Duan Hunsheng’s face was a mask of thunderous fury. “The Grand Elder truly was a piece of trash! Not only did he fail to bring back Ji Fuyao, but he was also slain by that White Robe Great Emperor!” A chilling, sinister aura—the Silent Destruction Stance—coiled around him, making the remaining elders in the Heavenly Net General Hall feel their hearts seize up in terror.
The hall plunged into a deathly silence. The few surviving elders dared not utter a sound. Gu Lang, the Grand Elder, had led numerous high-star Great Emperors from the General Hall on this mission, and every single one had perished!
To make matters worse, the Hall Master’s pursuit of the Tianyuan Old Ancestor had yielded nothing but a return with injuries.
Now, rumors were sweeping across the states: the White Robe Great Emperor was Traversing the Void, carrying hundreds of miles of the Ye Family landmass in one hand, and hurtling toward Tianluo State. Though the outside world claimed the White Robe Great Emperor was merely an Eight-star Great Emperor, the elders of the Heavenly Net Hall were still deeply unsettled. The man possessed a Supreme Offensive Secret Art capable of Transcending Realms. Gu Lang’s death proved that the White Robe Great Emperor could completely withstand the power of the three Hall Master’s Decrees!
And the audacity—carrying the Ye Family landmass right to their doorstep! It was a blatant declaration that he didn't view the Hall Master as a threat at all.
Duan Hunsheng sneered, sweeping his gaze over the elders. “That White Robe Great Emperor dares to be so arrogant. What are your thoughts?”
No one dared to speak. A Grey-robed Great Emperor hesitated, clearly wanting to speak but holding back.
Duan Hunsheng frowned. “Speak!”
The Grey-robed Great Emperor’s face was pale. “Hall Master, I dare not. I fear…”
Duan Hunsheng’s cold smile widened. “Fear what? Speak your mind! We are all family here!”
The Grey-robed Great Emperor spoke with heavy seriousness. “Hall Master, the enemy is formidable. Perhaps this individual is not as simple as he seems. Since the White Robe Great Emperor is so confident, he must have an extraordinary trump card. Therefore, my suggestion is to prepare a contingency plan. If we cannot defeat him, we can preserve the Heavenly Net Hall’s millennia-old foundation and rise again!”
As his words died out, the other elders slowly backed away, distancing themselves from the speaker.
“Hmph!” Duan Hunsheng flicked his sleeve. A wisp of sinister black mist shot out, forming a massive spectral hand that instantly enveloped the Grey-robed Great Emperor, dragging him toward the high throne. “What? Do you think I will lose?”
The Grey-robed Great Emperor trembled violently. “That is not what I meant! I only suggested a fallback plan...”
Before he could finish, Duan Hunsheng let out a cold snort. The spectral black hand crushed the elder’s neck with a sickening crunch. Blood sprayed everywhere. An Instant Kill!
In the next instant, the Grey-robed Great Emperor’s corpse dissolved into a cloud of blood essence, which Duan Hunsheng greedily absorbed, his aura strengthening slightly.
Duan Hunsheng licked his lips, a chilling smile playing on his face. “Do you know why I sent Gu Lang to capture Ji Fuyao? Because I anticipated his failure!”
The elders erupted in a clamor of realization. Gu Lang’s failure had enraged the White Robe Great Emperor, forcing him to bring Ji Fuyao and the Ye Family straight to Tianluo State to confront the Hall Master! Everything was proceeding exactly as planned! With this understanding, the elders bowed deeply, shouting in unison:
“The Hall Master is supremely wise and masterful in strategy!”
“The Hall Master is supremely wise and masterful in strategy!”
Duan Hunsheng scoffed. “Never mind that the White Robe Great Emperor is only an Eight-star Great Emperor. Even if he were a Nine-star Great Emperor, so what? Above the Emperor Realm, below the Supreme, I am invincible!” The elders’ bodies and souls trembled with awe and terror.
Moments later, a Black Robe Great Emperor entered the hall and bowed. “Hall Master, many magnates from other states are descending upon Tianluo State. Should we drive them away?”
A sharp glint flashed in Duan Hunsheng’s eyes, and the corner of his mouth lifted slightly. “Why drive them away? The more, the better!” He extended his Divine Sense, observing countless Spirit Boats arriving in Tianluo State. Endless Divine Arcs surged across the sky like cascading silver rivers—magnates from numerous factions, all eager to witness this earth-shattering battle. Not just humans, but Foreign Magnates and Monster Race Magnates as well!
Duan Hunsheng’s figure vanished abruptly from the high throne. A Divine Arc flared, and he was instantly standing above the Heavenly Net Hall in the void. He spoke slowly, his voice booming like a great bell, echoing across the vast expanse.
“Today, Tianluo State welcomes all of you to witness this battle!”
Immediately, Spirit Boats from all directions converged toward the Heavenly Net General Hall. Duan Hunsheng sat cross-legged in the void, his black robe billowing in the wind. His long hair whipped around him, shrouded in sinister black mist. The sky above him condensed into a terrifying black hole, and the overwhelming pressure of the Nine-star Emperor Realm poured out, radiating absolute horror. He waited in silence for the White Robe Great Emperor to arrive.
An incense stick’s time later. Boom! Crackle! The void tore open! Space twisted violently! From the gaping rift, Lu Xuan, clad in his white robe, stepped out slowly. Brilliant divine radiance surged around him, the intense light obscuring his features. In one hand, Lu Xuan effortlessly carried the hundreds of miles of the Ye Family landmass, his aura overwhelming. Beside him, Ji Fuyao floated in a fiery red dress, her figure exquisite. On her other side, Chen Changsheng remained hidden, his presence completely masked.
Witnessing this spectacle, the cultivators who had been waiting in Tianluo State for hours cried out in shock.
“The White Robe Great Emperor actually came!”
“Is he really going to fight Duan Hunsheng while carrying hundreds of miles of landmass in one hand?”
“That woman beside him is Ji Fuyao, Lu Xuan’s Senior Disciple!”
Everyone was utterly stunned. Based purely on the manifested aura, Duan Hunsheng’s Nine-star Emperor Realm pressure was clearly superior to the White Robe Great Emperor’s. If the White Robe Great Emperor fought while carrying the Ye Family, wouldn't he be deliberately crippling himself?
Boom! Boom! Boom! Behind Lu Xuan, more magnates from other states arrived. In an instant, Tianluo State was flooded with powerful cultivators, terrifying Emperor Realm Expert pressure surging like a tide. The number of powerful figures present was staggering.
Lu Xuan stood tall in the void, his gaze fixed on the Heavenly Net General Hall. The Hall was nestled within an endless mountain range. Atop the peaks, the magnificent palaces of the Heavenly Net General Hall sat, adorned with brilliant Dao patterns and radiating divine light, guarded like stars around a central moon. At the entrance, four ancient jade pillars formed a towering mountain gate, inscribed with three ancient words: “Heavenly Net Hall!”
At the highest peak, the main hall shone with dazzling splendor, surrounded by endless clouds, condensing the ultimate power of Dao and Stance.
Lu Xuan’s eyes swept past the main hall and met Duan Hunsheng’s across the vast distance. Their eyes locked.
Lu Xuan wore a look of utter Calm and Collected indifference.
Duan Hunsheng, however, flashed a sneer of contempt, clearly dismissing Lu Xuan entirely. “White Robe Great Emperor, today, this place shall be your grave!”
As the chilling declaration fell, Lu Xuan scoffed, still supporting the Ye Family landmass with one hand, and launched his attack directly toward Duan Hunsheng.