In the center of the dilapidated temple, a force, yet to be unleashed, already caused the entire space to vibrate violently.
The Buddha statues in the temple cracked inch by inch, the remaining walls turned to ash, and the Dao patterns trembled chaotically.
Su Hongye, in her red robe, had an arrogant expression, releasing the full might of a Peak Great Emperor, like a blood-colored goddess descending to the mortal world, her gaze causing the Void Realm to tremble wherever it passed.
Old Dog Tianji, opposite her, appeared exceptionally ancient.
His hunched, withered figure seemed as if it could shatter with the wind, his simple blue robe, cleansed of worldly splendor, rustled silently, and his old face, covered in wrinkles, resembled dry tree bark.
Only his deep eyes remained like a bottomless abyss, seemingly capable of seeing through all Laws and Karma.
He was a veteran Great Emperor.
Even though he was old and his Qi was in decline, standing in this dilapidated temple, he still resembled an ancient divine mountain, steady and unmoving.
"Su Hongye... you are still so ruthless."
"I, Tianji, admit I am not a good person, but there is no enmity between you and me, so why must you persecute me so relentlessly?"
A hint of mockery flashed across Su Hongye's beautiful, cold face, her lips curved slightly, and intense killing intent burst forth from her dark eyes, a crimson Qi escaping from her body, condensing into a blood lotus phantom in the Void Realm.
"Enough of that. At our Realm, what's the point of talking about grudges and affections? Doesn't it just seem hypocritical?"
"One question: will you hand it over, or not?"
As her words fell, the world was filled with a murderous aura.
Old Dog Tianji shook his head, a hint of ineffable bitterness in his eyes.
"If we're talking about hypocrisy, we both are."
His voice was low, and streaks of divine radiance subtly emerged from his body, a bronze bell gently chiming at his waist.
"Does it truly make a difference to you whether I hand it over or not? Since you came today, you've already made your decision."
"In your eyes, this old man... is probably already a dead man, isn't he?"
"Does it matter to the outcome whether I hand it over or not? In your eyes, this old man is probably already a dead man, isn't he?"
Su Hongye's red lips curved slightly, her smile cold, carrying a hint of bloodthirsty pleasure, like a demon and an immortal, resembling a demoness empress returning from a bath of blood.
"Since you see it clearly, then obediently hand over the Qiankun Sky Plate Origin." Her gaze was like a knife, directly piercing into the opponent's Sea of Consciousness.
"This Emperor can leave you a complete corpse."
Before her words finished, a crimson Qi surged out, transforming into a sky-shattering blood blade, cutting through the sky, carrying endless killing intent as it slashed towards Old Dog Tianji.
At that instant, Old Dog Tianji's entire body glowed, a mysterious barrier of green radiance flowing around him, blocking the blood blade.
Boom!
The crimson killing intent struck the green barrier, and immediately the heavens and earth vibrated like thunder, the entire dilapidated temple completely disintegrated, turning into dust.
Old Dog Tianji stood within the barrier, his face growing even more somber. He scanned his surroundings; there was no escape route left in the world. Su Hongye's sealing technique had blocked all his retreats.
All of this had been arranged before she even made her move.
"Great Dao Seal... even the Void Realm is isolated. She intends to kill me here!" He understood in his heart.
What shocked him even more was Su Hongye's decisive and ruthless actions; as her Qi surged, there was a faint aura that seemed to transcend the Great Emperor Realm.
Such methods and power indicated that Su Hongye had already stepped halfway into that Realm, and he was certainly no match for her.
He knew there was no more chance.
Even with a full break out, he couldn't escape this inescapable net. Even that last strike had shaken his Divine Soul and nearly destabilized his Foundation.
His gaze was chilling, yet he remained proud and unyielding.
"Are you not afraid that all the Great Emperors will rise up and attack you for such reckless behavior?"
Old Dog Tianji spoke in a deep voice.
Su Hongye's beautiful face, in the dimness of the shattered Buddha light, bloomed with a wanton smile.
Her skin was like jade, as beautiful as a Heavenly Immortal, yet the slight curve of her lips revealed a bone-chilling coldness and killing intent.
"Old Dog Tianji, are you senile?"
"Since this Emperor has made a move this time, I naturally fear none of you rabble!"
As her words fell, the entire dilapidated temple trembled violently.
Su Hongye raised her slender hand and pointed a finger!
In an instant, the sky changed color, and a giant blood-colored Magical Seal appeared above the entire temple, like a divine seal left by an ancient demon, crushing the heavens and earth, with overwhelming killing intent rising to the sky!
That was the materialized form of crimson killing intent, like a sea of blood transforming into a sky curtain, descending from the nine layers of clouds, pressing down so hard that the Void Realm cracked inch by inch, the Dao Laws became chaotic, and time itself solidified.
This strike shook all the heavens!
Divine light flickered violently in Old Dog Tianji's eyes, his old face suddenly sank, and he was greatly alarmed in his heart.
"What a ruthless woman... she's not even hiding it anymore!"
He hastily brought out his protective Magical Artifact, an ancient green barrier that rose around him, clear and crystalline like Colored Glaze.
It was engraved with countless complex and intricate Dao patterns, a supreme protective treasure he had Cultivated in his early years.
However, the overwhelming crimson light still struck heavily!
With a thunderous roar!
Old Dog Tianji grunted, his body retreating three steps in the turbulent Qi, each step causing the Void Realm to collapse, and ripples visible to the naked eye spread out from beneath his feet.
His face instantly turned ashen, and blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.
Old Dog Tianji was filled with shock and anger, his worried expression growing even more solemn.
Su Hongye stood amidst the sea of crimson flames, her hair flying, crimson divine flames pouring down like a waterfall, her body like an unparalleled demon god, beautiful yet cruel.
Her gaze was stern, her eyes seemingly reflecting the wails of all living beings in the myriad worlds, cold, resolute, and full of killing intent!
"If you don't hand over the Qiankun Sky Plate Origin, this Emperor will Soul Refining you for a million years, making you unable to live or die!"
Old Dog Tianji's mind trembled, and the veins on his forehead throbbed.
He now understood that this calamity today was truly likely to lead to a dead end!
At this moment, he finally realized that perhaps this calamity today was truly inescapable!
He said no more, shaking his sleeve, a golden light flashed within, quietly revealing an ancient rune.
That was a secret technique of connection, imprinted with Divine Thought on a Tianji jade slip, only to be used when life was in danger, to summon allied Emperors.
But he knew in his heart that the moment this rune was sent out, it was like a lamp lit in despair; though its light was bright, there might be no response.
Su Hongye's terrifying might had already alarmed all the heavens!
Those old Great Emperors who had once jointly resisted the darkness were now either in seclusion healing, or preoccupied with their own affairs, many even having been corrupted by evil demonic Qi, unable to extricate themselves.
They were allies, but not friends.
They were a temporary combination of interests, lacking true trust.
Whether they would act depended entirely on their 'will'.
Su Hongye's terrifying power was enough to deter All Emperors.
Although he knew in his heart that help was slim.
Whether they acted depended entirely on whether they were willing to bear the cost of being an enemy of Su Hongye.
But even so, he had to try!
And at this very moment—
The Void Realm suddenly cracked open, and a vast pressure pierced through the nine heavens, as two Emperor figures broke through the boundary and descended from the sky!
Great Emperor Xuanhuang, Po Xu!
Their arrival instantly triggered celestial phenomena, golden thunder exploded in the Void Realm, stars hung upside down, and even the Laws of the ancient Universe roared in response.
"Xuanhuang! Po Xu!"
Hope flashed in Old Dog Tianji's eyes, and he was about to speak, but in the next moment, his expression drastically changed!
The two Great Emperors had cold, expressionless gazes, and simultaneously unleashed a palm strike, crushing down with a roar, directly at Tianji!
