After the Skyfall

Chapter 998 Whereabouts Exposed
Although Li Yi was hiding in the Ruins of Return and cultivating with the help of the Time Emperor Furnace, his movements were very quiet. However, the place was indeed extremely remote, and even though the strange phenomena continued, they did not attract anyone's attention.

No one would have imagined that the Heavenly King Taiyi of the Celestial Clan would be hiding inside the Ruins of Return.

And just like that, another hundred days passed.

Li Yi has been cultivating in the Time Furnace for two thousand years. During this time, he no longer complains about the lack of resources. On the contrary, the condensation of Chaos Divine Power has been exceptionally smooth.

There are no bottlenecks in any of this; the only thing lacking is a little time.

On this very day.

The Emperor's Furnace of Time underwent another change. From the depths of Yin and Yang energies, terrifying power began to emerge. This power was unique; although not abundant, it surpassed even the Heavenly King level, capable of shaking heaven and earth and trembling the Void.

"The power of the God Emperor has appeared!" Upon seeing this, the two old Heavenly Kings were overjoyed.

"Calm down. The appearance of the God Emperor's power means that Taiyi has already broken through the realm, but he has not yet truly stepped into the God Emperor realm. There are still gaps. The rest is to let Taiyi fill in the gaps in his realm and completely stabilize his God Emperor-level combat power."

The other person forced himself to calm down, and then his expression became extremely serious.

The appearance of the God Emperor's power, coupled with the strange phenomenon of the Time Emperor Furnace, has created an even greater commotion than before. It can no longer be hidden and will definitely be noticed. However, the Heavenly Realm is extremely vast, and normally, even if such a phenomenon lasts for several years, it might not attract attention.

But the current situation is different. The Celestial Race has been wiped out, and people are hunting them down everywhere. They might notice what's happening here and report it.

If they're lucky, the news might not reach the Heavenly Emperor's ears. But if it does attract his attention, a great battle is bound to break out.

Despite their anxieties, the two old Heavenly Kings remained stationed near the Time Emperor Furnace. Meanwhile, the strange phenomena brought about by the power of the God Emperor were growing ever larger, indicating that Li Yi's power was rapidly increasing.

Another month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Although strange phenomena continued throughout this period, they did not attract anyone's attention, and everything remained calm, which reassured the two Heavenly Kings.

The same thing happened in the second month, but the phenomenon was even greater. Faintly, chaotic divine power was splashing out, which even the Time Emperor Furnace could not contain. It shook and roared, and could no longer be controlled, directly transforming into the size of a star.

The imperial furnace swayed, and at that moment, the heavens and earth seemed to pour down in response.

The two former superstars didn't even dare to approach, only daring to gaze at the scene from a great distance.

However, just a few days later, the commotion here attracted a group of Heavenly Kings. They thought that a treasure had been born in the Sea of ​​Return to Nothingness, so they risked their lives to explore.

“It is indeed a Heavenly Emperor weapon, but it is not a matter of chance. A Heavenly King is cultivating in seclusion here, trying to break through to the Heavenly Emperor realm. No, no, he is already breaking through. The power of the Heavenly Emperor has appeared. Let’s go, this place is not safe to stay for long.”

After a brief look, the group of Heavenly Kings realized the situation was not good and immediately turned around and left.

They had no intention of disturbing a Heavenly Emperor Realm expert.

The two old Heavenly Kings concealed themselves and, seeing that the other side had already withdrawn, felt no joy, but rather even greater worry. The commotion here could attract one group of people, and then a second and a third.

And everything turned out exactly as they had guessed.

A few days later, several more Heavenly Kings appeared together in the Sea of ​​Return to Nothingness. They looked at the Imperial Furnace of Time, their expressions changed, and then they turned around and left.

Who would dare to provoke a Heavenly Emperor who is about to emerge from seclusion?
However, as news spread that someone within the Ruins of Return had broken through to the Heavenly Emperor realm, it quickly attracted several Dragon Kings of the True Dragon Clan.

They too were gazing at these strange phenomena from afar.

"The rumors are true. There is indeed a Heavenly King breaking through to become an Emperor in the Sea of ​​Return to Nothingness. However, his aura is somewhat unfamiliar. I wonder which race this powerful figure belongs to. Could he be a rogue cultivator?"

One of the Dragon Kings frowned, trying to discern the other party's identity from the Heavenly Emperor's power.

But it failed.

Li Yi is currently breaking free from the shackles of the Celestial Clan's bloodline and forging his own unique path, which is why they cannot sense the aura of the Celestial Royal Family.

“It shouldn’t be a rogue cultivator. The other party possesses a Heavenly Emperor Weapon, so he must come from a great clan in the Heavenly Realm. I’ve never heard of any cultivator who could wield a Heavenly Emperor Weapon when he was only at the Heavenly King Realm,” another Dragon King said, shaking his head.

"Wait, now that you mention it, I do remember. There was a Heavenly King named Taiyi in the Celestial Clan who wielded a Heavenly Emperor Weapon."

The words are not finished yet.

The dragon kings seemed to suddenly awaken and exchanged glances.

"Let's go back and report to the Dragon Emperor! The Heavenly King Taiyi of the Celestial God Clan has appeared within the Ruins of Return and is about to break through to become an Emperor!" With a startled shout, several Dragon Kings instantly transformed into true dragons and returned to the Dragon Palace at top speed to transmit this crucial information back.

"kill."

However, at this moment, two old Heavenly Kings attacked from afar. They realized that Taiyi had been exposed, so in desperation they took action to kill these Dragon Kings and buy as much time as possible.

With a single move, they unleashed unimaginable power, a celestial blade cleaving down like a silver river, instantly engulfing everything in sight.

"Heavenly Emperor's weapon?" The Dragon Kings were instantly terrified upon seeing this.

To my utter surprise, remnants of the Celestial Race were lurking here, and they were even willing to expose a Heavenly Emperor Weapon in order to deal with me, clearly intending to kill me here.

With a single strike, the Dragon King was no match. His Heavenly King Armor shattered instantly, and his dragon scales were easily torn apart. He died on the spot in just one exchange, leaving no trace of his body.

As the power dissipated, an old Heavenly King, gripping an Imperial Blade, was panting heavily and utterly exhausted. To ensure the annihilation of his opponent, he had exerted all his strength, unleashing the full power of the Heavenly Emperor's weapon.

It worked very well; the opposing team was wiped out.

"It was a close call, but at least we took care of a number of enemies."

"But the death of the Dragon King of the True Dragon Clan will definitely raise alarms. I just hope we can hold out until Taiyi successfully completes his breakthrough."

The two former kings checked the battlefield and then quickly disappeared.

As long as the other party does not discover Taiyi's identity, they will not easily take action. However, if they encounter someone who sees through their disguise, they will not hesitate to use the Heavenly Emperor's Weapon to kill them.

But the truth will eventually come out.

This delayed the process for another month.

Li Yi's cultivation caused such a commotion that even the Time Emperor Furnace couldn't contain that terrifying power of the God Emperor. The Sea of ​​Return to Nothingness was pouring out, and the heavens were shaking.

This is not a commotion that a normal Heavenly Emperor could create.

Thus, this place attracted the attention of a Heavenly Emperor.

A beam of imperial light crossed the sea and arrived here in just a moment. Within the imperial light, a majestic figure stood between heaven and earth, its exact appearance obscured.

The Heavenly Emperor scanned the entire scene and instantly spotted the two hidden Heavenly Kings, even noticing that they held an Imperial Blade in their hands.

But this posed no threat to him; in fact, he could take away the Heavenly Emperor's Weapon at any time if he wanted to.

"A remnant of the Celestial Clan? It seems that the Taiyi Heavenly King, who is being pursued by the Emperors, is hiding in the Sea of ​​Return to Nothingness. No wonder he has not been discovered. But it is truly amazing that he is about to break through to the Heavenly Emperor Realm so quickly. How exactly does this freak cultivate? Or did he obtain some extraordinary opportunity in the Heavenly Venerable Secret Realm?"

The Heavenly Emperor pondered for a moment, but did not make a move. He knew that the opponent had already established his dominance and possessed Heavenly Emperor-level combat power. Starting a Heavenly Emperor battle now would be meaningless. Moreover, he was just a rogue cultivator and did not want to get involved in such a great conflict.

After all, even a centipede with a hundred legs doesn't die easily; he didn't want to be retaliated against by the Celestial Clan in the future.

"I shouldn't have come here out of curiosity. In order to get rid of trouble, I had no choice but to leak your information. Whether you can survive this ordeal depends on your fate."

The Heavenly Emperor turned and left.

However, in order to prevent the powerful Heavenly Emperor from thinking that he intended to protect the Heavenly Gods, he had to spread the news of what happened here. Otherwise, it would be a big problem if he were to seek revenge later.

With the departure of this rogue cultivator emperor.

Soon, news of the Celestial King Taiyi breaking through to the God Emperor realm within the Sea of ​​Return to Nothingness reached the ears of all the powerful races.

moment.

The Heavenly Emperors of the various powerful clans could no longer remain silent.

"The Celestial Clan has been destroyed and must not be allowed to rise again. Even if the Taiyi Heavenly King is currently breaking through, we must ensure his demise, even if a Taiyi God Emperor were to emerge."

"He will die the same way that Emperor Haoguang died. Let's go to the Sea of ​​Return to the Void and kill him. I believe the treasure of the Celestial Clan is on him."

"In that case, this Taiyi God Emperor is indeed worth killing."

Soon, ten Heavenly Emperors appeared together, including the Black Dragon Emperor of the True Dragon Clan, the Crimson Phoenix Emperor of the Phoenix Clan, the Realm Rakshasa Emperor of the Rakshasa Clan, and a Heavenly Emperor of the Human Clan.

They marched in imperial light, their presence grand and imposing, proclaiming to the heavens and displaying imperial might to all beings in the celestial realm. At the same time, they made it clear to everyone that the Celestial God Clan had no chance of rising again, and any newly promoted God Emperor would be besieged and killed by them. The remnants of the Celestial God Clan should no longer attempt to defy the heavens; their reign should come to an end.

I believe that after some suppression and time, the Celestial Race will become a thing of the past.

"What? That inherently evil fellow has already become a Heavenly Emperor?" Hua Qing, who had been reincarnated and was in seclusion during his cultivation in the Third Heaven, was shocked when he sensed the ten Heavenly Emperor's might in the world.

After learning about the situation, he was shocked by Li Yi's cultivation speed.

Although the Time-Traveling Furnace can accelerate time, it's not that easy to break through realms. The road to the Heavenly Emperor Realm is fraught with obstacles, any one of which can stop you, and it's definitely not something you can overcome by simply closing yourself off to cultivate.

But amidst the shock, Hua Qing realized something and murmured, "But it's actually quite possible. This kid has so much Heavenly Venerable blood in his storage bracelet, plus the Time Emperor Furnace and the bloodline of the Heavenly God Royal Family. Now, facing such a great calamity, if he's pushed too far, he really could rush to the Heavenly Emperor Realm in one go."

"But why bother? Breaking through at this critical juncture while bearing the identity of a member of the Celestial Race is just courting death. Why not leave the Celestial Realm and hide for a few hundred or a thousand years until the storm passes, then return to the Celestial Realm to cultivate incognito? Wouldn't that be better? Besides, even if you break through then, it won't cause too much of a stir."

He couldn't understand why Li Yi, who had always been cautious and steady, would commit such a crime at this time.

Perhaps many things happened during the time I was away.

"Shall we go and see the Sea of ​​Return to Nothingness?" Hua Qing's eyes flickered, somewhat tempted, but he hesitated, worried about being caught in the crossfire of the great battle and encountering misfortune.

However, considering that the opponent has all ten Heavenly Emperors present, the probability of a major battle breaking out should not be high.

With that in mind, he decided to set off for Sunset City.

(End of this chapter)