After the Skyfall

Chapter 1000: Running Away Again
The Sea of ​​Ruins is exceptionally violent, like a mad beast. Its terrifying power stirs up the sea, creating all sorts of incredible apocalyptic scenes.

No one dared to approach this place, because all cultivators knew that a battle of Heavenly Emperor level had broken out somewhere in the Sea of ​​Return to Nothingness.

Fortunately, it was in the Ruins of Return; if it were elsewhere, there would likely have been widespread devastation.

This great battle, which appeared to be ten Heavenly Emperors joining forces to kill one person, was actually extremely brutal. In just a short time, the blood of the Heavenly Emperors had already stained the sky red, and a certain sea had even turned into a sea of ​​blood.

Three hundred and sixty-five streams of chaotic divine power condensed and carried a divine blade, slashing down with unparalleled force. It directly and forcefully cleaved open the body of a Heavenly Emperor, and the shattered divine light, along with countless drops of imperial blood, splattered outwards.

Although the Heavenly Emperor did not die on the spot, he was seriously injured and unable to fight any longer. He quickly withdrew from the battlefield under the cover of the crowd.

The Black Dragon Emperor, the Crimson Phoenix Emperor, the Heavenly Emperor of the Human Race, and others were both shocked and furious upon witnessing this scene.

This is already the fourth Heavenly Emperor they have defeated. If it weren't for their large numbers, several Heavenly Emperors would have perished and wouldn't even have had a chance to survive.

As more and more people left the battlefield, they could no longer restrain the Taiyi God Emperor.

"The Heavenly Emperor's life is tough; he can withstand one of my attacks without dying."

Li Yi's gaze was icy, his imperial sword was stained with blood, and his ancient armor was also marked with many scars.

Although his Chaos Divine Power was strong, the number of opponents was too large, which restricted his actions. After severely injuring them with one blow, he was unable to deliver a follow-up attack to completely annihilate them. He could only watch helplessly as they retreated under the cover of other Heavenly Emperors.

"But you covered the escape of four seriously injured Heavenly Emperors, so who will cover you next?"

Li Yi's killing intent surged, his gaze sweeping across the scene. He took a step forward, and a dazzling imperial light paved a path, heading straight for the Black Dragon Emperor. With a wave of his hand, chaotic divine power carrying the imperial blade slashed down.

This strike was like a chaotic world pouring down, shattering all laws and overwhelming everything.

The Black Dragon Emperor's hair stood on end. He sensed the danger and roared as he unleashed the boundless power of the Dragon Emperor in his ancient spear, attempting to withstand the attack head-on.

The other five Heavenly Emperors also moved in unison, unleashing their peak attacks to relieve the pressure on the Black Dragon Emperor, while simultaneously attempting to severely injure the Taiyi God Emperor.

However, as the previous examples have already demonstrated, it is impossible to withstand the attacks of the Taiyi God Emperor head-on. Even the Black Dragon Emperor is no exception. The power of the Chaos God is too terrifying, and a head-on confrontation would inevitably lead to defeat and death.

In a single exchange, the Black Dragon Emperor's Heavenly Emperor power instantly collapsed, and an ancient spear was also blasted away. The Black Dragon Emperor let out a miserable scream as his imperial body shattered, and his blood splattered into the void.

Li Yi's expression turned cold, and the Emperor Armor on his body emitted divine light. He chose to withstand the attacks of the five Heavenly Emperors head-on and threw another punch.

The chaotic divine power was unleashed, annihilating the shattered black dragon's body and leaving it no chance whatsoever.

"Save me, everyone!" At this critical moment, the Black Dragon Emperor's primordial spirit tried to escape under the emperor's light, but it was too late. The chaotic divine power surged forth, overwhelming all traces of him and causing them to disappear on the spot.

Li Yi was also badly injured. Even though he was wearing the Emperor Armor, he was blasted tens of thousands of miles away. His incredibly strong body was injured and blood was flowing out.

His blood was also a chaotic color, but when it fell, it was like poison, dissolving everything.

And with the fall of the Black Dragon Emperor.

Bloodshed and carnage filled the air, with ghosts wailing and gods howling, and all sorts of incredible and bizarre phenomena occurring frequently.

"The Black Dragon Emperor has perished?"

The remaining Heavenly Emperors felt a tremor in their hearts. This matter seemed to be the last straw that broke the camel's back, causing their fighting spirit to vanish instantly.

Those who have cultivated to the level of Heavenly Emperor have experienced countless battles. How could they not understand that the death of the Black Dragon Emperor is a turning point, and that a second, third, and fourth Heavenly Emperor will fall one after another?

The Taiyi God Emperor can no longer suppress them with their help.

However, Li Yi, who had just been repelled, attacked again. The distance of ten thousand miles was covered in an instant. Without any fancy tricks, the chaotic divine power struck straight at a Heavenly Emperor.

"The encirclement has failed. Leave quickly and do not linger." The Crimson Phoenix Emperor no longer hesitated, and even stopped attacking, turning around and leaving immediately.

The other Heavenly Emperors also left immediately upon seeing this.

With the Heavenly Emperor startled away, Li Yi's attack was without any suspense, crushing another Heavenly Emperor. Then, a surge of chaotic divine power swept across the scene again, completely annihilating the Heavenly Emperor's remnant soul and body.

"It's too late to leave now." After killing the second Heavenly Emperor, Li Yi immediately strode after him.

Instead of pursuing the Heavenly Emperors who still possessed fighting strength, he hunted down those who were seriously injured and watching the battle from afar, especially the Rakshasa Emperor of the Rakshasa Clan, whom he absolutely could not let go.

"Oh no, this guy's petty, he's taking it out on me?"

With only a mangled body remaining, the Demon King of the Realm had a premonition that things were going badly and fled in advance.

But being seriously injured is still being seriously injured; how could one possibly escape?

He was quickly caught up.

A blade of light that engulfed heaven and earth appeared, completely annihilating his remaining body, leaving not even a remnant soul, thus preventing any possibility of reincarnation. Li Yi then relentlessly pursued the second severely injured Heavenly Emperor.

This time it took some time, but in the end it caught up. A slash of chaotic divine power was unleashed, annihilating it on the shore of the Chaos Sea.

After the deaths of four Heavenly Emperors, Li Yi stopped, because the remaining six had already escaped and could no longer sense their presence; he didn't know where they had fled to.

Continuing the pursuit is no longer feasible; he must leave this place as soon as possible.

The commotion today was too great. If it attracted the attention of the Heavenly Venerable, then it would be all over. Therefore, even though Li Yi possessed combat power exceeding that of the Heavenly Emperor, he still had to keep a low profile and be patient.

He returned to the site of the previous battle and found the Heavenly Emperor's soldiers that he had knocked away before the Heavenly Emperor died.

An ancient spear and a killing sword—these are the Heavenly Emperor's weapons from the Black Dragon Emperor and the Realm Rakshasa Emperor.

As for the weapons of the other two Heavenly Emperors, it seems they were stolen. Li Yi couldn't sense the aura of the Heavenly Emperor's weapons, so he had no choice but to give up the search and prepare to leave the place.

However, just as Li Yi was about to leave, he caught a familiar aura. It was Hua Qing, the Heavenly King, who was lingering near Sunset City.

"He actually came here too?"

Li Yi was somewhat surprised, but after thinking for a moment, he still sent out a Heavenly Emperor's power, instantly taking it away. Then, without further hesitation, he directly crossed realms and fled to a small world for refuge.

"I never thought I'd have to run away even after becoming the Taiyi God Emperor." A sense of helplessness welled up inside him.

When he stopped, he found himself in a world overrun by demons and monsters, a world on the verge of collapse.

"Li Yi, you naturally evil guy, you actually broke through to the Heavenly Emperor Realm so quickly?" Hua Qing looked at him in disbelief, unable to imagine that the laborer on Earth had actually become a Heavenly Emperor.

"Hua Lü, you still won't willingly call me the Taiyi God Emperor?" Li Yi said, "Indeed, prejudice in people's hearts is a mountain."

"The Time-Bound Emperor Furnace can only make you use ten years as one day. Even if you cultivate inside for ten thousand years, you still can't become a Heavenly Emperor. What exactly happened during this time?" Hua Qing was almost going crazy. He was already powerful enough as a reincarnated Heavenly Emperor, and he had only recovered to the Heavenly King Realm.

Li Yi said, "I obtained some opportunities within the Heavenly Venerable Secret Realm and found a completely new path of cultivation. With the Heavenly Venerable's blood and the Time Emperor Furnace, it is quite reasonable for me to break through to the Heavenly Emperor Realm. But you have disappointed me too much. I thought you could regain the strength of the Heavenly Emperor, which would at least help me hold off one or two major enemies. But you only dared to watch the battle from afar on the edge of the Ruins. You have disappointed me too much."

He shook his head, looking quite helpless.

"How did the battle go?" Hua Qing asked hurriedly.

"I killed four Heavenly Emperors and six escaped. I've done my best." Li Yi sighed, not satisfied with his performance. In the past, he could have killed ten opponents of the same realm in one go.

Hua Qing's eyes narrowed suddenly, and he was so shocked that he couldn't say a word.

Surrounded by ten Heavenly Emperors, he still managed to kill four of them and force them to flee in disarray.
But soon, he realized something: "You've really messed up this time. You killed four Heavenly Emperors. Once the news gets out, do you think you'll still be able to appear in the Heavenly Realm? Maybe the next time you show your face, you'll be targeted by the Heavenly Venerable, and you won't even know how you died."

"I know, that's why I ran to this little world to lay low." Li Yi didn't feel the joy of defeating a powerful enemy at this moment, only a sense of solemnity.

"Damn it, you're unlucky too. You had to run away when you were a Heavenly General, you had to run away when you were a Heavenly King, and you still have to run away when you became a Heavenly Emperor. You're a jinx." Hua Qing said, "No, I have to stay away from you. Don't say we know each other in the future, otherwise I don't want to be surrounded and killed by a group of Heavenly Emperors when I break through one day."

“You’ll have to wait a bit before you run away. I want to ask you something,” Li Yi said.

Hua Qing stopped and asked, "What do you want to ask me?"

"Have you ever been to the Chaos World?" Li Yi asked.

Hua Qing's eyes flickered: "You want to go to the Chaos World?"

Li Yi pointed, and the knife-shaped coin swirled around his fingertip: "I have the Heavenly Venerable Token, plus the knife-shaped coin that can cross realms, how about hiding in the Chaos World? Even the Heavenly Venerable wouldn't expect me to be hiding there."

"Then how can you guarantee that you can accurately cross over to the Chaos World?" Hua Qing asked.

Li Yi said, "Because you don't know how to use the knife coins correctly at all. I have already mastered the means of precise cross-dimensional travel, which is why I asked you about the secrets of the Chaos World."

Hua Qing didn't hide anything and said directly, "I have never been to the Chaos World, and my understanding of it comes from a Heavenly Emperor."

He recounted a secret from back then.

Back when he was still the Great Emperor Huaqing, he traveled through the Seventh Heaven and encountered a Heavenly Emperor who had returned from the Chaos World. That Heavenly Emperor was injured and, relying on his status as a powerful clan, reprimanded him, a rogue cultivator.

Enraged, Hua Qing initiated the Emperor Battle, intending to teach his opponent a lesson. However, the opponent's injuries were too severe, allowing Hua Qing to successfully kill him.

He then swept up the remnant soul of the Heavenly Emperor, and his legacy vanished into the distance.

The treasures, such as the Time-Traveling Imperial Furnace and the Heavenly Venerable Order, were all plundered from that Heavenly Emperor, and he did indeed know some of the secrets of the Chaos World.

Hua Qing relayed the situation of the Chaos World to Li Yi, hoping to offer him some assistance.

(End of this chapter)