Top Grade Immortal Emperor in the Flower City

The three who managed to strike in their ambush, Ye Ling and his companions, fled desperately. Their success hinged on the element of surprise, for how else could they have slain two individuals amidst the tight encirclement of eight Divine Infant Late Stage cultivators?

Ye Ling and the other two pushed their speed to the limit, leaving only fleeting shadows in the sky that whisked by like the wind before vanishing without a trace.

"Chase them! Kill them on sight!"

The remaining six powerhouses were seething with anger—how infuriating it was to lose two of their own in a single encounter! How would they explain this upon their return? Could they possibly say they had been careless?

As Ye Ling fled, he refined the Divine Infants he had absorbed from the two fallen enemies within his body. The terrifying power burned wildly within him, threatening to shatter the very fabric of the surrounding space with his aura.

"No good, they're too fast!"

The Heavenly Emperor's expression was ice cold. Ye Ling could feel it too—the six behind them, working together, were speeding up. The shared Spiritual Power of the six pursuers would always be much faster than his group of three.

"This won't do. We can't keep fleeing like this. Sooner or later, we'll have to fight. And if we continue, they might call for help from the Xuantian Palace, which would be troublesome. We have to fight!"

"Six of them, two for each of us. Can we handle it? Especially you, Xiaobai, can you hold them off for a while?"

Ye Ling clenched his teeth; the Primal Sword Embryo in his hand emitted terrifying sword lights like dragons, devouring heaven and earth. He and Xiaobai were the ones with the lowest cultivation in their group.

But even though Xiaobai was extraordinary, it didn't match Ye Ling, for Ye Ling was the fusion of nine Divine Infants, which together made him stronger than any individual in the Divine Infant Late Stage.

"We can hold them off! Don't worry. Don't forget, I am a Chaos Divine Beast. I have many techniques I've never used before. This time, let's fight!"

In Xiaobai's eyes, too, a terrifying divine light flickered, and a thunderous will to battle erupted from within.

"Alright! Let's battle. When I shout 'attack', we'll turn and catch them off guard. Let's slow down first, but if we can't hold them off, call for help immediately. Don't try to be a hero!"

Ye Ling had made a plan and started to slow down a bit, but was still moving very fast. To the six powerhouses in pursuit, this seemed like a delightful surprise.

"Haha! You scum, you're finally running out of Spiritual Power. Attack, take advantage of his weakness, kill him!"

"Two humans and a beast, you will all die here today, in honor of the might of the Divines Hall. Kill!"

The six powerhouses saw that the speed of the three fleeing figures in front of them had slowed down slightly and were overjoyed. It seemed that the enemy was burning through their Spiritual Power too quickly, unable to keep the pace.

Boom—the internal power of the six erupted, and once again, their speed increased, like streaks of light.

The proximity increased, getting closer and closer. Ye Ling felt an oppressive silence. The more critical the moment, the less he could afford to panic, or else mistakes would surely occur.

In such moments, even the slightest error could be absolutely fatal for them.

"Now is the time, attack!"

Suddenly, Ye Ling roared, whirled around, and the Primal Sword Embryo in his hand lashed out ferociously. The sword's light cast a sweep like thunder and fire.

Booming thunderously, a sword strike was unleashed—terrifying sword light instantly streaked toward one of the pursuers behind. One sword to sever all ties, Triple Sword Unity.

"No good! Dodge quickly!"

The powerhouse facing Ye Ling head-on immediately screamed, his body quickly retreating. But it was too late; the sword blow struck him fiercely.

With a thud, the powerhouse's chest burst open. Yet, even with his energy rapidly fading, he remained able to fight.

At that moment, Xiaobai's horrifying counterstrike also burst forth. With a massive swipe of its paw and its huge body, it slammed down on another pursuer with crushing force.

"You damned beast, meet your death!"

The two mighty warriors from Xuantian Palace immediately cried out in alarm as they struck with their swords. Little White, however, did not dodge or evade but directly charged forward. Its body, flickering with dazzling platinum light, incredibly blocked the sword strike completely.

With a thunderous boom like a moving Divine Mountain, it rammed into one of the warriors, headbutting him, then with a swipe of its paw, it struck the warrior's thigh. Moreover, Little White kept up its frenzied charge.

Whoosh, the other warrior from Xuantian Palace's complexion greatly changed, hastily going to assist. Meanwhile, on the other side, the sudden sneak attack by the Heavenly Emperor failed to take effect.

However, the Heavenly Emperor had anticipated this, for the two individuals before him possessed the strongest cultivation among the group!

In his hand, a longsword materialized. The Heavenly Emperor grasped the sword, which was not radiating sword light, but rather the terrifying fire of the sun, scorching heaven and earth, producing a hissing sound that made one's scalp tingle.

"With one stroke, the sun, with another, the yin – Strike!"

Whirling, a stroke of the sword was unleashed, and the Heavenly Emperor had actually mastered the powers of both the sun and the yin. On the other side, where Ye Ling was in the midst of a ferocious fight, his eyelids twitched.

This guy, he's become even more terrifying. Now, with the perfect balance of yin and yang, once he breaks through to immortality, it won't take long for him to reclaim the esteemed position of the Immortal Emperor.

And by that time, he would be even more powerful than Donghuang Taiyi before his reincarnation, exerting even greater influence and instilling fear in everyone. No wonder this guy arrogantly dares to call himself the Heavenly Emperor.

Turning to look at Ye Ling, after striking down a warrior with one sword, he clenched his teeth and with thunderous eyes, paid no heed to the other warrior behind him, brandishing his sword and charging towards the already injured foe.

"Three Thousand Sword Formation, annihilate the demon!"

Bellowing, Ye Ling shouted loudly. Behind him, an overwhelming number of sword arrays, numbering three thousand, emerged, terrifyingly limitless like a sky of bees, buzzing intensely.

Whoosh whoosh, the sound of cleaving air suddenly rang out, startling heaven and earth. At that moment, Ye Ling's back was pummeled by a punch, causing his body to tremble, and the tremendous force sent him crashing forward explosively.

Splat, a mouthful of fresh blood sprayed out. Fortunately for Ye Ling, his physique was exceptionally strong, otherwise, that punch would have seriously injured him if not killed him outright.

Boom boom boom.

The very space trembled. Under the onslaught of the Three Thousand Sword Formation, the opponent's eyes bulged, his fists slammed forward with force, directly shattering half of the incoming sword array.

But what about the other half? He simply had no time to destroy them all, and the dreadful sword formations bombarded his body relentlessly.

Thud thud, the sound was chilling to the bone. The warrior's body shook as he saw the sword arrays piercing through his chest, a sense of desolation seeping out.

"Die!"

Roaring, the warrior howled to the heavens. Though gravely injured, he became even more frenzied, like a bloodthirsty Wolf King.

In contrast, Ye Ling, struck from behind, instead used that force to surge towards the roaring warrior across from him, a move that left the attacker who struck him stunned.

Already fast, Ye Ling's speed increased further, as he thrust the Primal Sword Embryo furiously in his hand.

Swish.

The sword light embellished the scene as if adorning the entire starry sky.

"One Sword to Ascend to Immortality!"

Boom, the fearful sword light burst forth in full glory before the eyes of the howling warrior – so beautiful!