Invincible Dad-Chapter 756 Heaven Beyond Heaven_1

"..."

Divine General Taotie was dumbstruck.

Shouldn't The Supreme Emperor make a symbolic gesture to stop me, so that I could gracefully retreat?

Yan Chunfeng couldn't help but chuckle. Realizing this might be inappropriate, he quickly suppressed his smile and said earnestly, "Divine General Taotie, your unrivaled bravery is admirable. No wonder you have followed The Supreme Emperor into battle for tens of thousands of years. Your courage is truly unmatched!"

"This subordinate is in awe."

"Admirable!"

Amidst the chorus of praise, Taotie's face turned green. It was rare for him to show such a frustrated expression.

Xu Lai stood with his hands behind his back and calmly said, "The Blood Demon Emperor has been dead for nearly a full cycle, and that once-invincible body in the Universe is on the brink of collapse. You can last two rounds."

At those words, Taotie stiffened, then suddenly understood The Supreme Emperor's intention. The Supreme Emperor is giving me the opportunity to battle an Emperor Realm powerhouse! Although it's merely a corpse, its combat strength not even a billionth of its prime, it will still allow me to closely perceive the formidable nature of an 'Emperor Realm' body. This is invaluable for tempering the strength of my own physique. As for only being able to last two rounds...

Taotie's old face flushed. He knew this was only possible on the premise that The Supreme Emperor would block the cultivator secretly manipulating the Blood Demon Emperor's corpse for him. Only then could he exchange blows with the Emperor Realm corpse that had long since lost its peak power. Otherwise, the mere pressure from the corpse would pulverize him into dust the instant he got close.

"Thank you, The Supreme Emperor, for granting me this opportunity!"

Taotie was, after all, a reckless warrior. He was already severely injured, but even knowing that this fight could leave him with wounds that might not heal for tens of thousands of years, he still chose to strike without fear.

"ROAR!!!"

Taotie's first move was the Taotie Roar. This was an exceedingly rare Divine Sense attack among the Taotie clan, a fearsome Divine Skill that was renowned even across the Immortal Domain. But against the corpse of the Blood Demon Emperor, this roar was doomed to be futile.

"Tch," the figure shrouded in a black robe sneered. "How can a corpse have a Divine Sense? All brawn and no brains. Truly laughable."

Taotie naturally knew that his clan's Innate Divine Ability would be useless against the Blood Demon Emperor's corpse. He just wanted to try it. With The Supreme Emperor backing him up, not everyone got the chance to test their Innate Divine Ability on the corpse of a Great Emperor. The very Divine Generals who had been "praising" him a moment ago now stared with eyes full of envy.

"However, not just anyone can use a sharpening stone like this." The mockery in the shadowy figure's voice deepened. The figure, whose gender was indeterminate, suddenly clenched a fist, and the Blood Demon Emperor's corpse lurched forward.

BOOM!

Hundun energy overflowed as a terrifying aura swept across a million-mile radius. Had Xu Lai not shielded the area, the countless surrounding stars would have instantly exploded. He watched on, his gaze calm.

The black-robed figure standing behind the corpse suddenly sensed immense danger. If I take one more step forward, I'll be instantly ambushed and killed by Great Emperor Qingfeng!

The black-robed figure fell silent for a fraction of a second, then scoffed. If they were afraid of Xu Qingfeng, they wouldn't have come today. This sliver of fate, divined at the cost of countless lives from their clan over tens of thousands of years of plotting, culminated in today's Pill lightning.

The black-robed figure had long known that the Emperor's Elixir being refined was no Nine Revolutions Immortal Pill and that it was fundamentally incapable of extending one's life. But they still deceived a group of old powerhouses, who were desperate for the Nine Revolutions Immortal Pill, into attacking the Heavenly Court.

What was the purpose? It was, of course, to kill Xu Qingfeng and make this supreme paragon of the Human Race spill his blood across the Immortal Domain. Although they didn't know if it would end the Era of the Emperor's Fall prematurely, it could revive their own ancestor and return them to their peak! Since the corpse of one Great Emperor wasn't enough to make Xu Lai die with regret, then... what about two? What about three!

The black-robed figure shook a bell in their hand. The space around them flickered, and two more silhouettes appeared, both enveloped in Hundun energy, making it impossible for outsiders to discern their identities.

Yet Xu Lai recognized them at a glance. The two figures shrouded in Hundun energy were also Emperor Realm corpses, and he had even crossed hands with them before. One was the Demon Emperor from the Sixth Era, who hailed from the long-vanished ancient demon clan. The other was the Purple Demon Great Emperor from the Ninth Era, a purple demon tree nurtured by heaven and earth that had attained emperorship.

They were different from the Blood Demon Emperor. Xu Lai didn't know how the Blood Demon Emperor had spent his final years, but the other two had ventured into the Samsara Sea in their twilight years, attempting to live a second life. In the end, however, they all became unconscious puppets in the Samsara Sea, sharing the same fate as several other Emperor Realm corpses.

A year ago, Xu Lai had gone to the Samsara Sea to search for the soul of his wife Ruan Tang's grandmother, but he had been half a step too late. By forcefully intervening in the cycle of the Heavenly Dao, he was attacked by several Emperor Realm corpses from within the Samsara Sea, including these two.

"Impressive methods, to be able to control the corpses in the Samsara Sea."

Xu Lai's gaze fell upon the bell in the black-robed figure's hand, his brow furrowing imperceptibly. It emitted no aura whatsoever and didn't look like a Magic Artifact at all. It was as ordinary as a small bell from the mortal world; you could probably buy three or five for a hundred yuan at a street market in Earth's East Sea City.

Yet as the bell shook, the Blood Demon Emperor's corpse threw a simple punch that caused Taotie's expression to change drastically. He hurriedly summoned his Quasi-Emperor Artifact, which he had been refining for tens of thousands of years, to protect himself. Then, with Spiritual Energy surging through his body, he advanced instead of retreating. Filled with three parts fear and seven parts excitement, he bravely met the Blood Demon Emperor's attack head-on!

BANG—

A thunderous boom echoed. Upon impact, Taotie was sent flying millions of miles, smashing countless stars along his path.

PFFT!

His life hanging by a thread, Taotie coughed up several mouthfuls of essence blood.

To face an Emperor's palm and not die... I did it!

But a bitter smile touched Taotie's lips. "Supreme Emperor, you overestimated me... It was only one exchange. Just a single palm."

All the Divine Generals of the Heavenly Court were utterly horrified. Taotie was a Quasi-Emperor of the Fifth Heaven. Although the gap between him and the Emperor Realm was a heavenly chasm, he shouldn't have ended up in such a miserable state from a single blow from the Blood Demon Emperor's nearly-disintegrated corpse, especially not under The Supreme Emperor's protection.

"Watch over him," Xu Lai said, then paid no more attention to the Heavenly Court behind him.

SWOOSH!

In the blink of an eye, the vision of Baize, Xuanwu, and the other Divine Generals blurred. The Supreme Emperor Xu Lai was gone, as were the black-robed figure and the Great Emperor corpses. A battle between those of the Emperor Realm would surely be cataclysmic; if they didn't fight beyond the heavens, half the Immortal Domain would suffer the consequences.

The "him" The Supreme Emperor had referred to was not Taotie, but Shan Baiwan, the Tenth Divine General. At this moment, the descent of the Pill lightning had reached its most critical juncture.

Shan Baiwan's condition was even worse than Taotie's; half his body had been obliterated by the Pill lightning. He was swallowing elixirs one after another to heal his injuries. Anxiety gnawed at his heart, accompanied by an inexplicable intuition. He felt that the true target of today's attack against the Heavenly Court was him. I must end this Pill lightning, and quickly!

Gritting his teeth, Shan Baiwan endured the Pill lightning that continued to strike down, all while dividing a sliver of his mind to maintain the operation of the Pill Furnace.

「...」 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

「Heaven Beyond Heaven.」

This was a dead Star Domain, boundless and vast, situated above the Immortal Domain. It had been a forbidden realm for a hundred eras. Here, space and time were incredibly chaotic. Even a Quasi-Emperor who stepped inside would lose their sense of direction and concept of time, eventually succumbing to the depletion of their lifespan.