"You..."

Mu Cangsheng broke free from the tip of the blade, turned around, and shouted angrily.

He had not expected that Qing Yu, the esteemed leader of the Taoists and the third strongest on the Heavenly List, would resort to such a dirty tactic of backstabbing.

Yet, he almost succeeded.

The Divine Sense and intuition of the strongest seemed nonexistent in the face of Qing Yu; it wasn't until the blade pierced the body that the attack was noticed.

If not for the Xinglie's Battle Body breaking through in advance to grasp the Doomsday Myth, Mu Cangsheng would already be suffering a bone-chilling blow from this Demon Sword.

Though the injury might not have been fatal, if Qing Yu delivered another strike, it would likely be the end for him.

"Prepare to die!"

Without waiting for Mu Cangsheng to say more, an Evil Qi struck, it was the Great Witch Sacrifice.

Despite being elderly, the Great Witch Sacrifice swelled with robust muscles, activating the Witch Clan Battle Body, enlarging to a height of ten feet, delivering a punch at Mu Cangsheng.

The Great Witch Sacrifice harbored deep resentment towards the Daqian Emperor Ancestor for his cunning schemes and for seizing the battle body of the Southern Border's progenitor. Now, seeing Mu Cangsheng attacked by the Demon Sword, he seized the opportunity to make him pay for his actions.

Meanwhile, the battle between the Sword God and the Ten Kings commenced.

The Blade Energy crisscrossed, either ancient or fierce, the simple Sword Force encompassing varied Blade Energy, yet consistently driven by domineering Sword Intent.

Every slash from the Sword God forced the Ten Kings to fully counter, yet the Sword God did not underestimate the Ten Kings' counterattacks either.

The Senluo Ten Palaces formation united the Ten Kings, fully unleashing the power of the Netherworld Palace.

Yama was adept in all martial arts of the other Nine Kings, each move carried great power, with the Nine Kings aiding simultaneously.

Night Parade of Hundred Demons, Freezing Hell, Blood Pool Floating Tower...

The Ten Kings performed Absolute Skills effortlessly, in countless variations, each containing enormous power. Relying on the Senluo Ten Palaces, Yama fought the Sword God to a standstill.

Elsewhere, Qing Yu was still facing off against the Five Emperors.

"Your soul body is unstable, aren't you afraid I might strike your consciousness out of your battle body?" Qing Yu said.

"Earlier, we were in another's Sea of Consciousness, hard to deploy fully. Now, the five of us join forces, mastering the Xinglie's Battle Body, even if the soul body is unstable, we can kill you." The Five Emperors replied with a resonant five-layered voice.

These five, reshaped by the Will of the Human Dao, had independent consciousness, yet also shared unity in spirit and mind. As the Ninth Generation Human Emperor once said, they are the Human Emperor and not the Human Emperor.

The past nine Human Emperors were independent beings, yet the consciousness manifesting now could be considered a collective whole.

"Heh, if I don't act soon, Mu Cangsheng will die at my hands." Qing Yu coldly laughed, revealing the early move of the Five Emperors.

Did the Five Emperors wish to wait until fully merging with the Xinglie's Battle Body before acting? The problem was, it wasn't feasible.

The remaining battle intent within the Xinglie's Battle Body viewed the lineage of Human Emperors as a sworn enemy. Eradicating the battle intent was a major task in itself; how could they act so quickly?

However, if they hadn't acted earlier, Mu Cangsheng would've died at Qing Yu's hands.

Who knew why this Dao Ancestor's descendant could be so vicious, a seemingly upright Taoist, yet so treacherous in action. He didn't care about the face of the strongest, directly playing backstab.

Moreover, why was your backstabbing so adept? No trace of Qi Mechanism, even the strongest couldn't detect your approach.

If the Five Emperors hadn't acted, Qing Yu might have succeeded with one strike, followed by a few more, leaving Mu Cangsheng, this cunning "three-hundred-year-old fox in Taoism," to die miserably, nailed on the pillar of shame in history as the most embarrassed supreme being.

"Crack... Crack..."

As they spoke, their hands silently exerted force, the Doomsday Myth and hand opposing each other, sparking.

'Xinglie's Battle Body, truly hard.' Qing Yu's eye twitched slightly, he thought.

The power of the battle body, whether it could surpass Qing Yu's Saint and Demon Embryo, was still uncertain, but its hardness was undeniable.

This Tribulation Device, the Doomsday Myth, was born in accordance with calamity. Its edge and power were tested, openly confronting Heavenly Talent as a Demon Sword.

Yet, now, the Doomsday Myth couldn't even cut through the battle body's hand, it was astounding.

Unbeknownst, the Five Emperors were equally shocked by the Doomsday Myth's strength. This battle body was once Xinglie's greatest reliance, its strength now surpassed the past after years of Earth Veins nurturing.

This blood-red Demon Sword, as if a Red Scorpion, able to resist the battle body without damage, was no ordinary weapon.

After a silent stare-down, both sides suddenly struck with their other hands.

"Boom—"

Palm against palm, Blood Qi clashing with Xuanhuang Energy, the formidable force remaining at an impasse.

Both Qing Yu and the Five Emperors' eyes sharpened, palm shadows and Fist Power consistently clashing, making the most direct and forceful close combat attack.

"Boom boom—"

Every punch and palm carried Wind and Thunder power, tremendous force vibrating endlessly.

"Blood Vault."

"Ba Yu Divine Essence."

Firmamen Blood Power and Xuanhuang Dominance clashed, with two forces from the Heavenly Vault and the Earth meeting in the most intense impact.

Traces of blood mist appeared on Qing Yu's left hand, indicating his capillaries couldn't withstand the power impact. Facing the hard clash against Xinglie's Battle Body, Qing Yu's body was at a disadvantage.

However, this minor injury, Qing Yu recovered in a blink.

The blood mist returned to his arm, the injured left arm unharmed.

"Mofan Prajnaparamita."

Prajnaparamita Demon Sound, formless and invisible, yet it deeply penetrated the Primordial Spirit Consciousness, bringing profound Demon Intent.

From earlier confrontations, Qing Yu already knew it was futile to deal with the unrivaled battle body under the heavens. Since that was the case, the only target could be the Primordial Spirit Consciousness.

The Five Emperors' spiritual consciousness and their battle bodies were not deeply integrated, and the soul body was unstable, a major flaw.

"You think to use demon intent against me? Daoist, perhaps you have forgotten who I am!"

"I am the creator of soul trickery." This is the voice of Po Yun, the Sixth Generation Human Emperor.

"I am the first disciple of the world's first Primordial Sky Demon." This is the voice of Li Sha, the Fifth Generation Human Emperor.

Indeed, instability of the soul body was a weakness, yet the Five Emperors were not devoid of means to guard against such weaknesses.

"Soul Analysis Dark Technique."

"Heavenly Demon Extinguishing."

Two soul bodies reached out from the battle body, attacking in unison. Concurrently, the battle body exhibited Ba Xuan's Technique from the Seventh Generation Human Emperor again, deploying the immensely domineering Ba Yu's Divine Essence.

Crisis after crisis, the Five Emperors suddenly unleashed lethal moves. The techniques of the Three Emperors plunged Qing Yu into a perilous situation.

Yet amidst this crisis, a cold gleam flickered in Qing Yu's eyes.

"The most ancient may not necessarily be the strongest."

Two separate bodies appeared beside Qing Yu, formed by the Qi Form of Dark Ice and Fire Seven Heavens.

Dark Ice and Fire Seven Heavens·Unrivaled Awakening.

At the same time——

Star Constellation Tribulation, Dark Ice and Fire Seven Heavens, time halted.

The Heavenly Demon Soldier appeared in Qing Yu's hand, combining with the superpower of Dark Ice and Fire Seven Heavens, freezing both the battle body and soul body momentarily.

"Heart Sword of Silent Annihilation."

The heart sword aimed directly at the Primordial Spirit, emitting a pitch-black sword light, instantly wounding the two soul bodies.

Facing the battle body's attack was an incredibly massive Blood Essence, "No Regret Firmamen."

"Boom——"

Surging blood waves spread out, causing both Qing Yu and the battle body to tremble, each taking a step back, thus ending the deadlock.

Simultaneously, Qing Yu switched weapons, the Heavenly Demon Soldier Guilt Madness replaced Doomsday Myth, a wailing ghostly face shot out, diving into the battle body of the Xinglie clan.

The superpower of Guilt Madness, as its demonic weapon name suggests, incites one's Heart Demon, leading to their madness and demise.

"How can a mere Evil Demon disturb our hearts!"

Xuanhuang Energy surged out, trying to dispel the demonic fog.

"Guilt Madness certainly cannot harm your spiritual consciousness since you represent Human Dao Will," said Qing Yu, "But the original owner of this body was not you."

"Kill, kill, kill! Battle, battle, battle!"

Killing intent and battle intent, along with an incredibly ferocious Evil Qi, erupted overwhelmingly, reawakening the battle intent instincts that lingered within the Xinglie clan.

The Five Emperors had seized the battle body of the Xinglie clan yet refrained from employing the Earthly Evil Qi, precisely because this body of the Xinglie clan still possessed an instinctual adversary countermeasure. Now, Qing Yu drew upon the Evil Qi and battle intent, triggering them simultaneously.

"Chaos ruptures the Feng Yun."

Taking advantage of your weakness, Qing Yu adhered to the principle of ruthlessly beating a drowning enemy, severing the Feng Yun with sword shadows, visible and invisible matters, all reduced to ashes amidst the blade and sword sea.

"Clang, clang, clang——"

Sword Qi ceaselessly invaded, though it could not harm the battle body, the Sword Intent dealt the greatest wound to the Five Emperors' Spiritual Consciousness, together assaulting with the Xinglie clan's battle intent.

"The situation is dire."

"We must immediately suppress Xinglie's battle intention instinct."

"We should forcibly awaken the Fourth Generation Human Emperor."

Under the joint attack from within and without, the five Human Emperors promptly resolved to forcibly awaken the Fourth Generation Human Emperor using their combined spiritual consciousness.

"One step, one kill; kill for a thousand miles; every ten steps, a slaughter; a hundred miles of blood slaughter. Battle bodies cast from the blood and Qi of all beings, spiritual bones ascend the heavenly ladder."

Amidst a soaring Evil Qi, the Blood Abyss Spirit of the Fourth Generation Human Emperor entered the battle body.

'This Human Emperor, in full view resembles the demonic people more,' mumbled Qing Yu, witnessing the sky-piercing Blood Killing, speechlessly voicing sarcasm.

The Sixth Generation Human Emperor clearly comes across as ghostly and sinister, the Fifth Generation Human Emperor was the first disciple of the First Generation Sky Demon, and the Fourth Generation Human Emperor, in every way, seems deeply connected to the Blood Demon Sect.

What Qing Yu did not know was that the earlier Human Emperors endured much greater wars and conquests. The front few generations were conquerors, and by the time of the later generations, the Human race had established their dominion over the world, gradually shifting to internal conflicts.

Precisely due to this, after the Ninth Generation Human Emperor, the Human race transitioned into a familial rule era.

True Qi Martial Way also took shape during the later Human Emperors, and by the late Eighth Generation Human Emperor, the Dao Ancestor expounded Dao across the land, thoroughly establishing True Qi Martial Way as the mainstream.

As for the first four Human Emperors, they engaged in Body Refinement by devouring Essence, blood, and marrow of Divine Beasts and Exotic Beasts. This was also the origin of the Blood Dao Martial Arts, the most ancient Martial Arts.

In terms of Primordial Spirit Cultivation, the Fourth Generation Human Emperor could not compare to the later Human Emperors, but in terms of battle intent and Evil Qi, he could suppress the persistent defiance of the Xinglie clan's battle intent within the battle body.

"Boom——"

The spiritual consciousness of the Fourth Generation Human Emperor entered the body, and the Xinglie clan's battle intent was suppressed. In tandem, the Earthly Evil Qi and Qi and blood of the battle body were thoroughly mobilized.

Xuanhuang Energy descended upon the Earth, while Earthly Evil Qi soared to the sky.

At this moment, the battle body wielded unparalleled power.

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