Chapter 602 - 601: Utter Panic

Chapter 602: Chapter 601: Utter Panic

News of the great battle’s conclusion spread like wildfire, striking panic into the hearts of all the other Great Emperors. Those who hadn’t offered their support were terrified, while those who had were ecstatic.

The Great Emperors of the unsupportive empires wouldn’t have believed that the Celestial Cloud Empire could win if they hadn’t received the reports from the front lines. The most terrifying part was that a single Great Emperor had overthrown the entire World Dragon Imperial City.

Five Spirit King Stage experts, two National Guardian Divine Dragons, and a Supreme Ancestor had all been slain. The World Dragon Empire was instantly reduced to a nation with no Spirit King Stage experts. Under these circumstances, it meant the complete collapse of the World Dragon Empire.

What was that about one nation having Five Kings? The Celestial Cloud Empire now needed only one king to sweep across the entire Mortal Realm, unrivaled!

"Quick, hurry to the Celestial Cloud Imperial City! Bring our finest Treasure!"

’We’re doomed. I wonder how the Celestial Cloud Empire will treat us...’

’Why is this Celestial Cloud Emperor so strong? How in the world does he cultivate? This is impossible... How could he have won...?’

The Great Emperors of the various empires were all stunned. Some even slapped themselves hard across the face, the sound echoing with loud smacks, wondering if they were dreaming. But this was no dream. The World Dragon Empire had truly been annihilated.

And it wasn’t a simple annihilation; it was a complete and utter collapse. After the truth about the Supreme Ancestor spread, everyone chose to leave. Who would have thought the Supreme Ancestor would be so sinister as to build a Bloodthirsty Array beneath the World Dragon Imperial City?

When the Celestial Cloud Empire’s people excavated the area, they discovered countless skeletons buried below. The very thought filled them with terror.

With everything exposed, the World Dragon Empire was completely finished. No one spoke up for it anymore. In the past, the Netherworld Empire still had remnants of support, since its followers were inherently vicious and strongly approved of the Netherworld Empire’s methods—they would have raised both hands in approval even if it meant killing a million people.

Most of those who had joined the World Dragon Empire were righteous individuals. Who knew they had been deceived? Thus, after learning the truth, they left quickly, without a hint of nostalgia.

Meanwhile, Yi Tianyun took complete control, absorbing all of the World Dragon Empire’s territories. No one dared to say a word against it; they could only watch as he took over all the land.

Even though the Celestial Cloud Empire’s Overall Strength was inferior to other empires—for example, Yi Tianyun was its only Spirit King Stage expert, and it had relatively few Void Spirit Stage experts—no one dared to make a move.

The reason was simple: Yi Tianyun alone was enough to stand against the might of an entire nation.

Against his terrifying power, no matter how many Spirit King Stage experts came, they would still be crushed without the slightest difficulty. This was the truly frightening thing about him. He didn’t need a large force of experts; he alone was more than enough.

As a result, Yi Tianyun gained a new moniker. Everyone called him "Yi Wudi"!

He was truly invincible in the Mortal Realm. The strongest World Dragon Empire had been crushed, so what other empire could possibly resist him? Unless all the Imperial Influences gathered their forces, how could they hope to fight back?

But even if they could oppose Yi Tianyun by banding together, none of them were willing to do so. After all, what good would it do to fight a life-or-death struggle?

"Great Emperor, the Great Emperors of numerous empires have come to personally pay their respects!"

A guard rushed in from outside, his face flushed red with excitement. Although the visitors weren’t there to see him, he was just as thrilled. When Yi Tianyun first ascended the throne, everyone had looked down on him and chosen to leave. Now, they were all shamelessly crawling back, even bringing many Treasures and other gifts.

This was undoubtedly a moment of great vindication for the entire Celestial Cloud Empire. Those who had doubted them before were now coming to kowtow. Now we’ll see who was right!

"Hm, I’m busy. Have them wait outside."

Yi Tianyun glanced at the guard but didn’t have him show the Great Emperors in.

"Yes, Great Emperor!" The guard nodded emphatically and hurried back outside. A crowd of Great Emperors was waiting outside the main hall. When they saw him emerge, they all prepared to enter and pay their respects to Yi Tianyun, but the guard announced, "The Great Emperor is busy. He said for you to wait out here!"

He felt incredibly thrilled as he spoke those words. He’d never imagined he would be able to speak to them like that.

"This..."

The Great Emperors were all furious, but they could only complain in their hearts. Who would dare to voice their dissatisfaction? Yi Tianyun was now the equivalent of the old Emperor Shilong. Who had dared to disrespect the World Dragon Empire back then?

Now, the Celestial Cloud Empire had taken its place, making it the new First Empire!

"Sigh... one wrong move, and everything that follows is wrong..." Emperor Qianyuan shook his head. ’Even if I had another chance,’ he thought, ’I would still have chosen Emperor Shilong. Their power was just too formidable; I had to pick their side.’

Who could have predicted Yi Tianyun would be so powerful? No one. Not even the Cultivators within the Celestial Cloud Empire itself could believe it.

"Isn’t this Celestial Cloud Emperor too arrogant? Making so many Great Emperors wait out here! Isn’t he afraid we’ll join forces and attack him?"

"Shh! Keep your voice down! If you want to die, don’t drag me down with you! The Celestial Cloud Emperor has every right to be arrogant. If you could single-handedly sweep through the World Dragon Empire, you could be just as arrogant!"

"Exactly. If he decides he doesn’t like the look of you, he could just overthrow your empire. You wouldn’t even know what hit you!"

"Join forces and attack? If you want to die, count me out! Why would you pick a fight to the death with him for no reason? He slaughtered the Five Kings by himself. Even if we managed to kill him in a desperate struggle, we’d be crippled. Forget our positions as empires; we’d probably be reduced to third-rate powers!"

The other Great Emperors glared at the one who had spoken and began to move away from him, not daring to stand too close. They left him completely isolated.

The Great Emperor was mortified. The minister standing beside him was so terrified his legs went weak; he never expected his own liege to say something so reckless. If they angered Yi Tianyun, he feared their entire empire would be overthrown.

"I... I was just talking nonsense..." The Great Emperor didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He felt a tremor in his heart. Many of the Great Emperors present hadn’t personally witnessed Yi Tianyun’s power, but with the World Dragon Empire overthrown, who would dare to speak recklessly?

Even if it wasn’t Yi Tianyun himself who acted, but someone acting on his behalf, who would still dare to run their mouth?

And so, even though they were complaining endlessly in their hearts, they all chose to wait outside. Even Emperor Qianyuan had to wait obediently with the rest—the only exceptions were the few Great Emperors who had supported the Celestial Cloud Empire.

The Great Emperors who had supported the Celestial Cloud Empire were all inside the main hall, sipping fine wine and chatting happily amongst themselves. The contrast with the scene outside was like the difference between heaven and earth. The fact that even Emperor Qianyuan had to wait outside filled them with excitement.

All they could say was that they had bet on the right horse! They had supported Yi Tianyun simply out of a sense of passion. They had never accepted the World Dragon Empire’s dominance. Anyone with inside knowledge knew of the World Dragon Empire’s tyranny—how it wanted all other empires to submit.

You might not have been a puppet, but when they told you to do something, you could not be slow about it!