169: Counterattack the Emperor!

The Great Emperor in black robes' garments fluttered, and a terrifying aura that caused the heavens and earth to change color suddenly erupted.

The space within a ten-thousand-mile radius began to twist and deform, as if groaning under the immense pressure.

The faces of the Cultivators watching from afar turned pale, and those with weaker cultivation directly knelt on the ground, spitting blood.

"Junior, you have forced this Emperor to use his full power, you can die without regrets!"

As the Great Emperor in black robes roared, a pitch-black Emperor's Crown appeared above his head, with nine halos of condensed dark Laws flowing around it.

As soon as the Emperor's Crown appeared, the Laws of heaven and earth submitted, and the entire Northern Barren Desert instantly fell into a Realm of absolute darkness, where even sunlight was completely swallowed.

"This is... the might of a true Great Emperor?" An Elder from a certain Holy Land in Central Province said with a trembling voice, the whisk in his hand breaking inch by inch.

Lin Changxiao, however, laughed heartily, his laughter filled with soaring Battle Intent.

The Thunder Emperor Battle Armor on his body emitted dazzling purple light, and ninety-nine thousand lightning runes lit up simultaneously, forming a lightning Domain with a diameter of a thousand zhang around him.

The purple lightning light and the dark Domain stood in opposition, colliding in the void and producing blinding sparks.

"Enough nonsense, fight!"

He clenched his right hand in the air, and a long spear, entirely purple-gold, shot through the air.

The spear body was wrapped with lifelike dragon patterns and phoenix feathers, and at the spear tip, nine lightning patterns formed a mysterious array – it was precisely the Emperor Weapon, the Dragon Phoenix God-Slaying Spear!

As soon as this spear appeared, the clear cries of dragons and phoenixes echoed throughout the heavens and earth.

The Great Emperor in black robes was enraged and laughed instead, forming complex Emperor Seals with both hands, "Eternal Night Burial!"

In an instant, nine pitch-black light pillars, each a hundred zhang in diameter and reaching straight into the sky, descended from above.

Each light pillar contained complete dark Laws, and wherever it passed, space shattered inch by inch, revealing the dark void behind it.

This was a true Great Emperor killing move, enough to annihilate powerhouses of the same level!

Seeing this, the lightning light in Lin Changxiao's eyes surged, and the long spear in his hand danced like a dragon.

The lightning core within him, tempered by numerous Lightning Tribulations, spun wildly, unleashing vast lightning power.

"Thunderclap Nine Heavens!"

"Boom—"

Nine purple lightning bolts, as thick as water buckets, burst from the spear tip, each containing the complete true meaning of the Great Dao of Thunder.

The purple lightning and black light collided in mid-air, and the terrifying explosion shockwave swept in all directions, completely destroying the entire desert below, leaving behind only a terrifying dead zone.

And those who were watching from afar also had to sacrifice various protective Magic Treasures.

But they still couldn't withstand even a little bit of the aftermath, and were heavily injured one after another. Those with weaker strength were even directly shaken to death by the aftermath on the spot.

These Cultivators were so scared that they retreated to even farther distances, not daring to stay where they were.

"Is this really the strength a Quasi-Emperor should have? Or are we too weak..." A Quasi-Emperor Nine Heavens powerhouse stared dumbfounded at Lin Changxiao in the center of the battlefield, falling into deep self-doubt.

"Compared to this Fellow Daoist, what difference is there between us Quasi-Emperor Nine Heavens and waste? Alas..."

"It seems another monster has appeared in our Central Province!"

...

In the center of the battlefield, the Great Emperor in black robes' face was as gloomy as water.

He didn't expect his full-strength attack to be blocked by the opponent, which made him feel completely humiliated.

"Dark Abyss Demonic Eye!"

The moment the Emperor Artifact appeared, the ground of the entire Northern Barren Desert began to collapse.

The demonic eye slowly rotated, and any Cultivator below the Quasi-Emperor Realm who made eye contact with it instantly turned into a pool of pus and blood.

This was a true Great Emperor Weapon, containing the complete Law of the Great Dao of Darkness!

However, the Cultivators who could watch a battle of this level were basically powerhouses above the Quasi-Emperor Realm, and only a few unlucky ones who happened to be nearby were hit.

They were literally eating melon and got themselves killed...

Lin Changxiao's pupils contracted slightly, although the pressure increased.

But instead of retreating, his Battle Intent grew even stronger.

He took a deep breath, and even purer lightning power surged out from within him.

He held the spear in his right hand, adopting a peculiar starting stance.

At the same time, his left eye suddenly glowed with silver light, while his right eye was surrounded by purple lightning.

The space around him began to distort, with small spatial cracks appearing from time to time.

...

"That is... the Great Dao of Space?"

"This child actually controls both the Great Dao of Thunder and Space simultaneously! What kind of Heaven-Defying talent is this!"

Everyone was extremely shocked, but no one remembered such a peerless genius appearing before.

Logically speaking, a Cultivator who could reach this point must have been extraordinary in their youth, so why did they have no impression...

Just as everyone was shocked by Lin Changxiao, this "peerless genius", the battle between Lin Changxiao and the Great Emperor in black robes continued...

...

The Great Emperor in black robes suddenly threw out the Dark Abyss Demonic Eye, and the demonic eye spun rapidly in the air, transforming into a bizarre black hole with a diameter of ten thousand zhang.

A greenish demonic eye in the center of the black hole fully opened, releasing a terrifying suction force that swallowed everything.

"Eternal Night Devouring Heaven!"

This was a true Great Emperor forbidden technique, from which even light could not escape.

Wherever the black hole passed, space was torn into cracks ten thousand zhang long, and countless spatial currents surged in, completely turning the area within a million li into a death zone!

Facing this fatal blow, Lin Changxiao was surprisingly calm.

He slowly raised his long spear, the spear tip simultaneously flashing with lightning and silver light.

His cultivation technique was operating at its peak.

"Thunder... Space... Annihilation!"

With a low roar, a strange purple-silver beam of light burst from the spear tip.

Wherever the light beam passed, space was not torn apart, but directly "disappeared" – this was the perfect Fusion of the Great Dao of Thunder and the Great Dao of Space, a Realm that even a Great Emperor could hardly reach!

"Impossible!" The Great Emperor in black robes' face changed drastically, the halo on his Emperor's Crown trembling violently, "How can two Great Daos merge?!"

The Great Emperor in black robes was completely dumbfounded this time.

If Lin Changxiao had shown two Great Daos before, he might have been able to reluctantly accept it, after all, in the history of Southern Nether Continent, there had indeed been monsters who controlled two Great Daos.

But merging two Great Daos, he had never even heard of it!

How could he accept this?

However, Lin Changxiao at this moment didn't care at all, his only thought was to defeat the Great Emperor in black robes.

The purple-silver light beam and the black hole collided in the void, but there was no expected large explosion.

The black hole dissipated silently, like a pencil drawing erased by an eraser.

The light beam continued unabated, directly piercing through the Great Emperor in black robes' chest!

"Ah!"

The Great Emperor in black robes let out a mournful scream, his Emperor's body began to disintegrate, and the dark Laws retreated like a tide.

Even more terrifyingly, in the area hit by the light beam, flesh and Laws were "disappearing", without even a chance to reorganize.

"No... how could this Emperor... lose to a Quasi-Emperor..."

Lin Changxiao stepped through the air, leaving purple lightning flowers in the void with each step.

His long spear in hand pointed directly at the Great Emperor in black robes' throat, the purple-silver light on the spear tip flickering uncertainly.

"Who says a Quasi-Emperor cannot defeat a Great Emperor... Today, I, Lin Changxiao, will let the world see that a Quasi-Emperor can also..."

"Defeat a Great Emperor!"

The spear moved like a dragon, carrying the force of ten thousand thunderbolts, and directly pierced through the Great Emperor in black robes' head.

The power of the two merged Great Daos on the spear tip erupted, shattering the Emperor's Crown along with the Great Emperor's Dao Fruit within it!

"Boom—"

A Great Emperor has fallen, and the heavens and earth mourn together!

Blood rain suddenly fell over the Northern Barren Desert, and mournful wails echoed in the void.

This was the Heavenly Dao weeping for the fall of a Great Emperor.

The entire battlefield was silent, everyone's eyes widened, unable to believe the scene before them.

"That Great... Great Emperor... really fell!"

A Quasi-Emperor from a certain Quasi-Emperor Clan said with a trembling voice, the whisk in his hand falling to the ground.

"A Quasi-Emperor defeating a Great Emperor... This... What kind of Heaven-Defying strength is this!"

"This person is destined to leave a glorious mark on the history of Southern Nether Continent!"

...

Lin Changxiao put away his long spear, and the Thunder Emperor Battle Armor gradually faded.

His face was as pale as paper, and a trace of blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth, clearly indicating immense exhaustion.

But the light in his eyes was brighter than ever, and new Daorhyme was subtly flowing around him.

"After today, the world shall know that a Quasi-Emperor can also slay a Great Emperor!"

His voice was not loud, but it exploded in everyone's ears like a thunderclap.

Even more shocking was that in the void behind him, a new Emperor's Crown was faintly condensing!

The powerhouses of the major forces watching from afar looked at each other, their hearts surging with monstrous waves.

This battle today is bound to shake the entire cultivation world!