Refining the Mountains and Rivers

At the bottom of the world, terrifying auras wove together. They were like a bottomless abyss, capable of swallowing a trillion lives!

Emperor Zhou's expression was cold and solemn. His face seemed as if it were hewn with a saber and his eyes were profound like a sea of stars.

His voice was low and deep, carrying with it an endless sense of oppression. Each word boomed like a thunderclap.

"You all want to stop me?"

The atmosphere turned deathly silent!

At this moment, even these super powerhouses that transcended the limits and peered straight into the essence of the world began to tremble.

The long silence that followed revealed the unsurpassed dignity possessed by this great emperor.

No one dared to offend him…because, even if it was them, none of them were willing to withstand the consequences.

But still, there were some people that stood out. Everyone here had evaded the world's rules and bitterly struggled to survive until now, all for this moment. This was their only hope, so how could they give up like this? They couldn't, even if the one they faced was the terrifying Emperor Zhou!

The decayed corpse looked up. This simple movement caused all of his bones to crack and the ground beneath his feet to dissolve into powder.

But his tone remained calm and there was no fluctuation of emotion in his eyes. "Your Majesty Emperor Zhou, you are a man of your word. I wonder if the reason you came here today is as the bone dragon says?"

Emperor Zhou had a faint expression. "That's right."

His status and his pride didn't allow him to deny this.

In any case, so what if he confirmed this? Although there were many powerhouses here, he was once someone who dominated the entire Land of Divinity and Demons. He had experienced scenes more astonishing than this an untold number of times before.

He felt no dread at all!

The decayed corpse cupped his hands together. "I thank Your Majesty Emperor Zhou for speaking the truth." He stood up straight, his body like a spear pointing into the heavens. "I know that I am not a match for Your Majesty's invincible might, so I have no choice but to brazenly join forces with everyone else here today and struggle against you!"

Bang -

He stepped forward. His robes began to flutter as his perception locked onto his target.

"Mister Cangyu speaks reasonably…Your Majesty has such an honored status that I will have no chance but to offend you today."

Xu Jian slowly said. The phantom of a scholar appeared around him. A voice reverberated in the air, its noble and righteous spirit piercing into the vast skies.

Bang -

A second perception locked onto the emperor.

"Your Majesty Emperor Zhou, although this isn't what I hope for, there is no path for me to withdraw today!"

Bang -

A third perception locked on.

Then a fourth, a fifth, a sixth…

If they had to compare one against one, Emperor Zhou's strength was enough to crush anyone here.

But in the end, these people were all individuals who had each reached the pinnacle of their era. Each one of them possessed heaven-shocking degrees of strength. Now that they joined forces, their auras gathered together. Even if it couldn't achieve a degree of pure fusion, simply superimposing upon each other was sufficiently terrifying.

Zhan Lingtian clenched his fists, worry in his eyes. Although the imperial records said that the founding great emperor possessed unsurpassed strength and methods, that was before his death. He had already slumbered for numerous years. No one knew how much strength the recently awakened Emperor Zhou had left.

With one against many, and those many being a group of old monsters that couldn't retreat, if this commotion spun out of control and they fought back with their lives on the line, who knew what the final result would be?

Emperor Zhou turned and looked at Zhan Lingtian. Although he didn't say much, his eyes seemed to pierce straight into his mind.

Zhan Lingtian quickly looked away, his heart palpitating with fear.

Emperor Zhou's eyes sparkled. There was some indifference and also some ridicule. If this was the past, who would dare to threaten him like this? Indeed, the ruthless flow of time and tide wait for no man.

After several breaths of silence, Emperor Zhou suddenly said, "What I want to do, I will do. No one can stop me."

The soul flames of the bone dragon began to wildly tumble about. It pitifully screamed, wanting to run away, but a short moment later, the purple flames of its soul had quietly extinguished.

Bang -

The bone dragon's massive body toppled to the ground. In the blink of an eye it was sucked up by the spirit veins and dragged into the pool of soup.

Like this, an unfathomably strong bone dragon that had survived for innumerable years had quietly died.

And what was even more startling was that from beginning to end, none of them realized anything was wrong.

This meant that Emperor Zhou's strength had surpassed their imaginations…or to be more exact, his strength had touched upon an even higher level.

Was the extremely terrifying Emperor Zhou really someone they could contend with?

"How dreadful!" Undying's voice sounded out within Qin Yu, his tone filled with dignity.

Even during his time and place, this Emperor Zhou would have been a dazzling existence.

Qin Yu hesitated for a moment. "Undying, can you feel Emperor Zhou's depths?"

"I can't." After a pause he continued to say, "But, master need not think about this too much. Emperor Zhou is formidable, but he isn't as invincible as he seems. If he really was an existence on the level where he could casually kill the bone dragon, why would he waste his time speaking? He could just kill everyone here and this great good fortune would be his."

Qin Yu realized a little of what Undying was saying, "He is deterring them?"

"It's hard to say. But, Emperor Zhou should compromise."

As if to verify his words, Emperor Zhou's cold and callous voice echoed out. "Today, I have the power to kill off every single one of you, but I would have to pay a great price to do so. This isn't what I want…since you are all willing to struggle with your lives on the line, I will give you a chance."

He lifted a hand and grasped towards the great sun down below. Billowing gray energy gushed out, gathering into a mass.

On the surface of this energy mass, countless runes and lines appeared, constantly tumbling and changing.

These traces were extremely familiar to Qin Yu…they were impressively the power of the rules!

"I have used the slaughter energy down below to condense a virtual world. We will all send one person inside. The one who survives until the end will obtain the great good fortune."

To casually create a world with a simple movement, even if it was a virtual world that couldn't last for too long, this in itself was already astonishing!

The decayed corpse shouted out, "Good, then let us do as Your Majesty says!"

"Yes!"

"Emperor Zhou's words are heavier than gold!"

No one opposed this. This was because they all knew that with Emperor Zhou's status, he couldn't keep making concessions. Moreover, those two people behind Emperor Zhou weren't particularly dazzling. Perhaps this was the best choice available to them.

The black-robed figure turned around and whispered some words. A frantic heated light appeared in the eyes of the evil hell spirit.

The evil hell spirit looked at Qin Yu and licked his lips, his tongue blood red.

Xu Wenze clenched his teeth. He bowed and said, "This disciple is willing to fight for my ancestor!"

Xu Jian furrowed his eyebrows before he lightly sighed. "I originally just wanted to give you a little lucky chance, but this world is unpredictable and ever-changing. I will need you to undertake the risk first. But, you can rest assured. If you are in a moment between life and death, you simply need to crush this key and you will be able to come out."

He lifted his hand. A gray energy condensed between his fingers, forming into a dark white key.

The decayed corpse turned, his eyes icy cold. Before he could speak, Shen Yuanyin said, "Allow me to go."

Kacha -

Kacha -

The ground froze beneath her feet. Snow and ice fluttered around her.

The decayed corpse shook his head. "The Sublime Lost Emotion Code is fierce, but you have damaged your foundation. The faster you stimulate your law formula, the quicker you will die. Although I don't care much about this, I cannot allow you to harm my plans."

He looked at Qin Yu. "You go. If you can capture this good fortune for me then I will forgive you both. Otherwise, once you die I will send her along with you so that you both may reunite at the yellow springs."

Qin Yu nodded, "Alright."

He never had a choice to begin with.

Shen Yuanyin wanted to say something but the decayed corpse didn't give her a chance. He lifted a hand and pressed a finger between her eyebrows.

This movement wasn't fast, but for some unknown reason, Shen Yuanyin wasn't able to dodge it.

As the finger made contact, her entire body stiffened and her aura was sealed tight.

"Remember the words I said. If you fail, the both of you will die together."