Before making a move, Chen Fan had consulted the Dragon Scale Compass for himself.
Certain death.
Yes, he had foreseen this outcome long ago.
Therefore, he had left a drop of his vital blood far away, precisely for this rebirth.
He hoped this would allow him to escape the certainty of death.
Alas, he had made a mistake.
In the face of the five divine artifacts, a spatial boot could no longer pique their interest.
Dao He and Giant Rhinoceros’s gazes were fixed entirely on Chen Fan.
Their eyes were filled with greed.
"Give me the divine artifacts," Dao He advanced step by step.
Giant Rhinoceros also ceased his attack and moved forward.
The greed in their eyes was unconcealed.
Chen Fan had become the target.
A scarlet greed, brimming with ultimate desire.
"You want the divine artifacts?"
Chen Fan smiled, "If you have the ability, come and take them yourself."
Simply wanting the divine artifacts based on your words won't do.
"Courting death."
At this moment, Dao He seemed like a different person.
The desire within him was amplified infinitely.
Whoosh.
The Great Dao River churned.
The river's surge scattered the surrounding chaos.
This was the power of a Heavenly Emperor, true creation, tearing apart even the primordial chaos.
"Heaven-Shattering Might."
Giant Rhinoceros was a titan of heaven and earth.
His physical body was glowing, as if he were propping up the chaotic cosmos at this very moment.
He seemed poised to recreate the heavens.
Chaos was driven away, and the rules of the Great Dao, preserved within the chaos, were perfectly revealed.
These were the ordered rules of the Great Dao.
Two Heavenly Emperor powerhouses, joining forces.
Their target, the Half-Emperor Chen Fan.
"Kill."
The chaos was shattering.
The combined might of two Heavenly Emperors was unimaginably powerful.
Chaos recoiled, crumbling inch by inch.
Boundless pressure bore down on Chen Fan, and a spatial rift appeared.
This spatial rift belonged to the primordial chaos; falling into it might transport one to infinitely distant regions.
And the most dangerous aspect was that spatial rifts could cleave all things.
"Screech—"
As soon as the spatial rift appeared, it began to slice at Chen Fan's flesh.
The Golden Silk Cicada Robe hummed, unable to be severed, but Chen Fan's body showed streaks of cracks.
Chen Fan roared in fury, "Begone!"
A river of rules manifested.
The river’s waters surged, and the power of the human race’s physical body poured down.
The strength of Lu Feng was also drawn out by Chen Fan.
Rumble!
His physical body also began to glow.
"Open."
A peerless divine fist struck the world.
It contained the pure physical power of the human race, lifting the heavens with boundless divine might.
Boom.
The roar shook the chaotic realm.
The Celestial River was lifted by his fist, and the Giant’s domain was held back.
"Argh..."
Chen Fan roared, his voice hoarse with exhaustion.
He held back the combined might of the two Heavenly Emperors.
His physical body was collapsing, the river trembled, and though it hadn't shattered, it was violently shaking.
Many individuals were within the river, and each felt its tremor.
"What's happening?"
"The City Lord is in danger..."
"..."
Despair.
This was a sealed river of rules.
Once the river collapsed, death awaited them.
"What should we do?"
They conferred, none willing to sit in the river and await death.
Yet, they exchanged glances and saw only helplessness in each other’s eyes.
No one could help.
"City Lord..."
Old Demon Chu was also in the river at this moment.
Chen Fan roared, "Stay put and don't move..."
His physical body had been reduced to mere white bones.
The spatial rift was directly behind him, its void power slicing at his bones, leaving behind numerous wounds.
"Hand over the divine artifacts..."
Dao He and Giant Rhinoceros shouted, "Otherwise, you will surely die today."
Certain death?
"Heh heh."
A trace of rebelliousness appeared on the young man's face.
A hint of arrogance within the rebelliousness...
And then!
"Everyone, seal your five senses!" Chen Fan bellowed.
The moment his command fell, everyone in the river sat cross-legged and sealed their senses.
Even the Mad Emperor sealed his five senses.
Chen Fan, in his arrogance, roared, "Swallow..."
Swallow, swallow, swallow.
"Boom."
The river of rules descended.
The immense river of rules was directly swallowed in a single gulp.
"Huh?"
This sight stunned both Heavenly Emperors.
What was going on?
"Buzz."
The next moment, they understood.
Chen Fan’s body began to reform, flesh and blood reappearing.
This was not true flesh and blood, but a physical body formed from the river of rules.
"Rumble!"
At this moment, powers of life and death, yin and yang, the five elements, and more emanated from Chen Fan.
"Kill."
His words fell, and a sword swept through the chaos.
This was not a hundred-path sword, but hundreds of swords.
Sword light crisscrossed, splitting the chaos.
Simultaneously, the barrier of Giant Rhinoceros’s domain was split.
"Crack."
An enormous crack ran through Giant Rhinoceros’s domain.
"Impossible."
Giant Rhinoceros refused to believe it.
It must be fake.
A Half-Emperor, tearing open his domain with a single sword strike?
Although this domain was temporarily constructed and not as sturdy as an Emperor's Palace, it still bore its projection.
Impossible, it must be fake.
"Kill."
Chen Fan surged forward.
He abandoned Dao He and went straight for Giant Rhinoceros.
"Seeking death."
Giant Rhinoceros sneered, crossing the void and instantly attacking Chen Fan.
His aura erupted, immeasurably powerful.
Over there, Dao He did not stand by; he chose to intervene.
If Chen Fan were killed by Giant Rhinoceros, the divine artifacts would fall into Giant Rhinoceros's hands, turning them into mere pawns for the two Heavenly Emperors.
Therefore, he attacked.
With a smile, he instantly broke through the void and struck at Chen Fan.
Boom!
The chaos was directly shattered, emitting a sound like breaking glass.
A formidable enemy.
Two Heavenly Emperors joining forces against a Half-Emperor.
"Open."
At this moment, Chen Fan roared again, "Seal Heaven Lock Earth."
Apart from the Ama-no-Murakumo sword, the four divine artifacts appeared simultaneously and fused instantly.
Boom!
The chaos was suppressed.
At this moment, not just the chaos, but even the attacks of the two Heavenly Emperors seemed to be suppressed.
But the price was Chen Fan’s body shattering once more.
It was the power of the river, the rules of the five elements… it collapsed.
The rules of life and death also shattered, but finally, the wind and thunder... held.
And half of Chen Fan's body, assembled from rules, had vanished.
However... the two Heavenly Emperors were also fixed in place.
"Opportunity."
This was the opportunity he had been waiting for.
"Kill!"
Without the slightest hesitation.
He unleashed a sword strike, aimed at the center of Giant Rhinoceros's brow.
Being large meant more areas to defend; a point attack could break through the whole.
The Ama-no-Murakumo sword, infinitely sharp, pierced directly through Giant Rhinoceros's brow.
The Hundred-Path Sword erupted.
"Boom."
Giant Rhinoceros's body began to crumble from his brow, inch by inch.
Rules entered his body, and even a Heavenly Emperor could not withstand it.
"Argh..."
Giant Rhinoceros screamed.
With a bang, his body's automatic defense mechanism activated.
Chen Fan's body was blasted away.
As for Giant Rhinoceros, everything from his knees upward had vanished.
Only his two legs remained, emitting a pathetic roar.
"Argh..."
It hurt so much.
He had been an Emperor for thousands of years, and it had been a long time since he had experienced such intense pain.
His body and soul were being destroyed by the sword intent of the Hundred-Path Sword.