Chapter 123: Witness of the Era (20)
Su Chen's face was pale. He stared at the Spirit Divine King's downfall and murmured to himself, "Truly, one cannot afford to be too arrogant."
The Spirit Divine King's strength had been terrifying beyond measure. After fusing with that single arm bone, his power had rivaled an alternative path to the Dao—on par with a Supreme.
But… he had been far too arrogant. To challenge the entire cosmos's powerhouses single-handedly. Failure had been his inevitable fate.
More than ten Quasi-Emperors, wielding emperor scriptures, forced the gravely wounded Supremes to retreat. Together, they executed the unwilling Spirit Divine King.
In this battle… too many had died. Even the old Quasi-Emperor of the Emperor Palace had fallen. From the direction of the palace came the sound of mournful weeping. With his death, the era of the Emperor Palace had truly come to an end.
Yet even after the battle concluded, the Emperor Tribulation did not disperse.
"Someone… has become an Emperor!"
As the tribulation descended, the crowd finally saw the figure bathed in thunderlight.
"You… how could it be you?"