The speed of Panshí's escape grew faster and faster.
"You're forcing my hand," Chen Fan sighed.
*Whoosh!*
As if an ancient Dao surged forth from beneath his feet.
All the Dao power he had painstakingly absorbed was poured into the spatial boots.
Space flowed…
The next moment, he reappeared directly in front of Panshí Heavenly Emperor.
Instantaneous movement, the pinnacle of speed.
Panshí startled and slammed on the brakes.
"Chen Fan."
Panshí's face was grim, the Great Emperor's physical body still slung over his shoulder.
The body was as heavy as a mountain.
He had tried to refine it, but alas… the body was as hard as a stone.
Though the Great Dao had collapsed, the Daos within his body still remained.
He could not absorb this power.
"Panshí."
A faint smile played on Chen Fan's lips, "I must say, you're quite lucky."
"We killed a Great Emperor through sheer effort, and you swooped in like a mantis stalking a cicada, tsk tsk…"
"Did you ever consider the consequences of stealing my spoils of war?"
The calmer his tone, the heavier Panshí's heart sank.
That smiling face was utterly infuriating.
"Chen Fan, must you do this?" Panshí's expression darkened.
"Or what?"
It was a rhetorical question.
Chen Fan sneered, "Steal this city lord's spoils, and even if I raze the Four Directions Domain and scour the chaos, you won't escape."
"Or do you think that now that you've become a Great Emperor, this city lord dares not kill you? Or cannot kill you?"
I dared to kill the Sword Domain Great Emperor, who do you think you are?
At these words, Panshí Heavenly Emperor's heart skipped a beat.
At this moment… he finally realized something.
Chen Fan was only at the sixth tier. If a sixth-tier being could kill the Sword Domain Great Emperor, then what about himself?
Even if he truly became a Great Emperor, could he match that opponent?
The man dared to kill the Sword Domain Great Emperor. Even if Panshí joined one of the other three eight-tier Great Worlds, would he still hesitate to kill him?
Between eight-tier Great Domains, there might be mutual apprehension.
Because the movement of eight-tier worlds was incredibly difficult.
But Chen Fan was different…
This man had broken free from the shackles of the world.
As long as he willed it, he could go anywhere in the vast chaos.
His heart sank further and further.
Finally… he could only say in a deep voice, "Chen Fan, I have no intention of being your enemy, but this seventh-tier body is too important to me. How about this, give me this corpse, and I can help you with one… no, three things."
He did not want to fight.
The man before him was too terrifying.
"Heh."
Chen Fan sneered, "A good-for-nothing like you, why would I need your help?"
Contempt.
Utter contempt.
Did a sixth-tier expert who could fight against a seventh-tier need his help?
"…" Panshí.
Despite being insulted, Panshí didn't feel much anger.
Because he knew that the other party was stating a fact.
That was the reality, and it couldn't be refuted.
"Hand it over."
Chen Fan extended his hand.
His gaze grew colder, "Don't force me to act."
The intense gaze pinned Panshí Heavenly Emperor, making him feel suffocated.
He hadn't felt this way before, but now… it was incredibly strong.
*Hoo.*
Panshí Heavenly Emperor's eyes were grave.
He said, "Then let's fight. This body is too important to me. I won't give it up easily, not even if I die…"
"Heh."
Killing intent, like blood-red threads, crawled up to his pupils.
*Rumble.*
The Yin and Yang Daos converged above his head, and killing intent erupted.
He… was ready to kill.
"Not enough."
The next moment, life and death manifested.
Four Daos, two poles.
"Again…"
The Dark Water… appeared.
Boundless killing intent and unparalleled Dao power made the chaos boil.
The Panshí Heavenly Emperor opposite felt boundless terror.
He sensed death.
"Kill."
The next moment, Chen Fan moved.
The entire chaos seemed to be overturned.
Opposite…
"Kill."
Panshí Heavenly Emperor also moved.
The petrification Dao spread like a sea, and myriad chaotic divine mountains descended at that moment.
"This is troublesome."
Chen Fan cursed inwardly, "This guy actually dares to make a move."
He knew his own condition.
At this moment, Chen Fan was merely an empty shell.
All show and no substance.
Once they collided, his own weakness would be immediately exposed.
He had thought Panshí would flee.
He hadn't expected… this guy to actually fight head-on.
"Alas."
A sigh could only be uttered in his heart.
Then… he had no choice but to use his divine weapon: "Kill."
*Boom.*
The rules of the Six Daos collided with the divine mountains.
Chen Fan had already braced himself for defeat.
But the moment they touched…
*Bang.*
The endless divine mountains shattered.
Effortlessly.
Chen Fan froze, then relaxed and laughed, "Turns out you're just an empty shell too…"
He had thought the other party was truly fighting for his life.
But with one touch, he understood.
These endless divine mountains were merely for show, inferior even to his Six Dao rules.
From within the shattered divine mountains, a figure rapidly retreated, "Chen Fan, you win, damn you. I'm done playing with you. Here's the body, don't chase me."
As the words fell, Panshí Heavenly Emperor's figure had already vanished.
On the spot, the physical body of the Demonic Sword Great Emperor was left behind.
"Tsk tsk."
This fellow was quite interesting.
Never mind, as long as he got it back.
He got up, picked up the body as heavy as a mountain, and slowly began to walk in the direction of the Realm of Life and Death.
*Rumble.*
The Realm of Life and Death was rapidly carving its way through the chaos.
Soon, the two sides met.
Chen Fan plunged into the domain.
Below… Jiancheng had already returned to its original state.
"Head towards the Sword Domain," Chen Fan's voice echoed in the ears of the two Dao Masters. "I need to heal…"
Saying so, his figure vanished.
The physical body of the Demonic Sword Great Emperor was also taken with him.
Where he went, no one knew.
…
Everyone exchanged glances.
Silence fell for a long time.
"Do as the City Lord says," Zhao Kai finally said.
As the City Lord's most loyal follower, he would resolutely carry out his lord's command.
"Good."
Xīqiū did not object either.
His gaze swept across the empty Dao universe, and he sighed inwardly.
This time, to slay the seventh-tier Demonic Sword Great Emperor, the losses were too great.
The entire Dao universe was depleted.
The top-tier combatants were all heavily injured.
Immortal Emperor, Old Demon Chu, Mad Emperor, Overlord, plus the City Lord who had just returned, all were severely wounded.
Within Jiancheng, Old Demon Chu and Immortal Emperor were absorbing energy to recover from their injuries.
As for Mad Emperor and Overlord, they had long since returned to their great stars.
The entire Realm of Life and Death was permeated with a tense atmosphere.
"Universal cultivation," Zhao Kai ordered, then summoned Bì Tián and Fù Yǔ, saying, "You two go to the lower realms and supervise the cultivation of the beings there."
"Yes."
The two Emperor Lords departed swiftly.
The current Realm of Life and Death was too weak. Encountering any fifth-tier world could lead to its destruction.
They needed to recover as quickly as possible.
…
*Rumble.*
In the chaos, the Realm of Life and Death slowly carved through the void, heading towards the Sword Domain.
And at this moment, no one knew that a seventh-tier Great Emperor was rapidly approaching the Realm of Life and Death.
It would not be long before the two sides met again.