The Human Emperor

“Your Highness, hurry up and open the formation!” Wang Chong called out, his face turning red as he clenched his teeth and tried to hold fast.

The pressure from above was getting stronger and stronger, like the sky itself was coming down on them. The strength of a Grotto Heaven realm expert was on full display, and even though Wang Chong had seized eighty percent of Firmament Supreme’s Grotto Heaven Core and was close to the Grotto Heaven realm himself, there was still a massive chasm between him and a true Grotto Heaven realm expert like Genesis Supreme.

He couldn’t last much longer.

In the air, Genesis Supreme stood above the massive Spacetime Mirror as he worked the power of the ritual tool beneath him. Suddenly, he heard Wang Chong’s cry, and his eyes twitched in ill foreboding.

Genesis Supreme’s brow rose as he harshly called out, “Formation? What formation? Brat, what are you talking about?!”

But Wang Chong ignored him, his eyes turning to Li Xuantu, who was also facing the same enormous pressure.

There wasn’t much time left. Once the Spacetime Mirror landed, they would both be dead.

But on the other side, Li Xuantu appeared hesitant. He wasn’t looking at Wang Chong, and he appeared to be thinking about something.

“Your Highness! What are you still waiting for?!

“If you don’t act now, we’re all dead!” Wang Chong harshly said.

Li Xuantu remained silent, his face somewhat inscrutable.

Earlier, he had pushed away Wang Chong and stopped him from helping him deal with Genesis Supreme, even saying that he never worked with anyone. Wasn’t following Wang Chong’s advice now essentially slapping himself in the face?!

Everyone was astonished by this sight. Not even Zhao Fengchen and the other Grand Marshals, who were attacking the seal from the outside to try and help Wang Chong, knew what he was talking about.

At this moment, no one was more shocked than Li Heng, still ensconced within one of Li Xuantu’s spacetime passages.

Li Xuantu couldn’t move, so neither could he.

What is the King of Foreign Lands thinking?

Li Heng was perplexed.

He was in a grim situation. Once the mirror fell, he would die with the others.

But all of his attention was focused on Wang Chong.

He had already informed Wang Chong that he had confirmed the existence of the Three Emperors Formation through Dragon Qi.

But what was Wang Chong trying to do here?

Was he pleading for Li Xuantu to help him open the formation?

Had he forgotten who had shut off the Three Emperors Formation in the first place?

If not for Li Xuantu, they would have never been in such a perilous situation!

This man was wicked to his bones. He had lost to the previous Emperor in the Divine Dragon Coup, and he had now finally escaped. This was no easy character to deal with!

This person couldn’t be believed, much less worked with!

Genesis Supreme focused on the two of them. As he saw Wang Chong look again at Li Xuantu, the two of them seeming to share some tacit understanding, his face darkened and his mind began to spin.

Formation?

What sort of formation was left in the Imperial Palace?

Even if there was some other formation, how could it possibly save them?

Trying to escape when the Spacetime Mirror had locked the area down? Ridiculous!

But a moment later, a thought occurred to him that made him tremble all over.

Could it be…

Although the Imperial Palace had tens of thousands of formations, there was only one that could help Wang Chong and Li Xuantu out of their predicament, and if it was really as he imagined, then it meant…

As Genesis Supreme continued to think, he felt for the first time a deep fear and unease.

A long night was prone to many dreams. Regardless of what plan Wang Chong and Li Xuantu had, he could just kill them to ensure that it never happened.

“Spacetime shifts; worlds converge! Die for me!” Genesis Supreme coldly shouted as he chanted a spell and made a small wound on his finger. A drop of golden essence blood appeared, which he flicked onto the giant Spacetime Mirror below.

With the power of the essence blood, the Spacetime Mirror exploded in power. As the mirror shuddered, the air howled for tens of thousands of feet around, and the mirror accelerated downward.

Once this mirror made impact, even if Wang Chong and Li Xuantu had bodies made of diamond, they would not be able to escape being crushed into powder.

Wang Chong was burning with anxiety.

Li Xuantu was far too proud, proud to an obstinate level. Even when facing death, he still grimly clung to his pride.

But the dead had no dignity or pride to speak of!

Yet there was no way such arguments could convince Li Xuantu, or else he wouldn’t still be hesitating about opening the formation. Wang Chong could only try another avenue.

“Your Highness, what are you hesitating for? Hurry and open the Three Emperors Formation!

“Back then, not even the Sage Emperor could do anything to Your Highness. Does Your Highness plan to lose to this Genesis Supreme, who couldn’t even defeat the Sage Emperor? Lose to a lowly Grotto Heaven realm expert?” Wang Chong anxiously roared, his voice rumbling across Taiji Palace.

Li Xuantu’s body trembled at these words, an imperceptible light flashing in his eyes as he raised his head.

Finally, Wang Chong’s words had worked!

In a flash, all hesitation in Li Xuantu’s eyes vanished, replaced by unprecedented rationality and obsession.

Death?

He did not fear death, but what meaning was there in dying to someone like Genesis Supreme?

He would be a laughingstock!

In his heart, he had only one enemy: the deceased Li Taiyi!

He was stronger than Li Taiyi!

Li Taiyi could crush this kind of an ant with a flip of his hand. How could he lose to it?

He needed to prove that he was stronger than Li Taiyi!

Li Xuantu finally spoke. “Brat, I just can’t stand this bastard! Don’t think I’m doing this to help you!”

His voice was as cold and aloof as usual. He was like a tall and lonely pine tree, proud and tenacious.

As he spoke, his eyes focused, and he made his move.

Bang!

As the terrifying pressure from the Spacetime Mirror descended, Li Xuantu gripped the dragon token and erupted with a furious roar.

“Open up!”

Just when the Spacetime Mirror was about to crash down, Li Xuantu gathered up all his energy into the dragon token, tensed his body, and punched at the ground beneath him.

Crack! Crack! The power of Li Xuantu’s punch pierced through the earth, traveling all the way down to the ancient Nine Heavens Ten Earths Three Emperors Formation!

Rumble!

An energy howled out of the earth, an eruption of such force and power that even Genesis Supreme shivered in fear.

“Li Xuantu, you dare!”

“Bastard, you dared to deceive us!”

The furious cries of Genesis Supreme and the Tianfu Divine Lord resounded over the earth.

The Nine Heavens Ten Earths Three Emperors Formation!

The two of them were extremely familiar with the energy of this legendary formation. This energy was in the midst of awakening, spreading out along the lines of the formation to the rest of the palace.

And as the Nine Heavens Ten Earths Three Emperors Formation awoke, so did another frightening formation.

That was Wang Chong’s Miniature Nine Provinces Domain!

“Impossible!”

Genesis Supreme was in disbelief. He was as familiar as could be with this formation, so familiar that he couldn’t help but shudder.

He had held the advantage this entire time, but in a flash, just when he was about to take the lives of Wang Chong and Li Xuantu, the familiar energy had burst out and frozen his attack!

Whoosh!

Before Genesis Supreme could move, the distant Tianfu Divine Lord had already taken action.

Genesis Supreme was still hesitating, thinking that there was still a chance to kill Wang Chong and Li Xuantu. But the Tianfu Divine Lord saw that the situation was bad and began to flee.

The Tianfu Divine Lord was moving so quickly that he created a sonic boom, leaving a long white trail in his wake.

Genesis Supreme ignored the Tianfu Divine Lord, an unfathomable light in his eyes. He quickly made up his mind, clenched his teeth, and continued to operate the Spacetime Mirror.

Victory was right before his eyes. How could he relinquish such an excellent opportunity?

The Three Emperors Formation had not completely activated. As long as he could kill Wang Chong and Li Xuantu, he would be the ultimate victor.

Bang!

The Spacetime Mirror exploded with light and continued to descend toward Wang Chong and Li Xuantu like a giant millstone.

But Genesis Supreme’s hesitation had made everything too late.

Just when Wang Chong’s body was about to break from the pressure of the Spacetime Mirror…

Buzz!

The capital quaked, and invisible ripples radiated from Taiji Palace.

After what seemed like ten thousand years for Wang Chong, the Nine Heavens Ten Earths Three Emperors Formation finally activated, and Wang Chong once more felt the familiar energy of the Miniature Nine Provinces Domain.

“Success!”

Wang Chong’s eyes flashed.

Wang Chong instantly linked with the Miniature Nine Provinces Domain, and that omnipresent energy came under his control.

“Hahaha, Genesis Supreme, it’s finally my turn!”

Wang Chong’s excited voice resounded across the entire palace.

Bang!

Wang Chong made a simple punch, and a moment later, a vast amount of energy surged out of the ground.

“Ah!”

A scream came from the distance as the fleeing Tianfu Divine Lord was struck by this tsunami of power.

It was a vast energy that was far above the Subtle realm.

With barely any time to react, the Tianfu Divine Lord was obliterated by the formation’s power as if he was just an ant, his body turned to fine powder.