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Empress Tianhong naturally didn't want Lu Chen to make a move. She had already severely injured Emperor Tianlu and was about to kill him. If Lu Chen came out to steal the kill at this moment, wouldn't all her injuries have been for nothing?

Moreover, Emperor Tianlu is a ninth-level Emperor, and killing a ninth-level Emperor will allow her to absorb a much denser amount of malevolent energy, which will greatly help her improve her strength.

Seeing Empress Tianhong staring at him with resentment, Lu Chen had no choice but to say, "Alright then, he's yours to handle."

After speaking, Lu Chen casually checked Empress Tianhong's body again. After confirming that there was nothing wrong with her, Lu Chen didn't say anything more.

At this moment, Lu Chen suddenly thought of something and immediately sent the Shattered God Sword to Empress Tianhong's side, "Why don't you try this sword?"

Even though the Empress's Sword is the personal sword of the Rainbow Empress and has become a Saint-level weapon, it still cannot fully withstand the killing power emanating from the Rainbow Empress.

Every time Empress Tianhong uses the Empress Sword, she causes the sword to split into countless clones, which then bear the killing power emanating from her.

In this way, Empress Tianhong did not directly come into contact with the Empress Sword, and her strength was actually greatly weakened.

If there were a spirit sword capable of withstanding the killing power of the Rainbow Empress, her strength would likely be greatly enhanced.

The Shattering God Sword is a celestial artifact, and celestial artifacts can withstand the power of killing. If this sword were given to Empress Tianhong, her combat power would increase to an unknown extent. Lu Chen really wanted to verify this.

Seeing the Shattered God Sword floating in front of her, Empress Tianhong was slightly stunned. The Empress Sword was already a Saint-level spiritual sword, and she could clearly feel that the Shattered God Sword was of a higher grade than the Empress Sword.

Moreover, the aura emanating from the Shattered God Sword made even a Great Emperor who controlled the power of killing feel a trace of fear in her heart, which shows just how terrifying this sword is.

What lies above the Saint rank?

It was an Imperial Artifact. She remembered seeing people from the Outer Realms using Imperial Artifacts when she was in the Outer Realms, but even Imperial Artifacts didn't seem to have this kind of power.

So, this spirit sword is likely to be of a higher grade than an Emperor-level weapon. What grade would it be if it were higher than an Emperor-level weapon?

A celestial artifact?

Thinking of this possibility, Empress Tianhong's gaze towards the Shattered God Sword became fiery. Perhaps sensing Empress Tianhong's inner emotions, the Empress Sword floating beside her became restless.

The Empress Sword had been the personal sword of Empress Tianhong for countless years. Now that Empress Tianhong was looking at other spirit swords with shining eyes, the Empress Sword naturally felt somewhat unhappy.

Sensing the emotions emanating from the Empress Sword, the Heavenly Rainbow Empress snapped out of her daze and looked at Lu Chen, asking, "What rank of spirit sword is this?"

Lu Chen transmitted his voice directly into Lu Chen's ear and said, "It's not a spirit sword, it's a celestial sword."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's affirmative answer, Empress Tianhong became even more excited. If it was a celestial artifact, it would definitely be able to withstand the power of killing. In this way, she could unleash her full strength and no longer need to worry about losing control of her power and damaging her sword.

Seeing that Empress Tianhong's eyes seemed to be shining, Lu Chen immediately reminded her, "I'm just lending it to you for a bit, I didn't say I was giving it to you."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Empress Tianhong felt as if she had been doused with cold water. However, she quickly calmed down her inner turmoil. Thinking about it, it made sense. This was a celestial sword; how could Lu Chen possibly be willing to give her such a treasure?

It's good enough if it's even usable.

Empress Tianhong stopped daydreaming and hesitated no longer. She reached out and grabbed the hilt of the Shattered God Sword.

The next moment, the killing power of Empress Tianhong surged into the Shattering God Sword, and Empress Tianhong's aura also rose wildly at this moment. The Shattering God Sword greatly enhanced Empress Tianhong's strength.

Sensing the surge of aura and the frenzied killing power emanating from Empress Tianhong, Emperor Tianlu's expression changed drastically. Just by grasping that strange sword, the woman's strength had increased so much!

How is that possible!

What level of spirit sword is this?!

Could it be the legendary imperial artifact?

How could an imperial artifact possibly exist in this universe!

Isn't it said that without the Heavenly Emperor, the Imperial Weapons will not exist?

Some legends from the ancient era say that only the Heavenly Emperor can forge imperial artifacts, because imperial artifacts require the primordial power of this universe.

When an era collapses, the imperial artifacts born in that era will also be destroyed, because the laws of the new era have changed. The imperial artifacts of the old era were forged using the original power of the old era, and they will be rejected and destroyed in the new era.

Without the Heavenly Emperor, it would be impossible for the Imperial Artifact to be born in this universe.

Wait, Heavenly Emperor...

Emperor Tianlu's gaze suddenly fell on Lu Chen. If Lu Chen really was the Heavenly Emperor, then even if Lu Chen had not recovered the strength of the Heavenly Emperor, was it possible for him to use the power of origin to forge an imperial weapon?

Upon realizing this possibility, Emperor Tianlu broke out in a cold sweat. He had no idea what kind of power the imperial artifact possessed; he had never used it before, nor had he ever seen it.

However, he knew how terrifying the sacred artifact was. Just now, the woman had used a sacred artifact and was already able to seriously injure him at the sixth level of the cultivation realm.

If that woman uses an imperial artifact, he will surely die!

Thinking of this, Emperor Tianlu did not hesitate at all, and directly gathered all his strength and mobilized the power of the sword.

A powerful force gathered into the giant sword in the hand of Emperor Tianlu's Dharma Image, and then Emperor Tianlu swung the sword directly.

"Heaven and Earth Slash!!!"

We must strike first; we absolutely cannot let that woman use that sword.

The Heavenly Emperor's sword strike caused the void to tremble, and wherever the sword energy passed, the universe emitted a hissing sound of shattering.

Seeing Emperor Tianlu swing his sword in such a hurry, Empress Tianhong merely snorted coldly. With Lu Chen's help, her injuries had healed and her strength had been restored.

Emperor Tianlu was already seriously injured. Even if he burned his divine soul, his strength could not be restored to its previous state. At this time, it would be easy for Empress Tianhong to deal with Emperor Tianlu.

Empress Tianhong gripped the Shattered God Sword tightly, gathering her killing power into the sword. Just as the terrifying sword energy unleashed by Emperor Tianlu was about to reach them, Empress Tianhong also swung her sword.

It was just a casual swing of the sword, without any swordsmanship.

The sword energy unleashed by the Shattered God Sword contained killing power. When it came into contact with the sword energy unleashed by Emperor Tianlu, it instantly annihilated the sword energy and directly cut through Emperor Tianlu's body at a speed exceeding the speed of light. Before Emperor Tianlu could react, a crack appeared on his body and emitted a blood-red light.

When Emperor Tianlu realized this, he found that he could no longer mobilize his spiritual power, and even his divine soul power was gradually dissipating.

Emperor Tianlu's face showed disbelief. "No...impossible!"

At this point, he couldn't even self-destruct; he could only watch his body turn into specks of light and gradually dissipate into the universe. (End of Chapter)