Chapter 551: The Emperor's Arrival

Li Yang’s eyes lit up.

The location wasn’t far from him at all.

Just as Li Yang was feeling delighted, a voice suddenly reached his ears.

“Haha, lucky one. If you can hear my words, then you must have found the black and white pearls I left behind and can sense the fated ground I created. If you are a Deity, then what I’ve left behind will surely be of great use to you. When you find it, remember to thank me, Black Cosmos…”

A wild laugh echoed before fading away.

HUMMM…

The two pearls before him stopped spinning and grew still.

However, with the two pearls in his possession, Li Yang could still clearly sense the distant fated ground left behind by Black Cosmos.

‘Was that Black Cosmos’s voice?’ Li Yang thought to himself.

‘To be in the Divine Realm yet able to frustrate other invincible experts of the same realm… this Black Cosmos must have been a legendary figure on the Slaughter Battlefield!’

A moment later, an incredibly excited look once again filled Li Yang’s eyes.

“Haha, I’ve found the treasure’s location!”

Things were clearly going more smoothly than he had imagined. By obtaining Shuihan’s black pearl, he could find out where Black Cosmos’s fated ground was.

‘No wonder the others couldn’t find it, no matter how hard they searched with just the black pearl.’

Both pearls had to be brought together to reveal the fated ground’s location.

“Go!”

Li Yang’s gaze turned to the distance.

‘By my calculations, I should be able to reach it in five days!’

Wasting no more time, Li Yang shot off into the distance.

…

On his way to Black Cosmos’s fated ground, Li Yang would still deal with any Alien Race Deities he happened to encounter.

On the second day of his journey toward Black Cosmos’s treasure trove…

BOOM!

A colossal, rock-like demon beast was fleeing, roaring angrily, “Human Leimu, you’ve killed over a hundred members of the Alien Races and you still won’t stop! You’re being completely outrageous!”

The colossal demon beast roared.

Behind the colossal demon beast, a figure was in pursuit, unleashing a flurry of spear attacks. Each one sent out an incredibly terrifying fluctuation of power.

“Haha, you’re from the Alien Races. Why should I be polite to you?” Li Yang laughed heartily.

He didn’t slow his assault in the slightest.

“Human Leimu, you can’t kill me!” Hearing Li Yang’s words, the colossal rock-like demon beast roared in fury.

…

While Li Yang fought the colossal demon beast, a figure stood silently in the void far away, waiting.

“SCREEE!!!”

Suddenly, an ear-piercing shriek echoed from the distance.

A gigantic, bird-like demon beast flew in through the void. Its body was a full 10,000 meters long, with an 8,000-meter wingspan!

The aura it radiated was powerful to the extreme, far surpassing that of a Deity!

Seeing this new arrival, the figure standing in the void immediately said respectfully, “Greetings, Yingjiu Emperor!”

The one who had arrived was an expert of the Emperor Level.

“What is the situation?” the Yingjiu Emperor asked the Deity before him.

“Reporting to the Emperor, Shi Lu is currently tying up the human, Leimu. He has already sent me his detailed location,” the Demon Race Deity replied respectfully.

He quickly relayed the location.

“Good. This human, Leimu, has been acting without restraint, killing more than twenty Deities of my Demon Race. I will go and kill him now. I expect the Human Race won’t have anything to say about it!” the Yingjiu Emperor said in a low voice.

On the Slaughter Battlefield, combat was generally between Deities of equal standing, but there were exceptions.

For instance, if a particularly powerful Deity specifically hunted other Deities and provoked public outrage, higher-realm experts could step in, and no one could object.

And now, in just one short month, the human Leimu had hunted and killed over 120 Tri-System Deities. Such actions had most certainly provoked public outrage!

BOOM!

The Yingjiu Emperor’s figure flashed. He spread his wings, his speed reaching an absolute extreme, and vanished in an instant.

“Haha, the Yingjiu Emperor has made his move! There’s no way the human Leimu can escape this time!” The Demon Race Deity who had made the report watched the Emperor leave, a wide grin on his face.

What kind of existence was an Emperor? Even an invincible expert of the Divine Realm like the Blade Slaughter Sect Master could only barely parry their attacks. In a real fight, the Blade Slaughter Sect Master would definitely be no match for an Emperor!

Even within a powerful race like the Human Race, an Emperor was considered part of the upper echelon.

A single Emperor could preside over a Star Continent of the Human Race—a territory containing hundreds of millions of star systems. They could hold such a post for endless ages!

For a race of innate deities like the Time Divine Tree, an Emperor was the most powerful existence of all!

Now that an Emperor had taken action, the human Leimu’s escape was impossible!

…

“Human Leimu!” Elsewhere, the rock-like Demon Race Deity roared, but inwardly he was ecstatic.

‘Haha, this time, the human Leimu won’t be able to escape!’

Last time, their Demon Race’s Five Elemental Deities had taken action and let Li Yang escape. But this time, it was an Emperor!

Li Yang had a reconnaissance-type treasure, but the effectiveness of such treasures diminished against more powerful opponents.

For example, Li Yang’s treasure could easily detect the many Deities in the vicinity, but it couldn’t necessarily detect an Emperor. This was because an Emperor’s domain inherently possessed the ability to block detection.

As the rock-like Demon Deity was thinking this, Li Yang was still honing his spear techniques.

“Li Yang!”

Suddenly, Soul Ink’s voice rang out in Li Yang’s mind, its tone clearly tinged with caution.

“A Demon Race Emperor has appeared nearby! Leave immediately!”

Hearing this, Li Yang’s expression changed abruptly.

‘An Emperor?’

His expression shifted. He could easily shake off a Five Elemental Deity, but the gap between a Five Elemental Deity and an Emperor was like a chasm between heaven and earth.

Even if the Emperor couldn’t pinpoint his exact location yet, knowing his general vicinity meant there was a high probability of being caught!

“Time to go!”

All thoughts of honing his spear techniques vanished. Li Yang turned and fled.

BOOM!

Just then, the Four-Element Demon Deity who had been fleeing unleashed a frenzied wave of power, trying to entangle Li Yang.

“Human Leimu, where do you think you’re going?” the rock-like demon beast roared angrily.

“Haha, let’s end this battle for now! I’ll come back to kill you next time!” Li Yang laughed.

His speed was astonishing. Activating his Red Sky Combat Boots, he completely vanished in less than two seconds.

In the void, the rock-like demon beast’s expression darkened slightly.

‘The detection treasure on that human Leimu is that powerful? He discovered the Yingjiu Emperor’s arrival so quickly!’

He knew where the Yingjiu Emperor was right now—still a great distance away.

Yet, even from so far away, the human Leimu had detected him. That was an Emperor, and he was detected so easily!

As he thought this, the rock-like demon beast snorted coldly again.

“Hmph! So what if he found out? Since the Yingjiu Emperor is already on his way, there’s no way he’ll let you escape!”

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