Hiss!
Terrifying flames erupted from Xu Chuan, swelling in the wind.
Faced with Yuan Hai's attack, he naturally wouldn't just sit and wait.
That wasn't his style.
The combined might of his blade domain and fire domain was just enough to suppress the black flames emanating from Yuan Hai.
However, it was merely a suppression.
The next second, Yuan Hai's attack landed on him.
Boom!
Infinite black flames erupted instantly.
Xu Chuan was completely suppressed, with no ability to resist.
Fortunately, the Golden Ancient Palace protected him, allowing him to narrowly withstand the blow.
But it was clear the Golden Ancient Palace wouldn't hold for long.
Even at its initial level, the golden shield had already developed cracks.
Seeing this, Yuan Hai pressed his advantage, pouring forth his power.
Furious energy struck the shield. Xu Chuan could only passively defend, unable to react in the slightest.
The terrifying power fluctuations caused countless faces to contort in shock.
They all knew that if Xu Chuan couldn't stop Yuan Hai.
Then, everyone present today, including Emperor Zhenwu, would perish!
The alien race would achieve a complete victory!
"Senior Brother Xu, you must hold on!"
Ning Youci watched Xu Chuan anxiously from the side, cheering him on.
At this moment, she wished she could rush forward and help Xu Chuan defeat Yuan Hai.
But with her strength, it was impossible.
She could only watch helplessly.
All she could do was kill a few more alien warriors.
Facing Yuan Hai's relentless assault on the Golden Ancient Palace, Xu Chuan knew he would die if this continued.
A look of determination flashed across his face, as if he had made a momentous decision.
"Golden Ancient Palace, Reverse!"
Xu Chuan trod on the void, channeling infinite primeval energy into the Golden Ancient Palace. He operated his inner world to its absolute limit, continuously compressing energy to supply the palace.
Rumble!
In the sky, the Golden Ancient Palace instantly enlarged, its boundless primeval energy enveloping its surroundings.
Around the ancient palace, arrays were continuously activated.
An extremely potent fluctuation continuously diffused outwards.
"Eight Trigram God Refining Array, Condense!"
Xu Chuan roared again.
The Golden Ancient Palace vanished with a boom, replaced by a colossal array that stretched to the heavens.
The array, shaped like the Eight Trigrams, enveloped Yuan Hai.
Boom!
From the eight directions of the trigrams, infinite suppressing power surged forth, aiming to refine Yuan Hai.
But Xu Chuan knew this was impossible.
He had poured his all into this. Being able to trap Yuan Hai for a while was already a great feat.
To refine him was a pipe dream!
After unleashing this move, Xu Chuan was completely drained.
His cultivation realm instantly regressed to the fifth level of the Heavenly King realm.
He was listless and utterly depleted.
If he survived this battle, Xu Chuan would still need a significant amount of time and energy to recover to his normal state.
This was precisely why Xu Chuan was reluctant to use this move.
Seeing Yuan Hai suppressed, everyone else wore expressions of relief.
Only Xu Chuan's expression remained grim.
Even he didn't know how long this array, formed by the Golden Ancient Palace, could trap Yuan Hai.
However, what he feared most was about to happen.
Rumble!
Terrifying power surged into the sky. In the firmament, streaks of black dragons roared, ceaselessly assaulting the array.
The once-unbreakable array seemed like mere paper, continuously shattering.
Finally, the entire array reached its limit and exploded with a deafening roar.
The Golden Ancient Palace reappeared, flying back into Xu Chuan's hand.
However, the array patterns on it were now somewhat damaged, bearing heavy wounds.
Yuan Hai's figure reappeared in the world of mortals.
He stared at Xu Chuan with a sinister expression and said, word by word, "Ant, I truly admire you. You've managed to pull off so many tricks in a seemingly certain death situation."
"But now, it's all over!"
"It's time to send you to hell!"
Yuan Hai was filled with immense rage at this moment. He had intended to toy with an ant, only to be played by that ant himself!
"Die!"
Yuan Hai transformed into a streak of black light, charging towards Xu Chuan.
If this strike landed, Xu Chuan would undoubtedly die.
But there was not a trace of panic on Xu Chuan's face.
In fact, the surrounding humans also showed no signs of panic or fear.
Yuan Hai even began to wonder if these humans had been scared witless when he suddenly thought of something and looked back abruptly.
He saw that Emperor Zhenwu, who had been sitting in meditation, focusing on breaking through his cultivation realm, had already stood up.
Looking at the intensity of his aura, it was clear he had broken through to the third-tier Emperor level!
Moreover, with accumulated strength, he had reached the pinnacle of the third tier in one go.
Yuan Hai's heart sank, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.
"Impossible, how could you possibly break through so quickly?!"
According to his calculations, even after consuming that mysterious fruit, Xu Longxiang would still need some time to digest its energy before successfully breaking through.
But why had such a drastic change occurred?
"Nothing is impossible, Yuan Hai, today is your death anniversary!"
Emperor Zhenwu said, shaking his head, and then directly pronounced his death sentence.
In reality, the reason he could absorb the energy from the fruit and break through so quickly was thanks to Xu Chuan's help.
While Xu Chuan was battling Yuan Hai, he had, when Yuan Hai wasn't paying attention, handed the Myriad Spirit Cauldron to Emperor Zhenwu.
It was with the help of the Myriad Spirit Cauldron that he was able to more than double his speed!
And, he had leaped to become a peak third-tier Emperor!
"Hmph, Xu Longxiang, even if you've become a third-tier Emperor, you can't stop me from killing this brat!"
Yuan Hai let out a cold snort, his speed increasing again as his claws lunged towards Xu Chuan.
He intended to directly end Xu Chuan's life.
"With me here, you still want to kill my human prodigy? You think too highly of yourself!"
Xu Longxiang's confidence soared after breaking through to the third-tier Emperor level.
He had a hundred percent certainty of defeating Yuan Hai.
Naturally, he wouldn't stand by and watch Yuan Hai kill Xu Chuan.
Because in a sense, Xu Chuan could be considered his savior!
Even without that connection, given the supreme talent Xu Chuan had displayed today, he would never allow Yuan Hai to harm a single hair on Xu Chuan's head!
"Buzz!"
Emperor Zhenwu unsheathed his long sword again. Then, with a flash, he appeared directly above Yuan Hai.
He drew his sword diagonally downwards.
"What?!"
Yuan Hai's pupils contracted, and a bad premonition surged through him. He hastily raised his defenses, trying to block this sword strike.
However, the speed of this sword was simply too fast, so fast that Yuan Hai couldn't react.
This sword strike landed squarely on Yuan Hai's body.
His proud scales shattered like pieces of paper.
The defensive barrier he had erected was instantly torn in half.
His entire body was sent flying by the immense force of the blow.
"Pfft!"
A mouthful of blood spewed from his mouth.
Yuan Hai finally managed to stabilize himself, completely stunned.
Emperor Zhenwu's power had once again surpassed his imagination.