A beam of golden light shot down from the heavens, and within it emerged a golden-armored giant. With a single step, he reached Xuanyuan Tianming and slapped him across the face, sending him flying!

"How dare you defy this Emperor! You deserve death! You deserve to die!" the giant bellowed.

Xuanyuan Tianming was struck to the ground, his hair disheveled and his appearance an utter mess.

"Audacious! To show such disrespect to His Majesty!"

"Audacious!"

"Insolent! Who dares to be disrespectful to His Majesty!"

Beside Xuanyuan Tianming, figures soared into the air one after another. There were fifty or sixty of them, all Half-step True Immortal Realm Cultivators, and they roared in unison.

At their appearance, the cultivators of the ancient town were stunned. Though the newcomers were in disguise, an immense presence blanketed the sky! Saint Kings! They were all Saint Kings!

"Hmph!" The golden-armored giant snorted coldly and flung his sleeve.

WHOOSH!

The Saint Kings froze in place, as if under a Paralysis Spell.

SPURT! SPURT!

One by one, they began to spit blood and fall from the sky.

"You... how can you still possess such combat power...?" Xuanyuan Tianming clutched his chest as he struggled to his feet, staring at the golden-armored giant in astonishment. That giant just severely injured fifty or sixty Half-step True Immortals with a single blow. His strength is absurd! Could he be a Saint King-level existence? Impossible! We're at least tens of thousands of miles from the Saint Court's Gate. Logically, no Saint King should be here. Besides, this giant's aura is obviously weaker than that corpse from before. This golden-armored giant is not a Saint King!

"This Emperor has no need to explain anything to you! If you continue to babble, I will destroy this avatar of yours!" the golden-armored giant spoke coldly. He stepped forward and pointed a finger at Xuanyuan Tianming. "I give you one last chance. Submit, or die!"

"I... I'd rather die!"

Gritting his teeth as if risking everything, Xuanyuan Tianming's body swayed as he rushed toward Qin Yao. He wanted to snatch her away and take her back to the Saint Court's Gate!

"Hmph!"

But with another cold snort, the golden-armored giant shot out another beam of golden light!

SMACK!

Xuanyuan Tianming's entire physical body exploded into a mist of blood!

"You..." Terrified, Xuanyuan Tianming's soul instantly fled.

"Not good, he wants to possess my Family Head!" Outside the ancient town, Zheng sensed something and immediately transformed into his true body, giving chase in an instant!

"Little beast, where do you think you're going!"

「Outside the ancient town!」

A group of men in black descended from the sky.

These men in black carried an eerie aura. They were all Half-step True Immortal Realm cultivators! The fastest among them caught up to Zheng's true form in an instant, reaching out with withered claws to grab his head!

"Get lost!" Zheng roared.

BOOM!

A demonic, baleful energy surged from his body, blocking the man's strike.

"Hmm? A peak Half-step True Immortal? This fiendish beast is quite strange!"

"Kill it!"

"Haha! A peak Half-step True Immortal... if we forge it into a puppet, it will be even more valuable!"

The men in black revealed greedy expressions.

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

They all lunged at Zheng!

"Ancestor, save me!" Zheng screamed in terror, fleeing panickedly toward the depths of the ancient town.

"Ancestor, we're under attack!" As Zheng fled into the depths of the ancient town, a man in brocade robes rose into the air from within a palace and charged toward the town's outskirts.

"Heh heh! A bunch of small fry think they can stop me? You're courting death!" Xuanyuan Tianming sneered. He reached out and grasped at the man in brocade robes from a distance, immediately binding him in mid-air, unable to break free.

BOOM!

Xuanyuan Tianming threw a punch.

BANG!

The man in brocade robes exploded into pieces.

Xuanyuan Tianming cackled sinisterly, his figure flickering as he reached for Qin Yao.

"Back off!" Qin Yao's face was set with determination as she activated a secret treasure, thrusting a dagger toward Xuanyuan Tianming's brow.

CLANG!

The dagger clashed against golden finger bones.

"Overestimating your own strength!" Xuanyuan Tianming grinned malevolently. His golden finger bones shook violently, repelling the dagger. In that same instant, he extended his right hand and lunged for Qin Yao's neck.

"You vile villain!"

"Our princess is the head of the Xuanyuan royal family!"

"Villain! If you harm our princess, the Xuanyuan royal family will hunt you to the ends of the earth and eradicate you!"

Seeing this, the cultivators of the Xuanyuan royal family in the ancient town rushed forward in a panic. Unfortunately, none of them could withstand a single one of Xuanyuan Tianming's moves. They were all slapped to death in an instant, unable to even resist.

"You... you... may you die a horrible death! A horrible death!" As Xuanyuan Tianming's hand was about to close around her neck, Qin Yao shut her eyes and wailed, tears streaming down her face. She could taste death.

BOOM!

However, a massive, oppressive force suddenly descended, followed by a series of cracking sounds.

CRACK! CRACK!

It was the sound of shattering bones.

Qin Yao's eyes snapped open, her pupils constricting violently. Xuanyuan Tianming was kneeling on the ground!

"You..." Qin Yao stared dumbfounded at Xuanyuan Tianming.

He was covered in blood, his face twisted into a ferocious mask, resembling a frenzied wild beast.

RUMBLE! RUMBLE!

The entire ancient town shook.

"Hahaha! Hahahaha!" Xuanyuan Tianming laughed maniacally.

"Do you think that thing can stop this Emperor's revival?" he roared at the heavens. "Ants! You are mistaken! This Emperor will not only be resurrected, but I will also trample your world underfoot! Your world, your everything—it will all belong to me! Once I recover my power, all of you will die! All of you! Hahaha! Hahahaha!"

ROAR!

Xuanyuan Tianming had gone mad.

"You... just who in the world are you?" Qin Yao asked, trembling.

She suddenly realized something. I can't see through his cultivation level at all! That can only mean one of two things: either he's hiding his cultivation, or he's far, far stronger than me!

"Haha! You will all die!" Xuanyuan Tianming glanced at Qin Yao, then swept his gaze over the black-clad men who had rushed into the town. He let out a sinister laugh. "A bunch of trash like you thinks you're worthy of competing with this Emperor?"

"Courting death!"

"You dare call us trash!"

"Kill him!"

The crowd of black-clad men flew into a rage.

BOOM!

A beam of sword light slashed out from the depths of the ancient town, striking Xuanyuan Tianming.

"Huh! What is this...?" A puzzled voice drifted from the depths of the ancient town, followed by a muffled THUD. Then, silence.

"He's dead?" Qin Yao asked, startled and uncertain.

"He's definitely dead!"

"I don't know who it was, but they actually managed to slay that ferocious beast. That was a peak Half-step True Immortal!" The other cultivators in the town were also stunned.

"Haha! I have recovered!" a hearty voice suddenly rang out.

A figure shot over, landing in front of Xuanyuan Tianming in the blink of an eye. It was an incredibly burly, bare-chested man with muscles so knotted they looked as if they were forged from steel.

"Who are you?" Xuanyuan Tianming fixed his gaze on the man.

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