After I stopped trying, a rich woman trained me into a demon emperor.

Chapter 612 I set the rules, who do you think you are?

Instead of unleashing his oppressive aura to confront the Emperor's son, he acted like a peerless, deadly blade, forcefully slicing open a vacuum zone amidst the overwhelming oppressive aura.

Huanyin, Shixue, and Jiuyou followed closely behind, standing on either side of him.

The auras of the three peak Tribulation Transcending experts erupted simultaneously, absorbing most of the pressure for the defending troops below.

"You're Zhou Ran?"

The Emperor's abode looked down at him, the black-gold vortex on his face spinning faster.

"A mere late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator dares to tamper with the rules of the Imperial Court."

I must admit, you have guts.

Zhou Ran raised his head, his gaze calmly fixed on the warship in mid-air, a mocking smile playing on his lips.

"How loud was your Domain Annihilation Array Plate when it exploded?"

These words were like a resounding slap across the face of the alternate body.

"court death!"

The secondary entity flew into a rage and abruptly waved its hand.

"Kill him! Leave no trace!"

"boom!"

Thirty-six peak-stage Integration Realm Emperor Soldiers simultaneously leaped from the warship, like thirty-six black-gold meteorites crashing down upon the Nine Nether City.

They have no pain, no emotions, only a pure rule of killing.

Seven days ago, Zhou Ran lost his hand twice and broke three ribs in order to kill twelve imperial weapons, risking half his life.

But now, things are different.

"Qin San, hold the key point of the formation."

These thirty-six iron lumps, I, the Emperor, will personally dismantle.

Before Zhou Ran could finish speaking, he transformed into a black lightning bolt, soaring into the sky and directly confronting the falling imperial weapon.

"Arrogant!" the alternate body sneered.

Even a cultivator in the early stages of the Tribulation Transcending Realm would have to avoid the combined might of thirty-six Imperial Weapons. For a cultivator in the late stages of the Nascent Soul Realm to dare to confront them head-on is simply courting death.

In mid-air, Zhou Ran collided violently with the three imperial weapons at the forefront.

There are no fancy moves, only the purest violence.

As the Taihuang Black Blade was raised, the six patterns on its blade instantly burst forth with dazzling black and gold light.

The Emperor's Blood Dark Pattern and the Lunar Eclipse Compression Technique merged perfectly, the blade cutting through the air and leaving a black crack that lingered for a long time.

"cut!"

He swung the sword.

There was no loud clanging of metal against metal, only the chilling sound of cutting.

The three imperial weapons at the forefront, along with their indestructible armor of rules, were cut in half by this one strike!

The broken bodies attempted to reassemble in mid-air, but the Emperor Blood Dark Pattern on the Primordial Black Blade, like a greedy beast, instantly devoured all the fragments of rules within their bodies.

Three peak-stage combined-force imperial weapons were instantly annihilated!

On the city wall, Qin San and Gu Ji gasped in shock.

They knew all too well how difficult it was to kill with imperial weapons, but now, under the Emperor's blade, these monsters were as fragile as paper.

"That's impossible!"

The secondary hull on the warship suddenly took a step forward, causing the black-gold vortex to tremble violently.

Zhou Ran did not pause. He moved through the group of imperial weapons like a ghost.

Left slash, right chop, upward sweep.

With every swing of the blade, an imperial weapon falls.

His cultivation level at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, coupled with the Taihuang Black Blade with its six-path patterns, allowed him to move freely and unimpeded during the Integration stage.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The remains of the imperial weapon fell from mid-air like dumplings being dropped into a pot, crashing onto the wilderness outside Nine Nether City.

In just ten breaths, all thirty-six imperial soldiers were annihilated.

Zhou Ran hovered in mid-air, shook off the residue on the Taihuang Black Blade, and looked up at the secondary body on the warship.

"Warm-up complete. Your turn."

The rage of the secondary entity had reached its peak.

He, a dignified executive officer of the Imperial Court, had his subordinates slaughtered by a mere ant from the lower realm.

"You think you're qualified to challenge me just because you killed a few defective individuals?"

The secondary body slowly rose into the air, releasing its terrifying aura of the Tribulation Transcending stage without reservation.

"I'll show you what a true Imperial Court ruling is!"

He formed a mudra with his hands in front of his chest, and a huge black and gold cross condensed and took shape in the void.

The cross emanated an aura of destruction, directly locking onto Zhou Ran.

"Judgment - God Annihilation!"

The black and gold cross crashed down on Zhou Ran with overwhelming force.

Wherever it passed, space collapsed inch by inch.

Huanyin, Shixue, and Jiuyou's expressions changed drastically, and they were about to step in to help.

"Step back! I will do it myself!"

Zhou Ran shouted sharply, advancing instead of retreating.

He gripped the hilt of the sword with both hands and poured all his true essence and the Demon Emperor's origin into the Primordial Black Blade without reservation.

The six basic patterns on the blade shone brightly, with the faint shadow of a seventh pattern flickering.

"I dare to change even your bottom-level rules, who are you trying to scare with this broken cross?!"

Zhou Ran roared and slashed out with his sword at the black and gold cross.

"One strike, and all mortals are annihilated!"

The black blade light and the black-gold cross collided violently in mid-air.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a frenzied, mutually devouring frenzy at the level of rules.

The Imperial Court rules on the cross attempted to obliterate Zhou Ran, but the dark patterns of Imperial Blood on the Taihuang Black Blade clung to it tightly, frantically drawing power from it.

"Click."

A crisp sound.

A crack appeared on the black and gold cross.

"What?!" The alternate body was shocked. His power of judgment had been suppressed?

"Smash it!"

Zhou Ran's arms were bulging with muscles, and his graying temples danced wildly in the raging energy.

He exerted his strength suddenly, and the Taihuang Black Blade forcefully sliced through the black gold cross.

The blade's momentum didn't diminish, and it struck the secondary body's chest directly.

"puff!"

A huge gash was torn open in the black and gold heavy armor on the sub-body's chest, and dark red rule blood gushed out.

He flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily onto the deck of the warship and creating a large crater in the hard surface.

The entire room fell silent.

Late stage of Nascent Soul Transformation, in the stage of Tribulation Reversal!

Moreover, it was a head-on confrontation, resulting in a devastating blow!

Zhou Ran, carrying a knife, slowly landed on the warship's deck. He walked up to the secondary body and looked down at him.

"The dogs of the Imperial Court are nothing more than this."

The clone struggled to its feet, the black-gold vortex on its face becoming extremely unstable.

He stared intently at Zhou Ran, his voice filled with disbelief and madness.

"you……

Zhou Ran raised the Taihuang Black Blade, preparing to finish him off.

The secondary body let out a shrill, maniacal laugh.

"Hahaha! Zhou Ran, you think you've won? You think that by abolishing the Domain Annihilation Authority, you can protect the Sixth Heaven and Blue Star?"

He raised his hand and pried a core fragment from between his eyebrows.

"Even if I die, I will drag you all down with me!"

The Imperial Court's purge team has already identified the forbidden items on Earth!

"I will now use my last strength to guide them!"

The fragments were crushed in the palm of the secondary body.

A crimson beam of light shot into the sky from his tattered body, piercing through the six heavens and burning towards Blue Star.

It's too fast to be intercepted.

Zhou Ran's expression changed.

The Taihuang Black Blade moved down an inch.

The blade pierced the faceplate, severing the last rule connection of the secondary body.

The visor shattered, the vortex dissipated, and the remains of the Emperor's third clone stiffened into a black and gold statue on the deck.

Whether or not you can protect them is none of your concern.