A figure slowly appeared, and as they materialized, strange phenomena ensued. Under the crimson sky, blood rained down, winds howled, thunder roared, and the earth trembled…
This was not the world celebrating or welcoming, but rather a display of caution and apprehension!
"Manjushage!!!" the elegant Houying's face grew solemn. He was the only one who had met this ancient and mysterious Elf Emperor before.
"Old man, you've finally arrived!" Sidon drew his sheathed sword, the mysterious power within him fully erupting.
Bai Ye did the same, unleashing twelve types of magic, each reaching its absolute limit. Facing such a terrifying enemy, no one dared to be careless.
Manjushage's long, black hair fell straight down, undisturbed by the surrounding gale. His handsome face was devoid of emotion, appearing no older than thirty, giving no indication of being a monster who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years.
"Houying, Bai Ye, Sidon, you are all here." Manjushage smiled slightly, his confidence and power radiating an aura that suppressed the entire world.
"Lend me the world's origin within your bodies, this Emperor."
Emperor! Hearing Manjushage's self-proclaimed title, the hearts of Bai Ye and the other two trembled. That was a realm beyond Emperor, a truly invincible existence.
"Be careful!"
While they were still in shock, Manjushage had already launched his attack. He extended a hand into the air, and three golden palms appeared before Bai Ye and the other two, lunging forward with ferocity.
There were no dazzling moves, but where these palms grasped, space shattered directly, incredibly terrifying.
Sidon drew his sword with extreme speed, and several sword energies slashed at the golden hands, leaving only faint marks. In their previous battles, Sidon's attacks could instantly kill those five-star Emperors who claimed supreme existence. But before Manjushage, they seemed so weak.
The surrounding space had already been destroyed, and the giant palms were mere inches away. Sidon roared, his long sword radiating brilliant light, and with a charged strike, he finally severed the terrifying palm.
On the other side, Houying directly utilized the power of time, initiating a time stop. The golden palms' speed slowed down, but they still lunged forward.
"Time Flow." Houying once again activated the power of time, accelerating the time in the space where the golden palms were. In the blink of an eye, ten years, a hundred years… under the flow of time, the energy of the giant palms also dissipated until Houying accelerated it to ten thousand years, and only then did the palms crumble.
Bai Ye, on his end, bombarded the palms with the most ferocious fire and lightning magic. However, these attacks, capable of heavily wounding five-star Emperors, struck the giant palms like the minor explosions of firecrackers played by children, unable to shake them in the slightest. Bai Ye stopped trying to block head-on, tearing through space to warp and evade.
After this initial exchange, the solemn expressions of Bai Ye, Houying, and Sidon grew increasingly grim.
Houying: "Is this the power beyond the rules, a higher level of strength?"
"Emperor-level power…" Bai Ye murmured.
Below, billions of demons looked up in astonishment. Such terrifying power made them unable to resist kneeling.
"Who is he? What is this power that is so terrifying?"
"The Elves! Legends say there is an ancient Elf Emperor who has lived for countless years, could it be him?"
"The World Guardians are already invincible existences. But this fellow has made them so distressed with just one casual move…"
"Emperor level, he called himself 'this Emperor' just now! So there's a level above Emperor! Rule power is completely useless before the Emperor level!"
Fear, unease… billions of demons now deeply understood what it meant to be like ants.
"Though the power of time transcends rules, it still relies on this world. But the power of an Emperor is the profound meaning above rules, on par with the world itself." Manjushage stood before Bai Ye and the other two like a sovereign, yet he seemed to look down upon everything.
"Space power is slightly inferior to time power, but it's a good means of escape."
"However, you, Sidon, are quite interesting. You've abandoned all attribute powers and directly used your innate power. Without the blessing of rules, you've achieved transcendence… Not bad!"
"But that's all there is to it. It's time to end this. This Emperor… is in a hurry."
The Elf Emperor Manjushage instantly unleashed his terrifying profound power. The rules of the Tethys World were directly dispelled, and a mysterious force emanated from within Manjushage, reshaping the surrounding space. He was seizing the space of the Tethys World, or rather, recreating his own world.
At this moment, the entire Tethys World trembled, as if quivering. In the blink of an eye, the entire Lex Empire was enveloped by Manjushage's power.
"My power is gone…"
"What's going on? My Emperor-level magic, why can't I feel it anymore?"
…
Billions of demons on the ground cried out in terror. In Manjushage's world, they had been reduced to ordinary beasts without magic.
"An Emperor is a ruler. A ruler of all things, a ruler of the world! The use of any power requires my permission."
In the air, Bai Ye, Houying, and Sidon fell directly from the sky. Their powers were also sealed.
A great crisis had descended. Even they hadn't expected Manjushage's strength to be so terrifying!
*Bang bang bang!!*
The three crashed heavily onto the ground, creating large craters.
"Time Recall!"
"Breakthrough, Slash!"
Neither of them gave up, struggling to break free. Houying erupted, blood spilling from his lips, as the profound power covering the entire empire slowly retracted.
Sidon's hands bled profusely. After a flurry of wild slashes around him, his profound power showed signs of collapse.
"A dying struggle." Manjushage sneered, and the terrifying profound power on his body surged, its coverage expanding again.
"Ah!" Houying cried out in agony, blood streaming from his eyes.
Cracks appeared on Sidon's sword, and he himself collapsed to the ground.
"Break for me!" Bai Ye roared, attempting to use spatial power to escape his world. This time, he exerted his full strength in a taxing manner.
"Crack!"
The space reshaped by the profound power showed a crack. Bai Ye had a chance!
Manjushage's gaze turned cold, and he instantly appeared before Bai Ye. His profound power descended, and the newly formed crack in space immediately healed.
"Trying to escape?" Manjushage grabbed Bai Ye by the neck, lifting him up. The terrifying profound power invaded Bai Ye's body, ravaging it wantonly.
"Return to your true form, World Stone."
"Damn it! Did we fail just like this? I'm not reconciled!" Sidon roared and struggled to rise, but as soon as he half-rose, he was heavily pressed to the ground by Manjushage's power.
"Defeated, the three World Guardians are so vulnerable before him."
"Escape? Who said anything about escaping?" Suddenly, Bai Ye, who was in the most dangerous situation, showed a smile. Abruptly, from the space Bai Ye had just cracked, a figure emerged: white-haired, blue-robed, the old man Bai.
"My clone…" Manjushage's eyes showed a hint of surprise.
"Death's Embrace!" The old man Bai didn't give him time to react, launching a sneak attack! He was not bound by Manjushage's profound power because he was Manjushage's clone, sharing the same origin of power!
Countless wisps of death energy surged into Manjushage's body, directly targeting his soul.
"Ah!!" Manjushage clutched his head and cried out in pain.
*Boom!*
Suddenly, the world reshaped by profound power collapsed, and the rules of the Tethys World rapidly enveloped it.
"Now! Kill him!" Bai Ye roared, his entire body condensing with magic.
"Origin's Return, Ultimate, Slash!" Sidon reacted first, his entire body merging into his long sword, transforming into a ten-thousand-meter-long giant sword that slashed towards Manjushage with unparalleled momentum.
"Wheel of Space!"
"Wheel of Time!"
Bai Ye and Houying erupted simultaneously, time and space condensing into wheels that rapidly ground towards Manjushage. To the surprise of the other two, the Wheel of Time and the Wheel of Space fused together as they spun, emitting an aura that surpassed the power of rules.