God Emperor

The man with golden hair squinted as he looked around, exuding an extremely powerful aura as golden Blood Qi roiled and rushed out of his body like a patch of golden divine sea, looking very mighty.      

Xuese Lianyi's eyes sharpened as his gaze was locked onto the man with golden hair, and for a moment dared not act rashly.      

"Ao Xukong."     

Three words appeared slowly out of Xuese Lianyi's mouth.      

Who was Ao Xukong? He was the Skydragon Realm's top powerhouse beneath a Supreme Saint, and his true form was a five-clawed gold dragon of the Divine Dragon Clan. He had the strongest bloodline and body, and he was perfect in every aspect.      

So, even the Fane of the Nether's notorious Seven Top Killers dared not treat Ao Xukong with the slightest contempt.      

Xuanming Wushang's eyes swept across the five massive warships and said faintly. "Ao Xukong, the Jinyang Twin Kings, the four ancient civilizations, and the Skydragon Realm sure came well prepared. So what now? Want to fight right now?"     

As soon as those words came out, the surrounding temperature dropped sharply as both sides faintly showed a tense atmosphere.      

"What's the point of killing each other without any gain? Without your sacrifice, Xuanming Wushang, you may as well worry about how to break True Dragon Island's forbidden formation." Ao Xukong smiled faintly.      

As he said that, Ao Xukong's figure flickered and reappeared on the Thousand Star civilization's warship.      

"Brother, you are always late." Fairy Linglong shook her head helplessly.      

Ao Xukong said, "I'm not late. I arrived just at the right time. Forget that, get the warships to retreat first, away from True Dragon Island."     

"Why?" the Supreme Master asked curiously.     

Sunshine Tianzi frowned slightly and said, "Our four ancient civilizations and your Skydragon Realm have many powerhouses within, why should we be afraid of the Infernal Court army?"     

He had just in a tit-for-tat confrontation with the Seven Top Killers earlier, and if he were to retreat now, where does his honor lies?      

"You lot are taking True Dragon Island way too simply. Should the forbidden formation here erupts, even a Supreme Saint would be killed easily. The Infernal Court army is determined to get the key so even without the sacrifice of the dragons, they will undoubtedly launch an attack, and the results will be unpredictable." Ao Xukong said very seriously.      

Clearly, Ao Xukong understood True Dragon Island's situation better than anyone else. Retreating at this time was just so they were not caught in the aftermath.      

Sunshine Tianzi said, "If the Infernal Court cannot break True Dragon Island's formation, does it mean we should also give this operation up?"     

"If the Infernal Court fails, we definitely don't have any reason to stay here any longer," Ao Xukong said.      

Sunshine Tianzi said rather emotionally, "There are countless treasures kept by the Divine Dragons of the Kunlun Realm. They've been in the Shenlong Temple for hundreds of millions of years. The Sun-Moon Dragon Spring, the Dragonform Grass, the Divine Dragon Enlightenment Chamber... According to legends, the temple even has King Grade and Emperor Grade elixirs in it. Don't you want that?"     

Hearing this, many who were present showed a look of desire. All of the things that Sunshine Tianzi mentioned were extremely precious, and even a Supreme Saint would be eager to get their hands on them.      

Of course, no one lost their minds because of this. While there were plenty of treasures in the Shenlong Temple, but they need to be alive to retrieve them."     

"Retreat first, we can talk about the rest later." Ao Xukong said solemnly.     

As he spoke, Ao Xukong directly issued an order to the Skydragon Realm warship.      

Seeing the Skydragon Realm warship started moving and quickly retreating into the thick black fog, the four other ancient civilizations no longer hesitated. At this moment, they naturally need to advance and retreat together, and not allow the Infernal Court army to pick them apart one by one.      

And seeing the warships of the four ancient civilizations and Skydragon Realm retreat, the Infernal Court did not intercept them either. Their goal was to break into True Dragon Island and take all of the treasures inside it, the key to the World Gate included, and there was no need for any other distractions.      

As for the fact that the four ancient civilizations and Skydragon Realm wanting to take advantage after they break the formation, that depends if the former having the ability to do so.      

"The time has come for the change in the cycle. Act now and break into True Dragon Island."     

The Son of Darkness' deep voice sounded again.      

At this moment, an extremely powerful power of darkness radiated out of one of the warships.      

Compared to the power of darkness from the other Infernal Court powerhouses, this one was inherently much more terrifying and could devour things, even light would be devoured when it got close.      

The power of darkness reverberated, and a slightly thin figure slowly appeared.      

It was at this moment, the Son of Darkness finally revealed his true form. From his appearance, he looked no different from a normal human and seemed to be less than twenty years old with a very handsome face.      

The most eye-catching thing was the pair of black eyes of the Son of Darkness, it was extremely deep, like two black holes that could swallow everything into it.      

"Son of Darkness, the peerless genius of the Fane of Darkness, he sure lives up to his name." Zhang Ruochen's eyes sharpened as he focused on the Son of Darkness.      

In his eyes, the Son of Darkness looked like he had almost fused with darkness and was literal darkness incarnate.      

For the Son of Darkness, Zhang Ruochen only had a single evaluation in his heart, that the former was unfathomable.      

As a master of the Eternal Paths, Zhang Ruochen could tell that the Son of Darkness had cultivated the Path of Darkness to a very astonishing degree.      

In terms of the level reached in the Eternal Paths, Zhang Ruochen had not seen anyone stronger than the Son of Darkness, himself included.      

"Raaawrrr!"     

Following a dragon's roar that shook the heavens, a bone dragon thousands of miles long flew out of one of the Infernal Court's warship.      

Unlike the other powerhouses of the Bone Clan, this bone dragon did not exude the slightest Yin Qi or aura of darkness. On the contrary, it appeared extremely sacred, each of its dragon bone crystal clear like an emerald.      

His identity was extremely astonishing. He was one of the three emperors of the Bone Clan, Emperor Lieyan.      

"Emperor Lieyan's bones are the remnants after the fall of a Supreme Saint divine dragon, so it is so huge. The toughness of every dragon bone in his body was stronger than a King's Weapon, and its strength is even more majestic. There was no need for him to rely on any saint arts as he could run rampant just using his body alone."     

"According to the rumors, Emperor Lieyan had encountered a great opportunity, and was baptized by the Water of the Vajra, and had washed away all of the Yin Qi on his body, making his bone body reminiscent of an emerald. He had also mastered the power of the Vajras that was comparable to the Eternal Paths, and is an odd one out among the Bone Clan."     

"In fact, not only Emper Lieyan, but both Emperor Soulrend and Emperor Mieyuan also received the baptism of the Water of the Vajra, mastering the power of the Vajra. It was because of this the three of them could become emperors in the Bone Clan."     

Ao Xinyan's tone was gloom as there was a faint trace of fear in her eyes.      

After dealing with the Infernal Court so many times, Ao Xinyan undoubtedly knew the intel of the Infernal Court's powerhouses by heart.      

After all, if they did not have intel on their opponents, they will definitely suffer once the fighting starts.      

Zhang Ruochen was shocked. For them to be able to master a strange power comparable to the Nine Great Eternal Paths, it was no wonder the three Bone Emperors were so powerful.      

There were hundreds of thousands of Paths, and the Nine Great Eternal Paths sits atop of them and could be called invincible.     

However, there were no absolutes in anything. Across the streams of time, there would be powers that were comparable to the Nine Great Eternal Paths. They would appear at some point in some place, but the difficulty of mastering them would be extremely difficult. Moreover, most of them had since been lost, and the average person simply would have no knowledge of them.      

If one thought that by mastering the Nine Great Eternal Paths one could look down on everyone in the world, then that was an extremely big mistake.      

"Anyone that could stand at the peak of Beneath a Supreme Saint sure is no pushovers," Zhang Ruochen said to himself.      

Above the sea, Emperor Lieyan opened his mouth and spat out nine brilliant divine lights that hung in the air.      

In each light was a piece of bone that was etched full of divine runes.      

These divine bones all exuded a powerful ancient resonance and were extremely divine. There were hidden shadow dragons coiling on their surface, letting out a burst of loud dragon's roar, like a divine dragon resurrecting as its voice could spread across the entire Yin Yang Sea.      

"Its nine pieces of divine dragon bone from nine different divine dragons. The Infernal Court came very well prepared." Ao Xinyan's expression changed drastically.      

There was a divine dragon bone in Ao Xinyan's own body, so she was very familiar with it.      

She could see the divine bone that Emperor Lieyan had spat out was one of the most important parts of the nine hundred and ninety-nine bones in the divine dragon's body, and the divine rune was actually formed naturally and had incredible power.      

To take out the most important piece of nine divine dragon bones at the same time, it was a massive wager.      

Upon seeing these dragon bones, Ao Xinyan could not help but have a very bad feeling in her heart.      

Under the control of Emperor Lieyan, the nine pieces of dragon bones instantly formed a special formation as the power of the dragon within it was slowly released.      

At this moment, the Son of Darkness took out a dark magic bottle.      

Nine ghastly light flew out of it, and rushed to the nine dragon bones.      

Hummm...     

The nine divine dragon bones all shuddered as the divine runes emerged clearly.      

Immediately afterward, a series of dragon phantoms flew out from the dragon bones and took a very corporeal form. However, the Divine Qi on their body faded away and was replaced by the aura of darkness.      

In a blink of an eye, nine black dragons spanning several hundred feet long appeared above the sea, letting out terrifying roars as they revealed an extremely menacing expression.      

At the same time, a large number of ancient divine runes quickly appeared on the surface of the sea, covering a large swathe of the sea region.      

Behind the forbidden formations created by the divine runes was True Dragon Island.      

At this time, the warships of the four ancient civilizations and the Skydragon Realm were moored in the waters thousands of miles away.      

Seeing the nine black dragons several hundred meters long, Ao Xukong's expression became very gloomy. "Nine divine dragon bones, nine top Supreme Saint-level dragon souls. It seems like the attacks on many of our Skydragon Realm Supreme Saints was the doing of the Fane of Darkness, all for breaking True Dragon Island's forbidden formation."     

Ao Xukong could not help but clench his fists as he really wanted to strike and seize all these dragon souls back.      

Fairy Linglong's expression too became bitter. In order to seize the treasures on True Dragon Island, the Infernal Court had conspired against the dragonkin powerhouses of the Skydragon Realm, and that was unforgivable.      

"Sure enough, the Infernal Court has another trump card. They had probably never cared much of the dragons of Zulong Mountain, to begin with. It seems that True Dragon Island's forbidden formation won't be able to resist the Infernal Court army," the Thousand Star Maiden whispered, her eyes narrowed.      

The Supreme Master said. "For the Infernal Court to send out so many powerhouses this time, it means they are determined to see this through and will not allow any accidents."     

Sunshine Tianzi chuckled. "Isn't this a good thing? Once the Infernal Court breaks through the forbidden formation, we can also land on the island. With our strength, it is more than enough for us to compete for the various treasures in the Shenlong Temple. The Son of Darkness better move fast, I'm already cannot wait for it."     

Hearing this, Ao Xukong could not help but frown slightly as he stared deeply at Sunshine Tianzi. A look of disgust flashed past his eyes.      

...     

"Raaawrrr!"     

A painful dragon's roar shook the earth as the nine black divine dragon figures continued to grow larger.      

Within a short period of time, they had grown to thousands of miles long and had condensed a large amount of vitality of the land.      

At this moment, the nine divine dragon bones had completely fused into the bodies of the nine dragons perfectly.      

The nine black dragons were intertwined, forming a powerful formation as a majestic power of darkness radiated out of their bodies and gathered.      

This power of darkness, under the effect of the formation, transformed into a pitch-black flame. It was originally embers, but soon it grew into a conflagration.      

The pitch-black flame was extremely terrifying, immolating a large area of space into nothingness as a large amount of seawater evaporated.      

Although the divine runes of the forbidden formation that guarded True Dragon Island were extremely powerful, they still showed signs of dissolution as the black flames burned.      

"Hoping to stop the march of our Infernal Court army with a mere forbidden formation, the Kunlun Realm's people are still as naive as they were a hundred thousand years ago." Si Buxiu sneered.      

Xuese Lianyi said, "Using nine divine dragon bones, nine top-level Supreme Saint-realm dragon souls, and the blood essence of nine gods of darkness, the price paid is significant."     

"Compared to the treasures inside the Shenlong Temple, this price is nothing. And as long as we can get the key of the World Gate, then Kunlun Realm is completely finished, and countless resources will be open for us to plunder as we wish." A look of anticipation appeared in Si Buxiu's eyes.      

Xuanming Wushang's eyes stared at the slowly fading divine runes, as he said lightly. "Don't need to rush, everything is within our hands."     

At this moment, all of the Infernal Court powerhouses were prepared and ready to attack True Dragon Island at any time.      

The treasures that they could not get their hands on a hundred thousand years ago, they will not miss them this time.      

Hidden in the secret dimensional passage, the expressions of Zhang Ruochen and the others became very grim.      

Ao Xinyan could not help but sigh. "I really did not expect that True Dragon Island's powerful forbidden formation would not be able to stop the Infernal Court Army. We have underestimated the Infernal Court's determination to take True Dragon Island."     

There was no doubt the situation that they did not wish to see had finally occurred.      

"Team leader, according to what I've said at the very beginning, once the forbidden formation is broken, you'll lead the seniors onto the island. The remains of the Shenlong Temple are extremely big, and we still have hope protecting the Key of the World Gate," Ao Xinyan said solemnly to Zhang Ruochen.      

Zhang Ruochen nodded "Don't worry, leave this to me."     

"Even if I were to fight to the death, I will never let this Infernal Court conspiracy succeed. I will not agree to them destroying Kunlun Realm." Blackie said forcefully.      

Although all of the Awakened Ones did not speak, there was resoluteness in their eyes. They were already prepared to protect the key of the World Gate at all cost.      

Crackle...     

The pitch-black flames got stronger and stronger, as a large number of divine runes became patchy and their link to one another became unstable.      

Correspondingly, the size of the nine black dragons' divine bones was getting smaller as the draconic power within them was continuously being consumed.      

Boooom!!!     

At a certain point, after a large number of divine runes were completely annihilated, the forbidden formation protecting True Dragon Island finally began to disintegrate.      

The moment the forbidden formation collapsed, a majestic divine power was unleashed and swept in all directions with a roar.      

Suddenly, massive waves were set off across the sea as an aura of devastation spread.      

"To think that there's still such powerful offensive power." The Son of Darkness' eyes narrowed.      

Immediately, he controlled the nine black dragons and changed formation, forming a Barrier of Darkness that enveloped the seven warships.