Chapter 1093: Northbound
Li Qiye and the girls left the Machine World and came back to the Imperial Border.
Returning to the Imperial Border and actually stepping on ground made the girls let out sighs of relief; they felt as if they could see the sunlight once more.
Even though the imperial soldiers here were existences without life and flesh, this place at least had beautiful sceneries, unlike the Machine World. That place was like a solitary painting devoid of life. Anyone who stayed there would feel an atmosphere of death and a terrifying loneliness.
The group also heard about the chief ambassador after coming back.
"I'm afraid the Soaring Immortal Sect will not let this go!" Mei Suyao stated.
Li Qiye smiled and didn't care about it, he only leisurely said: "Let him bark if he wants. A dog that truly knows how to bite won't bark."
"The soaring sect will definitely come down this generation." Li Shuangyan felt a bit worried because Cleansing Incense and the Heavenly God Sect were mortal enemies, but the Heavenly God Sect might have the Soaring Immortal Sect as their backing. If the soaring sect was really going to descend, the situation would be quite unfavorable for Cleansing Incense.
"It is only the Soaring Immortal Sect." Li Qiye noticed her concern and smiled freely: "If the geezers in the sect can grow some eyes, then it will actually be a good thing. However, if they are blind, then they are simply seeking death."
Mei Suyao smiled wryly after hearing this. In all of the nine worlds, Li Qiye might be the only one who dared to look down on the soaring sect like this. Other people, including imperial lineages, wouldn't easily declare war on the soaring sect.
He completely disregarded the five days grace period from the ambassador and led the girls towards the northern region of the Imperial Border.
Along the way, they've met many imperial soldiers and a few kingdoms as well. These imperial soldiers ignored cultivators from the outside like Li Qiye's group.
Of course, if someone dared to provoke them, they would have to suffer the wrath of an entire kingdom. Because of this, ordinary people would never mess with these imperial soldiers. Plus, Regal Gold was not useful for them.
Naturally, within the vast land of the border, there were other minerals and metals besides Regal Gold. This made it so that cultivators and imperial soldiers didn't have too much conflict. Imperial soldiers could go on excavating their Regal Gold while cultivators dug their own ores.
In the border, powerful sects had fruitful harvests because they had the power for large-scale excavations. Nevertheless, it was not hopeless for vagrant cultivators and smaller sects.
The smart ones specialized in finding abandoned mines that the imperial soldiers had gone through or just picked up the rubbish left behind.
Calling these things rubbish was slightly exaggerated. Many of them received decent treasure metals and divine ores. This was because the imperial soldiers only went after Regal Gold and wouldn't take another glance at other items. Thus, this was quite fortunate for the cultivators picking up the "trash."
"A little vagabond obtained a Blood Transformation Stone." At the border, there was news of people getting treasures by the day.
No one found it strange when the bigger sects found things through excavation. After all, they had this power. In turn, it was much more exciting when the little sects or vagabonds found some treasures.
"This guy is quite clever. After finding this stone, he immediately fled the lesser world and the plateau." Someone felt like praising him.
"Picking up the Blood Transformation Stone is nothing. The White-cloud Shrine found a Soul Splitting Diamond. Unfortunately, they were too stupid and greedy and wanted to find more treasures. A great power took notice and immediately killed their disciples and the diamond changed owners."
The greedy ones were often punished by not choosing to run away after finding some treasures. They would often be destroyed by stronger cultivators or sects.
While many cultivators were searching for treasures, Li Qiye's group continued north and entered a frozen world.
Snow and ice were all over the place. Snowflakes were floating down from the vast expanse.
Even imperial soldiers were a rare sight this far up north. This location was not only extremely cold, it had been piling up with glaciers for millions of years. Excavating this place for treasures and Regal Gold was extremely difficult.
There was another reason why imperial soldiers didn't come here, a reason unknown to outsiders.
"Where are we going now?" Chen Baojiao asked along the way.
"Kingdom of the Emperors!" Li Qiye walked on the snow and glanced at the snowy flakes drifting down while smilingly.
"Kingdom of the Emperors?" The girls were intrigued after hearing this title. Li Shuangyan murmured: "What a domineering title!"
"Because it really is that domineering!" Li Qiye leisurely responded: "At the Imperial Border, it can be considered the number one empire. No other kingdom can compare to it!"
"Number one!" Mei Suyao was surprised: "I've never seen any writings about this kind of empire from my sect."
"Because your Eternal River School doesn't know about it." Li Qiye smiled: "Right now, there are three strong empires known to others, but there is still one that has slumbered for millions of years. It is understandable that no one knows about it."
Mei Suyao pondered for a bit before stating: "Our records claim that once an empire reaches a certain level of power, they would embark on the Expedition Path."
"I understand what you are saying." Li Qiye gently nodded: "Your sect is correct about this. However, there are always exceptions. The Kingdom of Emperors isn't the number one power throughout the history of the Imperial Border, but it is definitely among the top five. However, all the other extremely strong empires have embarked on the expedition while they remained here until now."
"Are they sealed in this frozen world?" Bai Jianzhen, who was very sparing with her words, still asked.
Li Qiye glanced at this place and murmured: "Yes, right inside this frozen world."
They continued forward and eventually stopped before a vast snow-capped mountain. It towered into the sky with no end in sight. It was practically piercing through the firmament.
Li Qiye stood before a straight cliff covered in ice. The ice slowly melted and revealed an inexplicable formation array underground.
"Buzz!" Several universal laws flew out from Li Qiye's forehead and activated the formation.
"Boom!" An imperial momentum gushed up into the sky like a geyser in a ferocious and endless manner.
Li Qiye was like a whale drinking water. In just a split second, he immediately swallowed all of the momentum, resulting in a humming sound.
Blinding imperial lights emanated from his back. At this second, his appearance didn't change, but something about his aura definitely did.
He resembled an Imperial King that sat above the nine layers of the heavens. Behind him were countless existences floating and prostrating. Among them were unreachable deities, but regardless of their own prestige, all were on their knees.
Such an image was too shocking. It was even more moving than the aura from Heaven Relinquish.
The girls couldn't help but tremble while standing in front of Li Qiye who had turned into an Imperial King. His powerful imperial momentum was too oppressive and gave others the urge to kneel.
At this time, he put on an imperial armor. It was the one given to him by the Eternal River ancestor, the same one that he lost back then.
After adorning this outfit, only his eyes were visible, the rest of his body was wrapped in this imperial armor. 1
Not only was his aura heavenly oppressive, others felt that he had become an emperor of war that had carried out expeditions all over the world!
'The War Emperor fighting against myriad realms, he alone is invincible!' This was the feeling that the girls got while looking at him right now.
"It looks like you were possessed by a War Emperor." Chen Baojiao commented.
"I'm not possessed." Li Qiye smiled with an invincible imperial momentum: "I am the War Emperor, the supreme grand ruler of the Kingdom of Emperors!"
With this declaration, his eyes turned serious. His entire being became extremely profound. Anyone would shiver if they looked at Li Qiye right now.
"Clank—" The sound of something heavy moving came about. When Li Qiye made a mudra with his hands and spewed out an eternal mantra, the entire snowy mountain slowly collapsed. A huge gate appeared before them.
At this time, the girls found out that this huge mountain wasn't actually a mountain, it was a gigantic imperial citadel. However, it was sealed below the snow, so no one could see it fully.
He slowly walked into the city with every step containing a particular rhythm. The entire city slowly woke up from his supreme steps. The huge gate closed behind them to block off all prying eyes.
might be the picture, I could be wrong. ↩Chapter 1094: Kingdom Of Emperors
After entering the city, the girls were astonished by the scene before them. It was gigantic and could house millions. There were no pavilions or houses here for the architecture was completely flat. Instead of calling it a city, it was more accurate to call it a massive martial arts stage.
Inside were imperial soldiers sitting down in a meditative pose with their eyes closed. Their weapons were placed on their knees during their slumber.
Each soldier emitted a terrifying imperial momentum like a flood dragon flying in the sky. This scene was more than just majestic and awe-inspiring. There were hundreds of thousands of imperial soldiers. All of them were masters with powerful auras.
What was more astounding than these soldiers was the huge pyramid in the center of the city. It was of an unbelievable scale and towered up high like a mountain.
Moreover, this pyramid was built upon many blocks of Regal Gold. Each was as big as a brick and had been through many refinements, making them quite pure. They emitted a golden luster unique to this type of metal.
A project of this size must have required millions and millions of golden blocks. This quantity was truly shocking and left people aghast.
The luster of this pyramid enveloped the entire city. The unique imperial momentum from the gold gently poured down and bathed all of the imperial soldiers.
It seemed that these meditating soldiers were receiving great benefits from just breathing in this atmosphere.
At this time, Li Qiye gestured so that the girls wouldn't follow him. He walked to the pyramid alone. As he crossed through the huge stage and passed by the soldiers, they remained asleep as if they didn't notice his arrival.
Eventually, he climbed to the top of the pyramid. At this time, the girls noticed that there was an imperial throne at the peak. Next to the throne was a meditating general whose goal was to protect it.
At the top of the pyramid, he could scan the entire city with a glance. This grand army, this invincible legion was standing before him.
He slowly sat down on the throne in a leisurely manner. The imperial momentum coming from his body was still suffocating all the same regardless of how powerful one might be.
Right when he sat down, all the meditating soldiers suddenly opened their eyes; they had awakened from their slumber.
In this instant, the girls became nervous and found it difficult to breathe as they trembled. As all the soldiers opened their eyes, the girls clearly felt something akin to an eternal giant waking up.
They immediately understood that this grand army shared the same mind, heartbeat, and rhythm. They must have incomparable unity!
The general guarding the throne kneeled on the ground and held a treasure box with both hands in front of Li Qiye.
Li Qiye opened the box and slowly took out an item — an imperial sword.
"Clank." The sword left its scabbard and exuded a boundless light all the way into the sky. This light engulfed Li Qiye, making him resemble a supreme God-Emperor among deities!
"Clang—" The boundless light intertwined to form an imperial seal, resulting in an old and mysterious totem emerging on top of Li Qiye's head.
At this moment, he was a God-Emperor with a supreme totem from the kingdom of gods. He was capable of ordering the heavens with the universe in his grasp.
The kneeling general shouted with reverence: "Your Majesty is everlasting and invincible across the eons!"
"Boom!" The great army instantly got down on one knee as well. Their motion was uniform and the earth shook from the force.
This army cried out: "Your Majesty is everlasting and invincible across the eons!" Their chant was like a tsunami that shattered the sky and shook the stars. Even a Godking would be scared out of their wits if they were standing here.
Li Qiye's imperial momentum surged through the great army. He was imperious; both gods and devils would have to kneel before him right now.
The girls quivered as well. Even though they were quite far away, they still felt an urge to kneel before his invincible and threatening aura!
Li Qiye slowly spoke before the army: "Rise, my warriors." At this time, he was the emperor of gods!
War Emperor — in a distant year, this was a title that deterred the entire Imperial Border! It was even more threatening than the title Heaven Relinquish back at the Devil World.
Li Qiye had stayed at the lesser world by himself in the past. He trained his imperial heart to become a soldier. His troops slowly grew stronger from the journey of having just a few men to a great empire!
The million-strong army stood up at the same time with a majestic momentum.
He spoke in a stately manner: "Zhan Qi, how is the harvest?"
"Your Majesty, our soldiers and the Regal Gold share the same rhythm. The resonation is quite great." The defending general of the throne reported: "Our men are absolutely as strong as any other empire in the history of the Imperial Border! With your order, we can rush to the Expedition Path any time."
This imperial general's name was Zhan Qi. He was the first soldier to follow Li Qiye, so Li Qiye gave him this name. 1
Li Qiye looked over the army and declared: "Time passes quickly; tens of millions of years have gone by in just one slumber. This is the time for us to begin the expedition. Our eternal wait, our success will depend on this."
The army stood there silently with solemn demeanors while listening to Li Qiye. Outside of Li Qiye's voice, there was no other sound.
Back then when he established the Kingdom of Emperors, he had promised that one day, he would lead them to embark on the Expedition Path.
"However, the path is unfathomable. No one knows the risks that await us ahead, so we need brave men to open the way." Li Qiye stated: "The day when I find the right vanguard shall be the day when we embark on our journey!"
He paused for a moment to examine the troops: "Even though we don't know what is waiting for us, I trust that our heroic soldiers will be carrying a victorious banner!"
"Heroic soldiers of the Kingdom of Emperors shall wave the banner of victory!" The army shouted in unison, causing the earth to shake in fear. Under this momentum, masters would feel their legs shaking while weaker cultivators would be paralyzed by fear and fall to the ground.
"Zhan Qi, send a message to the three Imperial Kings. Tell them that I wish to have a discussion." After the cry of the army, Li Qiye ordered: "I will meet them at the City of Emperors!"
Zhan Qi acknowledged the order and sent out some soldiers.
Li Qiye didn't stay behind in the city. After giving the command, he took the girls out of the city.
Chen Baojiao curiously asked: "Where did the real War Emperor go?"
She thought that Li Qiye was doing the same thing he did back in the Devil World and was pretending to be the War Emperor. They didn't know that Li Qiye was the real deal.
Li Qiye didn't answer and only smiled while staring into the distance.
"Such a great army should be invincible. If this heroic legion showed up in the nine worlds, all lineages would quiver. Even a legion of an Immortal Emperor can't be any better than this." Mei Suyao gently sighed.
"That's impossible. They will never be able to appear in the nine worlds." Li Qiye gently shook his head and sighed as well.
If imperial soldiers could leave the lesser world, he would have brought this legion to the nine worlds already.
Bai Jianzhen asked: "Could it be that the only way out for imperial soldiers is the Expedition Path?"
"Perhaps, they can choose to stay as well. The path is full of uncertainty, who knows what awaits them?" Li Qiye spoke with a tinge of emotion.
If he could continue to wait, he wouldn't let the army of the Kingdom of Emperors enter the Expedition Path. He would rather them continue to wait just like before.
However, since he knew a few secrets and that the Buddhist Funeral Plateau was about to take action very soon, perhaps even in this generation, he had to send his army on their way.
There was another reason for this. It was because he must fight to the end in this generation, so this could be their final parting.
No matter the reason, his army must leave this place. Staying would only turn them into cannon-fodder for the Buddhist Funeral Plateau. It was better for them to enter the Expedition Path and gamble.
Li Shuangyan wondered out loud: "What in the world is here that keeps them from leaving?"
This was a question that has haunted countless minds for millions of years. It remained an unsolved mystery.
For example, it wasn't that the sacred monks of Spirit Mountain couldn't leave the Buddhist Funeral Plateau. However, they wouldn't leave after converting because ascension would become their new pursuit. Throughout history, there were invincible sacred monks who left the plateau for some reason, but the story always ended with their passing not long after leaving the plateau.
Zhan means war, Qi means seven. ↩Chapter 1095: Deterring The World
After returning to the Imperial Frontier, Li Qiye ignored the chief ambassador much to the guy's chagrin.
For the ambassador, this was a kind of humiliation. His Soaring Immortal Sect was an unreachable existence. Sects with two or three emperors all had to give his sect some face and wouldn't dare to oppose them.
As the chief ambassador, even ancestors from these lineages would have to personally greet him. But now, this Li Qiye didn't listen to his order. How could he not become furious?
The five days deadline quickly passed. The ambassador immediately sent out a message to the great powers: "Within ten days, Li Qiye has to personally admit his sin in front of me! Otherwise, Cleansing Incense will pay in his stead. From then on, it shall be no more in the nine worlds!"
Such an order made many big shots worried. It was not only a maneuver to settle the scores with Li Qiye, but also to set an example by killing a chicken to warn the monkeys.
The soaring sect had not descended to the nine worlds for several generations, especially the period when the Black Dragon King was in charge. Back then, the soaring sect was even more distant with zero news coming out. Their arrival this time was met with silent contempt from some of the other imperial lineages.
If the soaring sect were to destroy a few lineages, then they would be able to establish their unquestionable prestige once more.
Some were secretly happy after hearing this command. A mortal feud between Li Qiye and the soaring sect was a good thing. In their eyes, they could benefit by just watching on the sidelines.
The ambassador's message was quickly spread with the help of many experts, even to the remote corners of the Imperial Border.
"Li, get your ass to the Nine Worlds' Chief Ambassador and commit suicide or else he'll destroy your Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect!" Outside of many experts spreading the message, some spoke arrogant words as well.
This type of harsh message was not done thoughtlessly. Some intentionally did so in this manner because they secretly want to see Fiercest fighting against the Soaring Immortal Sect.
If the soaring sect could destroy Li Qiye, this would eradicate the fear in many people's minds. With his death, the path of becoming the Immortal Emperor in the future would be much flatter.
If Li Qiye could take the soaring sect down with him, it would be even more exciting. Of course, this probability was practically negligible. Across history, many imperial lineages had turned into ashes, only the soaring sect remained standing.
"Li, accept your death or else the ambassador will destroy your sect!" In a short period of time, people started to scream across the Imperial Border. Moreover, the ones who were sending these strong messages tried not to show their faces and only fanned the flames.
In the face of this undercurrent that was about to surge, many sects chose to only observe on the sidelines. They weren't willing to provoke Fiercest or the Soaring Immortal Sect.
"Destroy my Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect?!" Li Qiye, who had been ignoring the ambassador, finally showed his face after hearing this message.
He flew to the sky with the ladies right behind him. A supreme imperial pathway emerged beneath his feet and stretched through the sky. This pathway emitted a peerless imperial momentum.
He was still wearing his imperial armor with its oppressive aura. The entire frontier was suppressed by his might as he walked forward step by step, causing the sun and moon to spin and the stars to be flipped upside down.
He was an untouchable Imperial King at this moment. Appalling visual phenomena emerged behind him. In these images were billions of existences worshipping him. He alone was the sovereign and ruler of the universe with the ability to control the Yin and Yang or severing the five elements!
Everyone in the border quivered under this supreme momentum. Even experts at the Virtuous Paragon level trembled. Needless to say about the weaker ones, they felt an impulse to submit under this atmosphere.
"The Soaring Immortal Sect is nothing! In my world, you dare to utter about destroying my sect?!" The moment Li Qiye spoke, these images poured down an imperial might as if he had a great army accompanying him, as if he was the invincible War Emperor on an expedition!
These words were extremely overbearing. No one in this world would ever dare to say this to the soaring sect!
"Fiercest is indeed the fiercest. His overbearingness is still somehow justified. In the nine worlds, no one is more fierce than him." Even those from the previous generation took deep breaths and commented after seeing Li Qiye's grand stance.
Such words were directly humiliating the soaring sect. The ambassador acting as the sect's representative naturally wouldn't swallow this anger.
"Junior, don't be so presumptuous!" As Li Qiye was walking in the sky, the ambassador slowly rose from an abandoned imperial city.
At this moment, his figure was gigantic. His head wore the heaven while his feet stomped the earth. Layers of suns appeared behind him alongside other visual phenomena. A blinding radiance emanated from his core so no one could look straight at him. These lights were truly too dazzling.
He released all of his blood energy at this time.
"Boom!" A force as unrelenting as an undercurrent assaulting the deep reefs emerged. This energy slammed into the firmament as if it wished to take down the stars in the nine heavens. It supported the might of a God-Monarch and aimed to stop Li Qiye's imperial momentum.
"Junior, kneel and accept your death, then I can forgive your Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect!" The ambassador's God-Monarch aura was at its limit and was seemingly causing the sky to crack.
A real monarch was something beyond self-proclaimed monarchs. Moreover, the ambassador was from a lineage with five emperors, thus he was far more frightening than an ordinary one. For example, the Night Scorpion God-Monarch was simply no match for him!
Due to Li Qiye's public disdain for the soaring sect, the ambassador was absolutely going to subdue him. Whether Li Qiye was powerful or not no longer mattered, he must eliminate Li Qiye to show the nine worlds that the soaring sect's prestige was not something to be trifled with.
One side was Fiercest while the other was the unreachable chief ambassador. Both sides wouldn't yield, causing the cultivators in the Imperial Border and even the entire lesser world to hold their breaths. Everyone knew that a storm was swiftly approaching.
"Only a God-Monarch, not worth mentioning." With his imperial armor, Li Qiye loomed over myriad realms.
"Boom!" His boundless blood energy surged outside and instantly burst through the vault of the heavens.
"A Virtuous Paragon." Someone murmured after seeing his energy that resembled a soaring true dragon.
In fact, him being a Virtuous Paragon wouldn't shock anyone. The only thing was that people wanted to know which level of the paragon realm he was currently at.
"Buzz!" His fate palaces also rose one after another.
"One, two, three…" People started counting after seeing so many palaces: "Twelve! No, thirteen! Wait a minute, it isn't twelve! There really are thirteen palaces!"
The counter thought that he was mistaken. Just counting to twelve already left people in disbelief, so when they saw the thirteenth palace, they assumed that their eyes were mistaken, but this wasn't the case at all.
"Impossible…" Many screamed after counting several times and confirmed the amount.
"Impossible! Impossible! This can't be!" Some dropped down to the ground instantly while aghast. They couldn't believe the scene in front of them.
"Thirteen, thirteen palaces!" A few young geniuses with aspirations of competing for the Heaven’s Will squatted down on the ground. In this second, their eyes lost their focus and they didn't know what they were saying any longer.
"Thirteen palaces can't be real!" Even the invincible experts of the previous generation like Old Immortal from the Heaven Rampaging Mountain was shocked to see this. He had been through countless storms before, but his eyes were still dazzled at this moment.
"Legend states that Immortal Emperor Jiao Heng had twelve palaces. This was enough for him to remain undefeated throughout his life, but now, someone with thirteen palaces has appeared…" He murmured.
The progenitor of the Heaven Rampaging Mountain was an old servant of Immortal Emperor Jiao Heng, so they knew a few of his secrets. For everyone in the sect, including Old Immortal, they took pride in the emperor's twelve palaces. After all, there were quite a few emperors across history, but not many had twelve palaces.
But today, someone actually had thirteen! How could an existence like Old Immortal not be astounded?
A hiding God-Monarch muttered in astonishment: "Thirteen palaces… this simply breaks all pre-existing beliefs, a unique miracle across the eons. Compared to thirteen palaces, three saint aptitudes or whatever are all not worth mentioning."
Everyone knew that twelve palaces was the limit for cultivators. Since the ages, not many people had twelve. As for thirteen, this was something no one had even thought about since it was simply impossible. But now, this miracle appeared before everyone and overwhelmed them completely.
Chapter 1096: Standing Strong Against An Imperial Weapon
Thirteen palaces were supreme, especially the thirteenth one. It was higher than the nine heavens, higher than all in this world and myriad realms. Only by having thirteen palaces would one be able to escape all restraints as the pinnacle of existences.
Many people felt despair after seeing them. The young masters and prodigies had dreams and aspirations. Even though they were not as great as Li Qiye right now or even Jikong Wudi's group, they thought that as long as they kept on trying, they would be able to surpass even Li Qiye one day.
But now, the supreme palaces devoided them of hope. It was not something that could be surpassed with effort!
Jikong Wudi's face twisted while looking at the thirteen palaces. An unspeakable jealousy had completely distorted his heart.
All along, the glory had always been his. He was the most impressive genius, the one most qualified to become the Immortal Emperor. His three saint aptitudes were incomparable and gave him an unparalleled advantage.
But now, Li Qiye had deprived him of his spotlight. Before the thirteen palaces, all of his advantages and talents became worthless. His teeth clattered from rage as he swore to never exist alongside Li Qiye!
Heavenly Emperor Lin and Zhan Shi training in the far distance also saw this scene. Their expressions quickly shifted to the point of being pale. Both of them lost their minds.
They were confident with firm dao hearts. They accepted that Li Qiye was stronger than them, but they were still determined all the same as they had one chance to fight against Li Qiye. However, when the palaces appeared, it was as if they could see their confidence collapsing before their very eyes.
After a long time, the two finally calmed down and glanced at each other. They felt a bit helpless at this moment. This feeling left them greatly frustrated.
The two thought about how it didn't matter how powerful they became or what achievements they have, they would never be able to surpass the thirteen palaces. Even if they became Immortal Emperors in the future, it was still impossible to surpass them. These palaces would forever be a shadow in their hearts.
"Why did we have to be born in the same generation as him?" Zhan Shi murmured. Despite his unwavering dao heart that had few peers, he was still lamenting his ill fate at this moment.
"We were still underestimating Li Qiye." Lin bitterly smiled and was speechless.
In a different location, Bing Yuxia was embracing two beauties on both sides and saw the thirteen palaces. She also became shocked and let go of the two girls. After a long time, she struggled to regain her sanity: "Is he still a human? Even gods and devils wouldn't be able to create such a miracle."
The world went silent before the palaces. None of the cultivators in the lesser world dared to breathe lest they break this tranquil moment.
In the blink of an eye, Li Qiye stood before the abandoned city where the chief ambassador resided.
At this time, the ambassador was seated on the imperial throne with an attitude full of disdain for the rest of the world. His God-Monarch aura rampaged, causing people to feel fear. The disciples of the soaring sect stood to his left and right in lines. There were also cultivators from great powers who wanted to curry favor.
The ambassador was not pleased to see Li Qiye's blatant provocation. This was simply a slap to their face. His eyes turned cold after seeing Li Qiye's thirteen palaces. In his eyes, regardless of the cost, he must eliminate this junior. The reason was not only because of Li Qiye's slight towards the sect, but also because he must pave the way for the Soaring Immortal descendant in the future. Otherwise, if this junior ahead became the Immortal Emperor, it would be a disaster for their sect.
"Just the Soaring Immortal Sect alone dares to posture before me?!" Li Qiye hovered in the sky and coldly glared at the ambassador.
At this moment, no one said anything. None of them felt that Li Qiye was being arrogant after seeing his thirteen palaces. His eligibility for acting imperious was proven.
A disciple of the soaring sect shouted: "Junior! Cease, cease your impudence!" Even though they understood just how scary and powerful Li Qiye was, they wouldn't allow anyone to challenge their sect!
"Kneel!" Li Qiye glared at the guy. In the blink of an eye, an imperial momentum exploded and suppressed the heavens. Li Qiye was the emperor of gods; he was in control of myriad realms and all living beings must prostrate and worship him.
"Bang!" All the Soaring Immortal disciples here uncontrollably kneeled to the ground. Even though they struggled to get up, it was impossible under the pressure of the imperial momentum.
And it wasn't just the disciples from the soaring sect, many experts all around who wanted to support the soaring sect fell to the ground as well. Among them were even paragons from the previous generation.
This result left them angry and ashamed. There were some rulers in this group, but today, they were kneeling before a junior. It was a truly humiliating crisis.
Li Qiye's action made the ambassador's expression turn ugly. It was simply breaking all pretenses while fiercely shattering his prestige.
In a furor, the ambassador stepped into the sky with a terrifying blood energy that could support an entire world.
"Junior, don't you think you are being too arrogant?" He spoke: "Your achievement is indeed astonishing, but the Soaring Immortal Sect is something you will never be able to provoke. Your future path is still very long, antagonizing my soaring sect—"
"Haven't I provoked it by now?" Li Qiye gave him a quick glance in a domineering manner. His imperial momentum pressed on as he coldly said: "Even if this world was bigger, there is no one that I can't afford to provoke!"
"How insolent!" The ambassador could stand it no longer. He shouted and was prepared to attack. In an instant, the Heaven's Will cried out. Supreme strands of grand dao emerged. His first attack was a Heaven's Will Secret Law!
To be able to start with such a great technique showed that he was indeed a monarch of the soaring sect. This capability didn't only display his confidence but also proved the frightening power of the soaring sect.
It was a God-Monarch attacking with a secret law. With just one move, the Yin and Yang were buried, myriad dao were boiled dry while the reincarnation cycle was disintegrated.
Even a God-Monarch would be aghast in the face of this move and wouldn't be able to block it.
However, Li Qiye didn't even bat an eye. He gently pushed his palm forward. This was the Dragon Subduing Palm.
"Boom!" It easily struck down this secret attack.
The ambassador was caught off guard and knew that he had met a powerful foe. Even though this junior was not of the God-Monarch level, he could challenge one due to his thirteen palaces!
"Junior, you are strong enough, but there are many people who are stronger than you in this world." He coldly uttered while taking out an imperial weapon.
The weapon in his hand poured down imperial auras. Each strand was as wondrous as a galaxy and capable of crushing the whole world.
The terrifying imperial weapon in his hand seemed to be waking, causing others to tremble. Even though it was not a true treasure, it wasn't so simple when the wielder was the ambassador.
"Junior, accept your death!" He didn't waste words. He cried out and jumped into the sky before unleashing his imperial weapon.
"Boom!" The void shattered by its might. An imperial light soared to the nine layers of the heavens with meteors raining down. This was a painting of an apocalypse. A huge black hole emerged, causing the world to turn dark as if the sun had been cut down.
In just a second, many people were terrified and scared out of their wits. They prostrated on the ground from the unstoppable pressure and couldn't get up even if they wanted to.
"Bang!" A powerful shockwave blew away all the debris in the void. Even the black hole was annihilated by this impact. The sky seemed to have been battered back to the origin, a vast nothingness.
Amidst this faint space, everyone saw an astonishing scene. Li Qiye actually used his fist to meet the imperial weapon head on. The crowd would never forget this scene for the rest of their lives. He was bare-handed without treasures or weapons.
Myriad Dao Fist, Indestructible Diamond Fist! Even imperial weapons couldn’t destroy Li Qiye's indestructible fist. With the power of the thirteen palaces, he could directly withstand an attack from the imperial weapon.
"Stopping an imperial weapon with his bare hands, and an attack from a God-Monarch at that…" Many people were astounded. Not to mention the younger generation, even a God-Monarch wouldn't have been able to do this.
This was a miraculous feat for anyone. Before taking the gap in cultivation into consideration, even those on the same level wouldn't dare to take an imperial weapon straight on.
Another God-Monarch watched from the distance and emotionally murmured: "Everything is possible with thirteen fate palaces."