Chapter 588: Reverse Assault!
An Ri roared.
His burning essence grew even stronger, and instead of aging, he actually transformed back into a youthful figure.
With black hair and black eyes, his stature was imposing, surrounded by dark flames that seemed as if nothing in the world could extinguish them.
He was preparing to confront Lu Ye in his strongest state.
Honestly, a smarter move would’ve been to stall for time; after all, how much True Essence did Lu Ye possess compared to him as a Great Emperor?
But An Ri couldn’t hold back!
He was a Great Emperor, not some half-baked Emperor like An Li.
He was the genuine article, someone who once overwhelmed the universe, making the heavenly prodigies too afraid to lift their heads in his presence.
He had his pride.
Even after years without fighting, that pride hadn’t faded. It was just buried deep within him.
The pride of a Great Emperor wouldn’t let him face Lu Ye by simply draining his True Essence; he was determined to use everything he had to defeat Lu Ye head-on.
The swords and spears clashed repeatedly.
With each clash, Chaos erupted, and many stars in the seven heavens exploded from the unexplainable fluctuations.
Their battle even severed time itself, with the sound of rushing water resonating — the sound of the River of Time.
Space and time were breaking apart.
Lu Ye still hadn’t used his Celestial Lord Fist.
He wasn’t in a hurry at all.
After fighting for a bit, it was just right for him to adjust to the rhythm of battling a Great Emperor, considering he hadn’t fought one in a while.
“Brother…”
A mournful cry rang out.
An Ri looked in the direction of An Yue. Right now, An Yue’s statue was riddled with cracks; she really was about to be knocked silly.
So many Quasi-Emperors, just an overwhelming number of Quasi-Emperors.
She simply couldn’t finish them off; powerful attacks rained down on her statue incessantly, and she was on the verge of breaking.
Pain flickered in An Ri’s eyes.
He wanted to save An Yue, but he was caught up tightly with Lu Ye. Just as he glanced at her, the Stone Sword brutally severed his arm.
In that case, he had no choice but to abandon An Yue!
An Ri suddenly let out a long howl.
Still desperately holding on, An Yue let out a blood-curdling scream that startled numerous Quasi-Emperors, making them panic and retreat.
But while others retreated, the Devouring Dao Beast opened its mouth wide and used its innate divine ability, swallowing the statue enveloped in rolling black smoke whole.
The black smoke diminished dramatically, and the Devouring Dao Beast turned entirely black, its body shaking uncontrollably.
But it stubbornly gulped down the power.
The beast howled in agony, rolling around in the void as if countless bugs were gnawing on its insides.
Fortunately, the Devouring Dao Beast had a strong digestion ability and constantly digested the energy.
A torrent of black mist merged into An Ri’s body, leaving traces of bugs on his skin, and these bugs weren’t dead but alive, crawling all over his surface.
“Gods!”
An Ri released an earth-shattering roar.
Seeing this, Lu Ye exhaled softly.
The Stone Sword vanished.
He raised his fist.
“Buzz!”
In that moment, the world above the primordial spirit buzzed.
Primordial Force surged through Lu Ye’s right arm, which had been strengthened nine times, radiating a horrendous golden-red hue. The reddish shade was almost transparent, revealing countless blood vessels, each drop of golden-red blood containing terrifying power.
The myriad paths enveloping him all flowed together, ultimately wrapping around his arm like mighty dragons.
Every bug within An Ri exploded.
The power of the Dark Clan’s divine beings surged into An Ri at that moment.
His body expanded with the sudden influx of massive energy, his aura soaring.
An Ri recognized Lu Ye’s state and understood clearly that this was the moment of their final clash.
So let it be!
A massive amount of flames erupted around An Ri.
Transcend!
Burn!
The essence of the Great Emperor burned recklessly at this moment.
An Ri clearly knew he had only this one chance.
If he didn’t defeat Lu Ye this time, once Lu Ye grew stronger, victory would slip from his grasp.
He was a Great Emperor; trying to make even a slight improvement would be incredibly difficult.
Yet, Lu Ye was merely in the Ruler Realm, not even at its peak. An Ri couldn’t understand why Lu Ye had the audacity to seek him out before reaching that pinnacle.
This was his one and only chance!
An Ri let out an earth-shattering howl.
He unleashed his most powerful strike, the Law of the Great Emperor!
“Eternal Night An Ri!”
This time, Lu Ye didn’t just roar angrily in his heart; he shouted it out loud.
“Celestial! Lord! Fist!”
The world instantly transformed into black night.
Pure, unadulterated darkness offered no hope; in that moment, a dim sun began to rise.
That sun, although dull in the night, was precious beyond measure.
Lu Ye bent his right arm.
At that moment, the power of the world surged anew, completely converging onto his arm.
In the black night, An Ri dragged a long fiery tail, the shadows chasing after him, smashing towards Lu Ye.
Lu Ye also threw his fist forward.
Meet the force of the world!
All the Quasi-Emperors, no! Not just Quasi-Emperors, countless strong individuals held their breath at this moment, watching this earth-shattering scene.
Who would win?
The golden-red fist seal and the dim sun rushed toward one another.
There was almost no time delay.
In an instant, they collided.
“Boom!”
A deafening roar erupted.
The night shattered.
Two annihilating forces clashed.
Layers of ripples rapidly spread outwards, unleashing a storm of destruction.
All paths shattered.
The spiritual energy of the heavens and earth howled as Chaos formed a gigantic ring expanding into the distance. Where the two powers collided, who knows how far it extended, blanketing it all in a vacuum.
“Crack!”
There was no sound, yet everyone’s mind echoed with that one sound.
Because, An Ri had developed cracks.
Like shattered porcelain, the cracks quickly multiplied, densely filling up.
Finally, the now-dim fist seal ruthlessly shattered the faded sun, slamming into An Ri’s body amidst his despair.
“Boom!”
An Ri turned to dust.
Chapter 589: An Ri’s Monologue
It shattered!
It really broke!
Countless eyes witnessed this scene, their hearts nearly stopping.
Even with eyes stretched wide, they involuntarily grew even larger, blood seeping at the corners from the strain.
A Great Emperor…
Defeated by a Ruler.
No formations, no treasures, no schemes.
A straightforward confrontation.
Before everyone’s eyes, a Great Emperor was annihilated.
That was a Great Emperor!
Anyone who witnessed this felt a suffocating sensation; even fighting between Great Emperors is hardly that simple, right?
But now this Ruler…
People couldn’t even begin to articulate their thoughts about this matter.
The shockwave was simply too immense.
After An Ri turned to dust, he didn’t die immediately; a brilliant light dulling significantly remained where he was.
That was An Ri’s Dao Fruit.
It was essentially a Great Emperor’s last resort, and its speed was incredibly fast, hard to intercept.
After that strike, Lu Ye felt nearly drained, but he still had some strength left.
The threat of the Dao Fruit wasn’t significant.
Lu Ye wasn’t worried about this Dao Fruit escaping; escape? Where to escape?
The Great Sage of the Nine Heavens was right outside; the moment it tried to flee, it would be caught and put on display!
An Ri could only feel bitterness.
He had lost; truly lost to a Ruler.
Before the battle, he felt shame because Rulers had no right to battle Great Emperors.
During the fight, he felt stifled; why had the Ruler grown so powerful?
As the battle neared its end, he felt fear; he truly sensed his potential defeat, and if he lost, he would be nailed to the pillar of shame.
Clearly, his strength wasn’t weak; he was a regular Great Emperor, but no one would care about whether he was strong or weak in history.
When mentioned, people would go, “Oh, isn’t he the one who was defeated by that Ruler?”
This fear, even when the three Great Lords declared that the Dark Clan had betrayed the heavens and earth, An Ri never felt that way.
Because whatever the three Great Lords said, and however the world insulted him, An Ri accepted it all calmly, knowing they had never saved the Dark Clan. No matter how good this world was, it had never saved them, but the divine beings truly rescued them; without them, the Dark Clan would have long vanished from history.
So An Ri was afraid, but he feared being called the weakest Great Emperor, being nailed to the pillar of shame even more.
And now, after this strongest attack, he had lost.
At this moment, An Ri felt no fear.
Defeated in the strongest clash, it was a loss that couldn’t be disputed.
To lose was to lose; An Ri had the courage to face his defeat.
But alas, gods!
A sense of desolation arose in An Ri’s heart; ultimately, he hadn’t managed to bring the divine beings into this world, but now the Dark Clan was perished. Today’s retribution for their extinction was a reasonable settlement for the divine being’s grace in saving them.
Flames ignited atop An Ri’s Dao Fruit.
“Lu Ye, you’ve won!”
An Ri spoke.
Seeing the flames on An Ri’s Dao Fruit, Lu Ye’s expression shifted slightly.
So he’s ready to give up…
However, Lu Ye still needed the Great Emperor’s soul, so the Emperor’s Banner appeared.
“No need to panic; I know you have the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, and you won’t completely destroy your own soul. Plus, with your current Ten Thousand Souls Banner, you can’t do anything to me while I resist, and I know you’re out of strength,” An Ri said calmly.
Lu Ye understood that An Ri was correct, but as for the Dark Clan, An Ri was only second in importance to him; the most important one was An Li.
Lu Ye’s figure darted towards various directions of the Dark Clan, searching for An Li.
To Lu Ye, even An Ri could survive, but An Li absolutely had to die.
Yep, Lu Ye was that devoted.
An Ri didn’t pay attention to Lu Ye’s actions; he continued, “I never thought I would end my life being defeated by a Ruler. Once, I was a top prodigy across the ages.”
“At that time, I forgot my family responsibilities, with only the Dao and battles in my heart. Back then, I also had brothers and a beloved.”
An Ri seemed to be choking on his words.
Now the Dark Clan had completely fallen, and it was clear that their destruction wasn’t about who’s hand it fell into. Today’s event, even if it weren’t An Ri, anyone else would fail against Lu Ye.
A Ruler capable of taking on a Great Emperor!
An Ri was gradually narrating his life.
When An Ri was born, an anomaly occurred; the shadows of the sun and moon floated in the air, and his mother perished giving birth to him and An Yue.
From a young age, An Ri exhibited astounding talent. Since he started cultivating, he was always the top among his peers in the Dark Clan.
Later on, it wasn’t just his peers — as he progressed, he left even those older behind him.
He, like others of the Dark Clan, accepted their education, knowing the divine beings had once saved them. All those in the Dark Clan had to serve the divine beings through generations.
Because the Dark Clan hadn’t produced a Great Emperor in ages, seeing An Ri’s growing power, they decided to violate their ancestor’s will and let him venture out to the 3,000 worlds for trials.
“Do you know? That was my first time stepping out of the Dark Clan; I never imagined there was such vastness beyond our home.”
“I was excited, like a tiger leaving its cage, eager to enter a brand new territory and showcase myself.”
“The Dark Clan fully supported me, placing all their hopes on my shoulders. At that time, I was so proud, but I never expected my sister would get chosen as the Saintess.”
“She matched my talents, and initially, the clan intended for her to go out, but she figured out my intent and informed the Family Head to let me go.”
“Once I perfected my techniques and returned to the Dark Clan, I saw my sister who had become the Saintess. I succumbed to madness then, slaying dozens of Dark Clan elders, wanting to rebel and take my sister away!”
“But…”
There was a palpable sorrow in An Ri’s voice.
“But my sister blocked me…”
At that moment, Lu Ye felt a strange tremor in his heart.
He had come to know the horrifying effects of the Dark Clan’s brainwashing. In his previous life, An Li had been so happy, and yet what happened?
She still betrayed him.
The last poison she left him was the Dark Beginning Insect Seal.
In his past life, he too was brainwashed, leading him to this other world, continuing to be deeply affected by childhood experiences.
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