After the Skyfall

Chapter 955 The Power of the Heavenly King
Li Yi was well aware of the urgency of the situation, so after taking the Heavenly Venerable Token, he rushed straight to the Heavenly Emperor Weapon, even at the risk of taking it.

However, a Heavenly Emperor Weapon is not something he can easily obtain with his current strength, even though he has undergone the baptism of the Heavenly Venerable's blood, and his primordial spirit and physical body have undergone astonishing transformations.

However, the difference is stark. If it weren't for the protection of the Purple Lotus, Li Yi's primordial spirit would have been obliterated by the Yin and Yang energies the moment it appeared, leaving nothing behind.

However, imprinting one's primordial spirit mark on the Emperor Furnace, which is the size of a planet, is an extremely difficult task.

First, his primordial spirit power must be strong enough, and second, he must leave behind a sufficient number of primordial spirit imprints.

If any one of these items were missing, Li Yi would not have been able to take away this Heavenly Emperor Weapon.

"Time, I still lack time. My primordial spirit power can barely take away this Heavenly Emperor Weapon, but it requires time." At this moment, Li Yi's primordial spirit dharma form stepped on a twenty-fourth-grade purple lotus platform and wandered around the Time Emperor Furnace.

He seemed to be traveling on a planet where yin and yang energies intertwined. Although he kept imprinting his primordial spirit into it, it was obviously impossible to complete the task in a short time.

However, everything went relatively smoothly. If he persevered, Li Yi would be able to barely control the Time Emperor Furnace and then he could take it away.

"Li Yi, there's no time! I've already sensed the Heavenly King's aura entering the Imperial Palace. With the Heavenly King's strength, it's only a matter of time before he finds this place. Wait, something's wrong. An astonishing killing intent is rapidly approaching this place."

Hua Qing controlled Li Yi's physical body, trying to get as close as possible to the Time Emperor Furnace, using the furnace's aura as cover, but dared not go too deep. Although the Time Emperor Furnace was not an offensive Heavenly Emperor Weapon, the power it contained could easily obliterate Li Yi's physical body.

At that moment, his expression suddenly changed as he sensed that the Heavenly King Li Yan was approaching at an astonishing speed, carrying a terrifying killing intent.

At this moment, Hua Qing couldn't even defeat a Heavenly Soldier because he hadn't had enough time to rebuild his strength and hadn't recovered much. Now, facing a Heavenly King filled with murderous intent was practically suicide.

"Li Yi, hurry, come back soon, or something terrible will happen." Hua Qing frantically transmitted his voice, trying to contact Li Yi and ask him to come up with a solution to the crisis.

Unfortunately, the imperial light has now dissipated; otherwise, he could have used some of the power from his previous life to kill the Heavenly King Li Yan.

However, at this moment, the Imperial Furnace of Time underwent some changes. Yin and Yang energies were rising, and the power of the Imperial Weapon was leaking out, directly severing the connection between them.

It's clear that Li Yi is currently working desperately to acquire the Heavenly Emperor's Weapon, and he has reached a crucial moment, possibly about to succeed.

"Hua Qing, you old thief, I've found you! You can't escape now, surrender!" At this moment, the figure of Li Yantian appeared. He roared, and the nearby stars trembled.

If the Heavenly King's power were to be unleashed, it would be enough to easily destroy stars.

"Damn it."

Hua Qing had no choice but to grit his teeth and unleash his primordial spirit power, instantly transforming into his past life form.

Immediately, a phantom of a Heavenly Emperor descended upon this starry sky. His expression was indifferent, and although his aura was not obvious, the Yin and Yang energies behind him were rising, and the Heavenly Emperor's weapon swayed, as if he was about to reveal the divine might of the Heavenly Emperor at any moment.

"Li Yan, I remember you used to be just a deputy commander in the Imperial City Guard. Now you've luckily entered the Heavenly King Realm, and you dare to come and provoke me? It seems you're truly fearless. In that case, hurry up and come over. I'll use your life to test my Heavenly Emperor Weapon." Hua Qing's voice echoed in the starry sky.

Although his power was not apparent, he remained calm and composed, attempting to conceal himself by using the aura of the Heavenly Emperor's weapon, so that his opponent could not discern his true strength.

Hear the words.

Li Yantianwang's heart jolted, and he hurriedly stopped in the starry sky. He was filled with fear and dared not move forward even an inch, for fear that Hua Qing, that old codger, really had some remaining strength.

After all, the riotous appearance of the Heavenly Emperor's weapon behind him couldn't be faked.

"Intimidated? Sure enough, this guy is still quite wary of me." Hua Qing felt no relief whatsoever upon seeing this.

He was simply doing his best to buy Li Yi time.

But soon.

Li Yantianwang quickly regained his composure, his face contorted with rage as he said, “Hua Qing, whether you’re faking it or not, we’ve come this far, so I have no choice but to take a gamble. If you still have some of the power from your past life, I’ll admit defeat today. Otherwise, I’ll ask you, the Heavenly Emperor, to depart.”

He wasn't confused; he was just momentarily startled. Once he regained his senses, he immediately adjusted his mindset and charged towards Hua Qing with a frenzied, all-or-nothing gamble.

Although Li Yantianwang was unsure whether Hua Qing had any other tricks up his sleeve, it didn't matter anymore. He was going to gamble his life on Hua Qing.

If you lose, your soul will be scattered and your spirit will be destroyed.

If I win, I can not only kill this Emperor Hua Qing, but also take this opportunity to seize a Heavenly Emperor Weapon. Then I can take the treasures in the Imperial Palace and flee far away. Given time, I may well become the Heavenly Emperor in the future.

Whether it brings wealth and glory or death depends on today.

"Damn it, I can't fool them." Hua Qing was shocked when he saw this.

As expected, there are no fools among those who reach the Heavenly King level. Li Yi was able to intimidate the other kings because he was surrounded by imperial light, and he truly possessed the strength to annihilate a Heavenly King.

Now that the imperial light has dissipated, he can no longer frighten a Heavenly King with the Imperial Furnace of Time behind him.

Or perhaps by this point, Li Yantianwang had no other choice but to gamble everything, so he didn't care whether Hua Qing had any tricks up his sleeve.

"Li Yi, hurry, I'm about to die!" Hua Qing immediately withdrew his primordial spirit power and hid inside Li Yi's body. Then he roared again, trying to transmit his voice.

However, at the crucial moment when the Heavenly King of Flames was about to attack, a beam of primordial spirit light appeared first and landed on the seven-colored treasure ring worn on Li Yi's arm.

That was the armband of the Celestial Royal Family. It was not just a simple proof of his identity; it also contained many trump cards left behind by the Celestial Royal Family.

At this critical moment, Li Yi did not hesitate at all and used a wisp of his primordial spirit power to directly activate the trump card inside.

next moment.

A terrifying power of the Heavenly King was instantly unleashed from the Heavenly God Arm Ring, and in an instant, it transformed into a giant three hundred and sixty feet tall.

This giant was surrounded by starlight and possessed extraordinary combat power, far beyond what an ordinary Heavenly King could withstand.

After all, it was a trump card reserved for the direct descendants of the Celestial God Royal Family, and it was impossible to seal away the power of an ordinary Celestial King. This power of a Celestial King also came from the direct descendants of the Celestial God Royal Family.

"What?" Li Yantian was caught off guard by this sudden change, but he quickly reacted, roared, and unleashed his ultimate attack with the Heavenly King Weapon.

"You dare to stop me with the power of a Heavenly King? Hua Qing, today I will send you on your way."

However, before he could finish speaking...

The 360-foot-tall direct descendant god-king roared and instantly set up a great formation, illuminating all the star power on his body, and arms appeared on his back.

Each arm represented a terrifying divine power. In just an instant, the eight arms, carrying eight peak powers, simultaneously unleashed their devastating force.

In an instant, Li Yantian King suffered a severe blow. The Heavenly King weapon in his hand was forcefully blasted away, and it was unknown where it flew to in this starry sky. At the same time, his Heavenly King Armor also exploded with countless divine lights. The terrifying power made him cough up blood. One of the attacks directly found his weakness, bypassed his defense, and smashed Li Yantian King's head with a punch.

Just a meeting.

The headless body of the Flame King flew backward, traversing the starry sky and crashing heavily into a lush green planet in the distance. The terrifying aftershock spread, instantly causing the planet to crack and collapse rapidly in the starry sky.

"Anyone who dares to challenge the direct line of my Heavenly God Royal Family shall be executed."

The eight-armed god-king roared, his 360-foot-tall divine body displaying an invincible aura. However, after the attack, the power of the heavenly king was exhausted, and his divine body was rapidly dimming and dissipating.

"sharp."

Hua Qing was pleasantly surprised to see this.

The things given by the Celestial Royal Family are indeed useful; they actually sealed such a terrifying power of a Heavenly King. This eight-armed Heavenly King is truly terrifying in strength. With a single blow, he almost killed the Heavenly King Li Yan with his bare hands.

It should be noted that Li Yantianwang wields the Heavenly King's Weapon and wears the Heavenly King's Armor. Even for a Heavenly King whose strength is much greater than his, it would be extremely difficult to defeat his opponent in one round.

It seems that the true strength of this Eight-Armed Heavenly King is quite extraordinary. He may have already explored the path to becoming the Heavenly Emperor, which is why he is far superior to ordinary Heavenly Kings.

Then, as the Eight-Armed Heavenly King dissipated, he left behind another sentence: "The enemy is not completely dead yet, and still has a chance of survival. Our clan's direct descendants should be careful. If it is difficult to deal with, directly use the power of the second Heavenly King."

After saying this, the 360-foot-tall divine body completely vanished.

"Was it the Heavenly King Armor that saved Li Yan's life?" Hua Qing immediately realized the problem.

It is indeed difficult to kill someone with just the power of a Heavenly King, but if the opponent's head is shattered, their primordial spirit must also be greatly damaged. Even if they are not dead, their threat level will be greatly reduced.

soon.

Just as the vanished Eight-Armed Heavenly King had said, the next moment, from inside the shattered planet in the distance, a weak aura of the Heavenly King once again surged into the starry sky.

A headless corpse, covered in blood, appeared before Hua Qing.

As the spiritual energy between heaven and earth gathered, and bottles of divine water from the Nine Heavens were poured on it, the shattered head regenerated at an astonishing speed.

Li Yan reassembled his body and returned, but his face was very pale, his aura was gone, and the divine power of the Eight-Armed Heavenly King within him was raging, causing his injuries to continue to worsen.

He was almost killed in just one clash.

"What a joke! How could such an outrageous thing happen? That old thief Hua Qing actually carries the power of a Heavenly King. Moreover, the strength of that Heavenly King of the Divine Race is terrifying."

Li Yan was still in shock, his pale face showing a hint of fear.

He genuinely thought he was going to die.

Fortunately, he survived.

Fortunately, it was only a Heavenly King's power, which was gone after it was used up. If that Eight-Armed Heavenly King had come in person, he would definitely have been able to kill him within one or two rounds.

Is this the foundation of the Celestial Royal Family?
His fear of the powerful races of the Celestial Realm intensified.

(End of this chapter)