Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

"A Tier Five Divine General? Dammit, it's an assassin from the Blood Robe Tower!"

Human Emperor Xuanyuan's Will Clone immediately sensed the newcomer's identity.

However, at this very moment, he was helpless.

The enemy was on the Ascension Platform, but as a mere wisp of a Will Clone, he was completely unable to enter. Before Yang Xiao had communed with the Ascension Platform, it had been under his control, and he could have used its power to protect the boy.

But now, Yang Xiao himself had communed with the Ascension Platform. If Human Emperor Xuanyuan's true body were present, he could have easily reclaimed control. However, for a mere Will Clone, it was impossible.

'Yang Xiao is not the Human Emperor. His strength is far too weak; he probably can't control the Ascension Platform either. Is the Human Race's first chance at prosperity in ages going to be destroyed just like that?'

At this moment, Human Emperor Xuanyuan was incredibly unwilling to accept this.

A thought stirred in his mind.

His main body, countless billions of miles away, sensed it instantly.

His figure flickered.

He was about to rush over and deal with the threat personally.

But just then, his expression changed.

A message came from his main body.

It couldn't make it over in time. The best it could do was send a stronger flesh-and-blood Clone, but even that would take at least three breaths of time to arrive.

Three breaths of time.

It didn't seem long at all.

Even the most powerful ordinary Divine King probably couldn't travel from the Divine Land Continent in such a short time.

But for Yang Xiao, it was too late.

'Can he... hold on for three breaths?'

Human Emperor Xuanyuan's Will Clone shook his head and sighed softly.

After he did, Lu Changhe also reacted.

As a Tier Three True God, he was naturally the second person outside the platform, after Human Emperor Xuanyuan, to realize what was happening.

Being closer, he immediately recognized the aura of the dark figure.

"Longevity Demon, you damn traitor!"

With a furious roar, Lu Changhe's figure flashed, and he shot onto the Ascension Platform.

However, even though he was a Tier Three True God, reaching the top of the Ascension Platform—even a Mortal Ascension Platform—was no easy feat.

At his speed, it would take at least several breaths of time to get there.

Therefore, when he saw Lu Changhe make his move, Human Emperor Xuanyuan's expression didn't even flicker. It wasn't just a matter of whether the man could reach Yang Xiao in three breaths to help.

Even if he did make it, with his strength as a Tier Three True God, he was no match for the Blood Robe Tower assassin. In fact, with the hearts of the people gathered on him, Yang Xiao himself was currently no weaker than Lu Changhe.

What good would he be up there?

Now, it was all up to Yang Xiao himself. But the boy was, after all, only a Mortal Tier Martial Artist, even if he was a genius who had Broken the Nine Prohibitions.

A Tier Five Divine General.

He probably couldn't even last a single breath.

And just as Human Emperor Xuanyuan was fraught with worry, Lu Changhe was desperately racing upward, and the rest of the crowd stood stunned, not even having processed what was happening—

Atop the Ascension Platform, Yang Xiao was the first to notice Lu Changsheng's appearance.

After sensing his opponent's immense power,

he did not dodge or retreat.

Instead, he attacked.

ZING!

A black and red Divine Sword instantly flew out and landed in Yang Xiao's hand.

Immediately after, without even looking, he swung the Celestial Moon Technique out behind him.

His target was the black-clad man's jet-black Palm Power.

'A head-on clash? The kid has guts, but can he really pull it off?'

Human Emperor Xuanyuan sighed softly.

Lu Changsheng, however, sneered. "A mere junior thinks he can contend with me just because he's learned a few Secret Techniques and tricks? How laughable! Devouring Power, extinguish him!"

As he spoke, Lu Changsheng's aura surged, shockingly breaking through to the level of a Tier Six Divine Sect. The jet-black Palm Power striking toward Yang Xiao instantly intensified tenfold.

Seeing this,

even Human Emperor Xuanyuan despaired.

He had never imagined that even at this stage, the man had still been hiding his true power.

Yang Xiao already couldn't handle a Tier Five Divine General.

A Tier Six Divine Sect was ten times stronger than a Tier Five Divine General. This time, Yang Xiao was almost certainly doomed.

"Heavens, are you truly going to cut off my Human Race's great rise?"

Human Emperor Xuanyuan growled.

For the first time, he realized just how important Yang Xiao was.

Meanwhile, the people below the platform also seemed to sense something. The few Demigod Level experts, in particular, detected the terrifying aura from the top of the Ascension Platform.

With their cultivation, just by sensing it, they felt it was unbearable.

As for Yang Xiao on the platform,

things were naturally even more difficult.

The sword strike he had just unleashed seemed to be caught in a mire, as if countless forces were pulling at it, preventing him from completing the slash.

This was the subtle work of Lu Changsheng's Devouring Power.

'Damn it, now I can't even swing my sword. What do I do?'

Yang Xiao's expression changed at this moment as well.

He could sense that this man was also using the Devouring Power, but in terms of profundity, it couldn't compare to his own Bloodthirsty Divine Sword. After all, the sword had merged with the Bloodthirsty Celestial Cyan, making its devouring an instinct far beyond what any Secret Technique could replicate.

However, the difference in their cultivation was simply too vast.

'Unless my cultivation can rise by another tier or more, I can't even hope to fight him. Right now, the gap is far too wide.'

Yang Xiao was frantic.

But Lu Changsheng's Palm Power was already about to strike him.

At that moment, he was truly in a desperate predicament.

He couldn't dodge.

He couldn't evade.

He could only take the palm strike head-on.

And Yang Xiao, who knew full well the terror of the Devouring Power, understood that if this palm hit him, all the power in his body would be completely devoured by his opponent.

Even the Visible Flood Dragon likely wouldn't be able to stop it.

The only thing he could rely on was the Secret Pattern that had emerged from the mysterious aura.

But although there were now tens of thousands of these Secret Patterns—which sounded like a lot—they only covered a very small area on his body.

An area only the size of his palm.

Could it hold?

'Am I, Yang Xiao, after being reborn three times, going to end here? No! I won't accept it!'

Just as Yang Xiao raged against his fate, refusing to accept it, a profound and mystical aura suddenly descended.

Immediately after, endless Emperor Golden Light erupted from Yang Xiao's body.

It transformed into one Emperor Golden Dragon after another.

They bared their fangs and brandished their claws.

And with that, they actually blocked Lu Changsheng's Palm Power.

"What... what is happening?"

This time, it was Lu Changsheng's turn to be shocked.

He stared at the dense Emperor Golden Light enveloping Yang Xiao and the dozens of terrifying, writhing Golden Dragons, and a sliver of dread actually arose in his heart.

At the same time, he was utterly baffled.

What in the world was this power?

It could even block his Devouring Power?

His heart was suddenly filled with shock and uncertainty.

As for Human Emperor Xuanyuan in the distance,

and Yang Xiao himself, they both let out a sigh of relief.

"It's finally here. The Dharma Transmission of the Power of the Emperor... it's finally here."