The moment the Nether Emperor's voice fell, an invisible power of Reincarnation Law descended, attempting to forcibly strip the Souls of all Cloud Court Cultivators and drag them into the deathly Reincarnation controlled by the Nether Emperor! Many soldiers with weaker cultivation instantly turned pale, their Soul bodies unstable, as if about to leave their physical forms!

"Hmph." A faint, cold snort, crossing endless time and space, clearly echoed at this location. It was Yun Feng!

Following this cold snort, a gentle yet vast Aura of Chaos appeared out of thin air, like spring rain, softly sweeping over all the Cloud Court soldiers. The Reincarnation Law attempting to strip their Souls instantly disintegrated before this Aura of Chaos, like melting ice and snow. All the soldiers immediately felt their Souls lighten, and that suffocating sense of oppression was greatly alleviated.

"Your Reincarnation does not apply to the people of My Cloud Court." Yun Feng's voice was calm and steady, yet carried the majesty of standing equal against the Nether Emperor. "This domain was the first to invade My realm. Today, there will be no retreat, but rather... leveling it."

The two words "leveling it," spoken with absolute determination and invincible conviction, instantly dispelled the fear brought by the Nether Emperor, causing the blood of all Cloud Court soldiers to boil and their Battle Intent to reignite!

"Arrogant!" The Nether Emperor's perpetually indifferent will finally showed a ripple—the displeasure of having Its majesty challenged by an ant.

Its blurred phantom slowly raised one hand and gently pressed down toward Nie Li and the flagship "Netherbreaker" behind him.

There was no grand display, but Nie Li instantly felt his hair stand on end. He felt that all the surrounding rules were rejecting him; the very concept of death was being forcibly "defined" and "awakened" within his body! This was not an energy attack, but direct annihilation at the conceptual level of existence! It was a method far more terrifying than that of the Abyssal Dominator!

This was the power of the Nether Emperor! Wielding the rules of death, Its word was Law, defining the end!

Just at this critical moment—Buzz!

A stream of Chaos-colored light, seemingly arriving simultaneously from the past and the future, abruptly appeared in front of Nie Li, transforming into a slowly rotating Chaos rune—it was the projection of the Origin Blood core from Yun Feng's heart!

The Nether Emperor's defining press of death landed upon this Chaos rune.

Hiss, hiss, hiss... Two fundamentally different supreme rules fiercely collided and annihilated each other. The Chaos rune continuously flickered, as if it might shatter at any moment, but it stubbornly resisted the Nether Emperor's strike from across the Void, protecting Nie Li and the surrounding area.

"Oh?" The Nether Emperor let out a soft exclamation, seemingly somewhat surprised that Yun Feng could intercept and resist Its attack so precisely.

"Your opponent is Me." Yun Feng's voice carried a hint of coldness. "Nie Li, continue your mission and eliminate the remnants. Leave this projection to Me."

As the words fell, the Chaos rune suddenly burst into brilliant light, transforming into a blurred Chaos figure similar in size to the Nether Emperor's phantom. Although indistinct, it exuded a supreme Aura capable of splitting heaven and earth and establishing the cosmos, directly confronting the Nether Emperor's deathly majesty!

The confrontation between the two supreme existences, fighting across the Void, officially began above the Nether Realm Royal Court! And the war below, fueled by this sudden change, reignited once more!