Chapter 587

Chapter 587: Battle of the Great Emperor

“Ah!”

An Ri let out a furious roar.

Despite his unwillingness to accept this, the situation was crystal clear before his eyes.

Lu Ye truly possessed the ability to contend against a Great Emperor.

An Yue had already resurrected the statue and was now charging towards the many Quasi-Emperors blocking their path.

The Quasi-Emperors were startled to see another Great Emperor from the Dark Clan emerge; they were definitely not Lu Ye. For a Great Emperor, dealing with a Quasi-Emperor was like swatting a fly.

An Yue made a move.

A mantis-like claw lunged towards one of the Quasi-Emperors.

All the Quasi-Emperors instinctively recoiled.

Yet, one figure roared and charged at An Yue’s attack—it was the Devouring Dao Beast.

It had to help Lu Ye hold off another Great Emperor; otherwise, with two Great Emperors teaming up against Lu Ye, that would be disastrous!

The **Eternal Shield of Ten Thousand Ways** activated, facing An Yue’s assault head-on.

“Crash!”

Honestly, facing this strike, the Devouring Dao Beast was even prepared for its own demise.

It understood deeply that while it was indeed clinging to a thigh for support, doing so wasn’t just about sweet-talking every day. It needed the resolve to die for Lu Ye, even if that meant dying for its master.

Only then could it truly become Lu Ye’s trusted aide.

If it feared death, thinking it would lose everything by being a mere mount for Lu Ye, it would soon be cast away by him.

If it’s going to die, then so be it!

The mantis-like appendage broke through the **Eternal Shield of Ten Thousand Ways**, stabbing into the Devouring Dao Beast’s tough hide. Pain surged through it, but the beast’s eyes suddenly sparkled with fierce brightness.

It wasn’t dead!

The statue emanating the aura of a Great Emperor seemed not to be as strong as it had imagined.

In that moment, the Devouring Dao Beast was ecstatic.

“It’s a false Emperor! Surround and kill it!”

The Devouring Dao Beast roared.

The many Quasi-Emperors, witnessing the Devouring Dao Beast withstanding that attack, couldn’t contain their excitement.

Wow, the Devouring Dao Beast had grown this strong?

Hearing the beast’s fierce shout, the Quasi-Emperors were filled with exhilaration. Oh yes, they could finally see the results of their training during this time!

And so, amid the thunderous roar, over a hundred Quasi-Emperor figures surged forward.

They unleashed their strongest skills against An Yue.

An Yue retaliated, severely injuring three Quasi-Emperors simultaneously, but didn’t take anyone down!

The Quasi-Emperors were even more thrilled.

With so many Quasi-Emperors, they surrounded An Yue from all sides, while some Quasi-Emperors couldn’t even get in on the action.

A glance was cast towards the Dark Clan’s only remaining Quasi-Emperor.

The rest of the Dark Clan had amounted to nothing; they had this one Great Emperor, one false Emperor, and this lone Quasi-Emperor.

The false Emperor was in a tight bind, the Great Emperor was locked in one-on-one combat with Lu Ye, and this Quasi-Emperor…

Only the Dark Clan’s sole Quasi-Emperor, An Mo, looked at the hundreds of Quasi-Emperors eyeing him hungrily and couldn’t help but swallow hard.

One thought remained in his mind: I’m doomed!

He thought of many things; just one round of attacks from the numerous Quasi-Emperors would leave An Mo as nothing but dust.

The other Quasi-Emperors could only take their turns attacking An Yue.

An Ri was roaring.

With unrelenting force, a giant black statue appeared in the heavens and earth; it was an enormous bug, radiating a strong sense of destructive taboo.

Both man and bug charged towards Lu Ye.

“Spear of the Dark World!”

Seeing this, Lu Ye smiled.

One Lu Ye split from his main body, then a second, third, fourth…

In that moment, Lu Ye didn’t care whether An Li would discover he hadn’t died even once; this was a surprise meant for the **Darkness Origin**, and now that the Darkness Origin had committed, it could hardly be considered a surprise.

A full six Lu Yes appeared around him.

Actually, Lu Ye should have consolidated his eighth life during the Void Realm, but he hadn’t chosen to do so. Before, he condensed early because he was dying too quickly to keep up. Now, since he hadn’t died once, consolidating at this late point was absolutely fine.

One against two?

Wrong!

Seven against two!

Yes!

Seven Lu Yes, with only Lu Ye wielding a sword, but every other shadow was incredibly powerful.

Lu Ye’s unsurpassed sword energy clashed with the **Spear of the Dark World**.

The giant bug was torn apart in an instant by the six Lu Yes.

The six Lu Yes surrounded An Ri, launching a full-scale assault, causing the Great Emperor An Ri to plunge into an immense crisis.

Fists crashed against An Ri’s form, shattering his protective aura, fracturing his Imperial bones, and spilling the terrifying energy of his Imperial blood into the Chaos.

In that moment, An Ri felt an overwhelming sense of powerlessness.

Perhaps he should have listened to An Li earlier and sought to trigger the explosion of the **Dark Beginning Insect Seal** that Lu Ye had been ensnared in ahead of time.

He had mistakenly believed that a Quasi-Emperor could not beat a Great Emperor.

Now, however, he was being beaten like a dog.

No, the gods had not yet descended.

No, he could not be the first Great Emperor ever defeated by a Quasi-Emperor; if such a thing happened, his name would be forever scorned.

In truth, An Ri’s worry was entirely unnecessary, for after the Reincarnation Celestial Lord and the other three Celestial Lords spoke, the Dark Clan had already been nailed to the pillar of shame, destined to remain there forever.

Unless this realm ceases to exist.

Even if the gods did descend, as long as the beings of this world weren’t exterminated, the Dark Clan would forever be seen as betrayers of the heavens and earth.

An Ri had given his all.

Letting out a long howl, he began to burn his essence.

Lu Ye, noticing this, showed no change in expression; his flesh suddenly shriveled, and his aura began to surge madly.

Secret techniques were applied to himself.

Dao surged forth, suppressing all beneath the heavens.

With Dao burning, all paths grew wildly, and as those lines of Dao were embedded onto Lu Ye, his aura soared to an extremely terrifying level.

Until now, Lu Ye’s secret technique could finally be unleashed.

This technique was known as the **Eternal Body of Ten Thousand Ways**.

It was a power more terrifying than the **Heavenly Silkworm Nine Transformations** that Lu Ye had attained after reaching the Great Emperor level. Previously, Lu Ye’s power was too weak to endure the might of the **Ten Thousand Ways**; now it was finally feasible.

Fight!

Lu Ye clashed forcefully with the Great Emperor who was enhancing his essence to the utmost.

Utmost enhancement was basically akin to a Great Emperor fighting for their life—the most powerful Great Emperor is one fighting for survival.

Lu Ye, looking to confront a Great Emperor, of course had to consider the issue of the Great Emperor’s utmost enhancement.

This time, with the secret technique erupting, Lu Ye from the front absolutely suppressed An Ri and the enhanced An Ri.

Their battle grew increasingly intense.

Eyes from the eight heavens bore through the endless void, observing this scene.

Great Emperors were astonished and shocked.

This is… Lu Ye?

What level was he, to fully suppress a Great Emperor?

Every Great Emperor couldn’t help but feel a violent stir within at Lu Ye’s displayed power in that moment.

A Quasi-Emperor could defeat a Great Emperor? If not seen with their own eyes, any Great Emperor would dismiss it with a laugh.

For they are Great Emperors!

The existence that wields oppressive power of ten thousand paths, reigning at the pinnacle of the world, how could they be overthrown?

What Great Emperor hadn’t ascended by fighting up against the odds? How could they be fought against?

And now, reality was laid bare before their eyes.