99: Chapter 99 World Will

At the same time.

In the deepest part of this world, a massive palace floated high in the sky.

The palace was pitch black, its surface covered in dense, blood-red runes. These runes were profound and complex, with a faint pattern flowing through them, emitting a hair-raisingly eerie aura.

Surrounding the palace, black mist swirled and ghostly shadows flickered, as if countless vengeful souls were wailing.

Deep within the palace, in a dark hall.

A figure sat cross-legged.

It was a middle-aged man with a cold, stern face and skin as white as paper, devoid of any color.

His right arm was severed clean from the elbow. The wound was still gurgling with blood, which sizzled as it dripped onto the floor, corroding deep pits into the ground.

His eyes were closed, his brows tightly furrowed, and his face was filled with pain and fury.

It was the Sovereign.

"Damn it... damn it..."

The Sovereign gritted his teeth, his voice hoarse and his eyes filled with venomous resentment.

He had lived for a hundred thousand years, had slain Emperors, annihilated ancient factions, and slaughtered countless beings, yet he had never suffered such a heavy injury!

What infuriated him even more was that the one who wounded him was actually a newly ascended Emperor from the Lower Realm!

"Cangxuan... how can there be such a terrifying existence in Cangxuan?!"

The Sovereign muttered to himself, his eyes filled with shock and confusion.

He could feel that Shen Qingyuan's sword strike was definitely not something an ordinary Emperor could execute.

That Sword Intent, that power—it was even stronger than Emperor Tianxuan of the past!

"Could it be... could it be that the people from the Heaven Domain have caught up?"

A wave of unease surged in the Sovereign's heart.

He was originally a Cultivator of the Heaven Domain. To escape pursuit, he had fled the Heaven Domain and accidentally discovered the Cangxuan Great World.

Regrettably, the Laws of the Cangxuan world obstructed him, making it impossible for him to enter it directly.

Thus, he had no choice but to plot within this broken world, using the Cultivators of the Cangxuan world to seize it for himself.

Once he took over the Cangxuan world, he would surely be able to take a step further.

When that time came, he would return to the Heaven Domain, and the roles of hunter and prey would be reversed!

He had been laying his plans for tens of thousands of years, secretly plundering the Origin of the Cangxuan Great World just for that day.

But now, for such a terrifying Emperor to suddenly appear—this was definitely no coincidence!

"No, I must recover from my injuries quickly."

The Sovereign took a deep breath, suppressed the irritability in his heart, pulled out a blood-red Medicinal Pill from his robes, and stuffed it into his mouth.

The pill melted upon entry, and a surge of warm medicinal power exploded within his body, flowing into his limbs and bones.

At the wound on his right arm, flesh began to slowly writhe, growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

At this rate, his arm would grow back in three days at most.

However—

Just at that moment!

"Rumble—"

The entire palace suddenly trembled violently!

The Sovereign snapped his eyes open, his gaze filled with horror.

"What's going on?!"

His Divine Thought swept out, instantly covering a radius of ten thousand miles.

In the next moment, his face turned as pale as paper.

Outside the palace, a figure was walking through the air.

With hands tucked into his sleeves and dressed in green robes, his posture was indolent.

It was Shen Qingyuan.

His pace was neither fast nor slow, yet each step he took crossed hundreds of miles.

Wherever he passed, the black mist receded, the ghostly shadows were annihilated, and even the decaying aura in the air was somewhat dispelled.

"How... how did he find this place?!"

The Sovereign's voice was trembling, his eyes full of disbelief.

He had thought that after Shen Qingyuan severed his arm, he would stop there.

Who would have thought that a person from the Lower Realm would have the audacity to venture alone into the Upper Realm!

"Damn it!"

The Sovereign stood up abruptly, and a blood-colored long saber appeared out of thin air in his left hand.

The blade was slender and crimson like blood. A blood-red crystal the size of a fist was embedded in the hilt, emitting a heart-palpitatingly eerie aura.

An Emperor Weapon!

And a top-tier Emperor Weapon at that!

"Since you're looking for death, I shall fulfill your wish!"

A ruthless glint flashed in the Sovereign's eyes. He took a step forward, and his figure vanished from the palace.

...

Outside the palace, in the void.

Shen Qingyuan stood suspended in the air. His green robes fluttered slightly in this gray, deathly world, his expression still lazy.

The Sovereign stood with his hands behind his back, the blood-red long saber in his left hand vibrating slightly. The blood runes on the blade seemed to come alive, flowing frantically and emitting a terrifying, eerie aura.

Dozens of miles separated the two.

But that invisible killing intent had already enveloped the entire world.

"I have cultivated for a hundred thousand years, slain Emperors, annihilated ancient powers, and slaughtered all living beings," the Sovereign spoke slowly, his voice hoarse but exploding like thunder between heaven and earth. "You, a mere Emperor from the Lower Realm, dare to chase me to my own territory?"

Shen Qingyuan tucked his hands into his sleeves, the corners of his mouth curling into a slight arc.

"An Emperor from the Lower Realm?"

He chuckled softly, his tone nonchalant. "I thought you were some powerhouse from the Upper Realm, but it turns out you're just a stray dog!"

The Sovereign's face darkened, the fire of anger in his eyes intensifying.

"You court death!"

He wasted no more words and took a step forward!

His figure appeared before Shen Qingyuan like a phantom, and the blood-red saber slashed straight down!

This strike was fast to the extreme.

Wherever the blade passed, the void collapsed, time distorted, and even the Laws of Karma flickered with brief instability under this strike!

The full-strength blow of a Peak Emperor Realm, coupled with a top-tier Emperor Weapon, was enough to destroy stars!

Shen Qingyuan tilted his body, narrowly avoiding the strike.

The blade grazed past his ear, slashing into the void behind him.

"BOOM—!!!"

An earth-shattering explosion rang out!

The void was slashed open, creating a pitch-black rift tens of thousands of miles long. A terrifying spatial storm erupted from the rift, sweeping in all directions!

Mountains and land within a radius of tens of thousands of miles were instantly turned to dust under the ravages of the spatial storm!

Shen Qingyuan retreated several steps to steady himself, then looked down at his robes.

A small slit had been cut into the sleeve of his robe by the Saber Qi.

"Peak Emperor Realm—you really do have some skill."

He muttered to himself, a hint of gravity flashing in his eyes.

Just now, he had used his full strength to dodge, yet the corner of his robe was still grazed by the Saber Qi.

This showed that the Sovereign's strength was indeed above his own.

Although both were in the Emperor Realm, there was still a significant gap between the Ninth Stage and the Peak.

Looking at the slightly disheveled Shen Qingyuan, a ruthless glint flashed in the Sovereign's eyes. "Did you think that by breaking through to the Emperor Realm, you could contend with me?"

"I have cultivated for a hundred thousand years and have a profound foundation. How can a newly ascended Emperor like you compare?"

Before his voice had even faded, he raised his left hand, fingers splayed, and made a grasping motion toward the sky.

"World Power—Augment!"

"RUMBLE—!!!"

The entire world suddenly shook violently!

Streaks of gray light surged from the depths of the earth, the ends of the sky, and the bottom of the ocean. Like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, they converged frantically upon the Sovereign!

That was the Origin power of this broken world!

The Sovereign's aura began to climb frantically!

Peak Emperor Realm—

Perfection of the Peak Emperor Realm—

Half-Step Quasi-Immortal!

A pressure ten times, a hundred times more terrifying than before swept out from him!

Wherever it passed, the void completely collapsed, revealing a pitch-black Void Space that even swallowed light!

Shen Qingyuan's eyebrows twitched, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.

"World Power? Interesting."

He could clearly feel that the Sovereign's aura had surpassed the Peak Emperor Realm, reaching a higher level.

Although not a true Immortal, he had already touched the threshold of that Realm.

"You should not have trespassed into this world!"

The Sovereign roared hoarsely, his eyes full of madness.

"Though this world is broken, I have managed it for tens of thousands of years and have long since refined the world's Origin! In this world, I am invincible!"

Before his voice finished, he took a step forward!

His figure appeared before Shen Qingyuan like a phantom, and the blood-red saber slashed straight down!

This strike was more than ten times faster than before!

Wherever the blade passed, the void completely collapsed, revealing a pitch-black Void Space, and even time seemed to freeze for a brief moment!

Shen Qingyuan's expression changed slightly. His figure retreated explosively while simultaneously blocking with the heaven-slaying sword!

"CLANG—!!!"

The sound of clashing metal exploded, and sparks flew everywhere!

Shen Qingyuan was sent flying by the shock, tumbling dozens of times in the air before crashing heavily into a mountain Peak!

"BOOM—!!!"

The mountain Peak exploded, turning into countless fragments!

Shen Qingyuan charged out from the fragments, a trace of blood leaking from the corner of his mouth, and his hand holding the sword was vibrating slightly.

"Half-Step Quasi-Immortal... truly powerful."

He wiped the blood from his mouth. There wasn't a hint of panic in his eyes; instead, a flash of excitement appeared.

"World Power augmentation?"

Shen Qingyuan looked up at the Sovereign, the corners of his mouth curling into a slight arc.

"It's still just the Emperor Realm. Can it withstand the crushing weight of a higher cultivation level?"

He was about to use his remaining cultivation to break through his Realm once more.

Just then, a beam of starlight descended from the heavens!

That starlight was dazzling and magnificent, like the Milky Way hanging upside down, falling from the endless void and landing precisely on Shen Qingyuan!

As the starlight entered his body, Shen Qingyuan trembled all over!

He could clearly feel an unimaginably vast power surging into his body, fusing with his spiritual energy!

His aura began to climb frantically!

Peak Emperor Realm—

Perfection of the Peak Emperor Realm—

Half-Step Quasi-Immortal!

A pressure ten times, a hundred times more terrifying than before swept out from him!

The Sovereign's pupils shrank, and his face changed drastically!

"This is... the world will?!"

His voice was trembling, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Damn it! The world will of the Cangxuan Great World has actually awakened?!"

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