Rumble.
The Giant Rhino blocked the surging river, blocking the Dao River.
The two fought fiercely together.
And the Broken Blade intercepted Chen Fan.
"Help me," Chen Fan roared.
"Coming."
The Mad Emperor and the other three quickly charged.
Unfortunately, the Broken Blade was too strong. Previously, they dealt with the White Dragon because it was unexpected.
But the Broken Blade was different; he would not be careless.
He even knew Chen Fan's methods and would not open his Emperor Palace at all.
Purely the peerless combat power of the Heavenly Emperor suppressed Chen Fan, making him unable to lift his head.
The Mad Emperor, Black Demon, and others could not get close.
As soon as they approached, they were repelled.
"Chen Fan, you cannot take the World Origin."
The Broken Blade's tone was icy: "Hand over the World Origin, and I will spare your life."
"Dao River."
Chen Fan suddenly shouted: "Release my people."
This was the basis of their cooperation.
"Alright."
Dao River responded.
Then...
"Hum."
The great river opened.
Figures fell from it.
Chen Fan did not recognize many of them, but fortunately, there were some he did.
There were itinerant cultivators from the Eastern Continent among them.
"City Lord."
As soon as these people came out, they saw the City Lord.
In their great joy, they also felt fortunate.
Fortunate that they had followed this time and could now be considered people of Sword City.
Under other powers, they, the insignificant ones, would not be cared about.
Sword City was different.
The current City Lord of Sword City rose from weakness and had come a long way; he would not easily abandon his subordinates.
Therefore...
"Enter the Long River," Chen Fan ordered.
Boom.
The River of Rules separated from Dao River's surging torrent.
"Yes."
Everyone quickly entered the Long River.
"City Lord Chen..."
Someone called out Chen Fan's name: "Please save us, we sincerely submit to Sword City."
Dao River had swept up many people, intending to absorb them into his own realm.
But now, having obtained the World Origin, a few weaklings were no longer important.
Chen Fan merely glanced, nodded, and said: "Break the Dao, merge into my Long River."
"Yes."
To survive, they would break their Dao.
"Crack, crack, crack."
The Great Daos shattered and merged into the River of Rules.
Hum.
Chen Fan's aura grew stronger again.
As for those who merged into the Long River, their auras weakened considerably.
"Swish, swish, swish."
Figures drilled into the River of Rules, integrating within.
Chen Fan looked at Dao River, cupped his fists, and said, "Thank you."
Then he quickly averted his gaze and looked at the Broken Blade: "Hand over my people, and the World Origin will be yours."
"...Alright."
The Broken Blade's Dao opened, and figures appeared.
More subordinates were rescued, but unfortunately, Da Kui was not among them.
"Here."
He threw the World Origin to the Broken Blade.
The Broken Blade, catching it, was stunned: "You..."
He couldn't quite understand.
The World Origin, this was the World Origin, and Chen Fan actually gave it up without hesitation.
He was confused: "Why?"
"No reason."
Chen Fan replied calmly: "My people are more important than the World Origin."
Dao River said nothing, merely nodding.
With the World Origin in hand, it was worth it.
He prepared to leave.
Chen Fan, however, was not finished. He looked at the Giant Rhino and said, "Hand over my people."
"Hmph."
The response was the Giant Rhino's cold snort.
He did not want to hand them over.
"Clang."
Sword light erupted, and he swung his sword at the Giant Rhino: "Senior Dao River, you go first, I will hold him off."
"Alright."
Dao River laughed heartily.
"Here you go..."
The Giant Rhino directly opened his Emperor Palace, and Da Kui and others appeared.
"City Lord..."
"Come here."
"Yes."
Da Kui and the others quickly approached the City Lord.
They had been imprisoned for a long time and now finally saw the light of day.
No one had expected that in Chen Fan's eyes, his subordinates were more important than the World Origin.
"Hahaha."
Chen Fan laughed heartily: "Thank you, seniors. You can fight for the World Origin yourselves."
Chen Fan prepared to leave.
His purpose for coming here was to find Huo Xing.
"Huo Xing."
Chen Fan summoned him and said, "Tell me about the divine artifact..."
"Yes."
Huo Xing did not hesitate: "My subordinate knows a grave robber. That guy specializes in robbing the tombs of the powerful. He has a stone tablet that records the abandoned Mad Realm. He said... he once saw a pair of shoes appear above the Mad Realm."
"What?"
Chen Fan didn't understand for a moment.
Shoes?
A pair of shoes appeared in the sky above the Mad Realm.
And then?
Huo Xing continued: "When I came here that day, I also saw those shoes. Although it was just a phantom image, the aura was almost indistinguishable from your divine artifact, City Lord."
"Really?"
Chen Fan's eyes lit up: "Where are those shoes?"
"I don't know."
Huo Xing shook his head: "Although I don't know how to describe it, I believe that the next divine artifact you are looking for will definitely have clues in the Mad Realm."
"..."
Chen Fan had intended to leave.
But hearing Huo Xing say this, he knew he couldn't.
No matter what, he would not give up on any clue about the divine artifact, even if it was just a small one.
"You all enter the Long River first," Chen Fan ordered.
"Yes."
Everyone retreated.
The Mad Emperor walked over and said solemnly, "Chen Fan, you just said there was a divine weapon in the Mad Realm?"
"Very likely..." Chen Fan nodded.
"But how come I don't know about it?"
The Mad Emperor, the master of the Mad Realm.
He was unaware of this matter, so he was rather confused.
What was going on?
Why didn't I know?
What shoes, what divine artifact?
"Perhaps..."
Chen Fan thought carefully before replying: "Perhaps you had already perished at that time."
Well, there was no other explanation.
"Oh."
The Mad Emperor was momentarily lost in thought.
When he looked up again, the battle in the sky was nearing its end.
A battle that should have erupted was suddenly approaching its end in a bizarre manner due to Chen Fan's interference.
But thankfully, some people were still fighting.
Dao River and the Giant Rhino were still fighting.
The Broken Blade had already left, heh... who told him he had already snatched a World Origin?
The Broken Blade had gained an advantage and had left.
Dao River held a wisp of World Origin, and the Giant Rhino was unconvinced, still fighting with his opponent.
There were basically very few people left in the Mad Realm.
"Wait..."
This was Chen Fan's suggestion.
Wait for the moment the Mad Realm collapsed.
"Hum."
In the four directions of the Central Region, there were all world-destroying locusts.
The locusts devoured everything, and behind them, everything turned into chaos.
This was a world on the brink of destruction.
Only one thing remained: the battle here was still ongoing.
Once the battle between the two Heavenly Emperors ended, the world-destroying locusts would instantly devour everything, including living beings.
"Rumble."
The sky was constantly shattering, a sign of impending destruction.
The battle between the two Heavenly Emperors was incredibly violent.
Everything was being annihilated.
"City Lord."
Old Demon Chu's expression was grave; he was waiting for the City Lord's order.
"Wait."
At this moment, only waiting was possible.
Waiting for the battle in the sky to end, waiting for the moment the Mad Realm was destroyed.
If those shoes were here, they would definitely appear.
They had to appear.
This was the only clue about the divine artifact.