Chapter 575 - 550 Lu Ming Comes

Emperor Qing, Sword Ancestor, and Ancestor of All Magics joined hands, blocking the Dark Emperor outside the void.

Formation Ancestor and the Time-space Spiritual Mouse worked together to lay down an unmatched defense, separating the attacks of the Flame Emperor and the Ghost Emperor from the outside.

Lu Yan focused his mind and continued to grind down Zhao Qiankun.

"Five Elements Flame, burn and purify all beings."

Lu Yan shouted lowly, his body emitting a blinding light as the Five Elements Field was pushed to its limit.

Bang!

Finally, the talisman protecting Zhao Qiankun could no longer hold up and shattered completely.

As the talisman exploded, the terrifying force of destruction immediately enveloped Zhao Qiankun. His body visibly withered at a rapid pace, as his vitality was swiftly stripped away.

"Alliance Hierarch, Dao Ancestors, save me..."

Zhao Qiankun let out a piercing scream, and the next moment, with a ’pfft,’ his body completely burst open, turning into a cloud of blood mist, and his Primordial Spirit, within the Five Elements Field, dissipated into nothingness.

Zhao Qiankun perished.

"You little beast..."

The Flame Emperor and the Ghost Emperor’s eyes were bloodshot, revealing endless rage; their assault became even more ferocious, intent on killing Lu Yan to avenge Zhao Qiankun.

The frenzy of two beings at the third step of the Creator Realm was undoubtedly extremely astonishing in its destructive power.

Even though the Formation Ancestor and the Time-space Spiritual Mouse were experts in defense, they were now under great strain, with the formation and the space-time barrier trembling violently.

"Death Curse Ghost Kill."

The Ghost Emperor roared low as he launched his attack, his hands moving quickly in incantations, murmuring words under his breath. The next moment, a sinister aura finally penetrated the space-time barrier and formation, descending fiercely upon Lu Yan.

Lu Yan instantly felt a chill in his body, an extreme cold Yin energy burst forth from within him, and then transformed into a malicious ghost that emerged and tried to corrupt him.

"Ghost Curse, this is bad."

The Formation Ancestor and the Time-space Spiritual Mouse’s faces drastically changed.

But as they faced the combined attacks of the Flame Emperor and the Ghost Emperor, they simply could not spare a hand to help, and even if they could, it was too late.

With the curse upon him and the killing intent erupting, one’s life could be claimed in an instant.

Lu Yan felt the crisis of death looming, his expression fierce, and he let out a low growl. He urged the Five Elements Field with all his might to erupt from within, trying to expel the malicious ghost from his body.

However powerful the Five Elements Field might be, Lu Yan’s cultivation level was ultimately too low, far too inferior to the Ghost Emperor.

Even just a strand of the Ghost Emperor’s power that had penetrated was far beyond Lu Yan’s capacity to counter.

Sizzling...

The Five Elements Field was pierced in an instant, and the hungry ghost’s gaping mouth approached Lu Yan.

"I’m fighting with my life on the line, Lu Yan. You’d better compensate me for this later,"

came the shrill cry from within the Dao Book, followed by a dazzling light that emerged from Lu Yan’s forehead, unraveling into a scroll that wrapped around Lu Yan.

A terrifying force erupting from inside the Dao Book blocked the malicious ghost from the outside.

"That is..."

When the Dao Book appeared, those watching the battle, including some Third-Step beings of the Creator Realm and even some ancient beings of the same realm, couldn’t help but widen their eyes.

Many recognized the Dao Book.

"The Dao Book, that’s the Dao Book."

"The Supreme Treasure of the Immortal Clan, the treasure of the Immortal Ancestor, how could it fall into the hands of a junior from the Dragon Alliance?"

"I heard that tens of thousands of years ago, the Dragon Alliance Master had a fierce battle with the Immortal Ancestor which ended with the Immortal Ancestor retreating wounded. It seems that even the Dao Book has fallen into the Dragon Alliance Master’s hands."

"For the Dragon Alliance Master to bestow the Dao Book upon a junior, what relationship does this Lu Yan have with the Dragon Alliance Master?"

Many whispered among themselves.

The Dao Book intervened, but before Lu Yan could even catch his breath, the Dao Book quivered violently, and its light began to dim.

"Lu Yan, do you have Immortal blood, Immortal Bones or something like that? I have too little energy stored, and my serious injury hasn’t healed; I can’t withstand the attack of those at the third step of creation."

Little Phoenix cried out.

Lu Yan’s face turned unsightly; where would he have Immortal blood or Immortal Bones?

"Hold on, I’ll have Xiao Yin and the others help you,"

Lu Yan communicated to Little Phoenix, while also summoning Xiao Yin and the Tao Monument Fragment to assist.

The Innate Magic Seal Fragment and the Tao Monument Fragment emitted a strong presence, flying out to join the Dao Book in keeping the malicious ghost at bay.

"That is... remains of a Supreme Treasure."

"That fragment of metal, could it be an Innate Magic Seal Fragment?"

"What is that piece of a broken stele?"

Many were astonished, not expecting Lu Yan to possess so many remarkable treasures.

Even the Ghost Emperor paused for a moment, but the intent to kill in his eyes grew stronger, and his chilling voice sounded, "Though you have many treasures, your cultivation is too weak to use them. Dream on if you think you can block my Death Curse Ghost Kill. Kill him."

The Ghost Emperor growled, uttering another string of jibberish incantations, and the ghost surged with even more ghostly Qi.

But just then, the bodies of the Ghost Emperor and the Flame Emperor shuddered, feeling a bone-chilling coldness envelop them.

They instinctively looked up at the sky.

The sky seemed different at that moment; all the clouds had vanished without a trace, the entire sky clear as if it were a mirror.

The world also fell silent, as if everything had stopped moving.

The wind ceased, the clouds disappeared, space solidified, time stopped ticking, and even the laws of the Doctrine seemed to have vanished...

"What’s happening, I can’t feel the Magic River anymore, I’ve lost contact with it."

"I can’t even harness the rules, no, I can’t even control the energy of the heavens and earth, I’m becoming a mortal."

"What’s going on? The laws and rules have disappeared."

Many shouted, puzzled and carrying a thick sense of fear.

These beings included those at the first and second steps of creation, but those at the third step fared slightly better.

"True One, a True One has descended."

A third-step creator being bellowed.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh...

Suddenly, between heaven and earth, an endless stream of energy converged toward a point above the Vault of the sky, space contracted, and ultimately, a gigantic face emerged.

It was a handsome face, with eyes tightly shut.

But in the next instant, the gargantuan face’s eyes flung open, unleashing a brightness millions of times more luminous than the stars, a light that pierced through spatial cracks and seemed to dissolve much of the darkness wrought by the Dark Emperor.

An indescribable majesty permeated down from the Vault, sending shivers through everyone’s hearts and instilling a sense of awe that made them want to kneel in reverence.

"Lu Ming, you aren’t dead."

The voice of the Dark Emperor resounded in everyone’s ears.

A shock went through countless hearts.

Lu Ming!

This colossal face was that of the Dragon Alliance Master, Lu Ming.

"Ghost Emperor, as a Dao Ancestor, yet you dared to attempt the murder of a disciple from my Dragon Alliance, who gave you such audacity?"

The giant face spoke, causing heaven and earth to tremble.

An extremely terrifying pressure bore down upon the Flame Emperor and the Ghost Emperor.

The bodies of the Flame Emperor and the Ghost Emperor shook violently, as if countless worlds were pressing down upon them.

"Break for me."

The Flame Emperor’s long howl resonated, his body rising as high as the heavens, with flames brighter than the stars resisting the pressure from above.

Meanwhile, the Ghost Emperor’s body also grew rapidly, projecting a tremendously large ghostly shadow that countered the pressure bearing down from above.

"If you resort to bullying the weak, then today I shall slay you too."

The colossal face spoke again, and from its eyes burst forth two beams of light that transformed into two piercing spear glows, stabbing toward the Flame Emperor and the Ghost Emperor.

"Lu Ming, you think you can kill us, who are in the third step of the Creator Realm, with your True Body yet to arrive? Arrogance. Today, let me witness the strength of you, the Dragon Alliance Master, Explosive Flame Heavenly Body."

The Flame Emperor’s long howl was filled with an unyielding spirit.

Emperor Qing, Tang Feng, and the Ancestor of All Magics, uniting their strength, managed to keep the Dark Emperor at bay in the void, and while Lu Ming’s True Body had yet to arrive, he and the Ghost Emperor joining forces might not be wholly ineffectual against it.

If Emperor Qing and the others could do it at the third step of the Creator Realm, why couldn’t they?

The already immense body of the Flame Emperor grew even more explosively, enlarging several times over, one palm alone now capable of covering the entire Origin Magic City.

This was still on the Origin Continent where the Doctrine laws were heavily suppressed. If it were in the boundless starry sky, his body could grow billions of times larger.

The flames on his body turned deep blue in color as if they could burn through the laws of heaven and earth.

He surged upward, actively confronting one of the spear glows.

"Yanluo Great Formation of the Twelve City Deities."

The Ghost Emperor employed his desperate trump card, with twelve ghostly shadows appearing around his body, each one immensely large and full of towering ghostly aura, emitting a frightening presence.

The Ghost Emperor, seated in the center, surrounded by the twelve ghostly shadows, formed a vast Formation to resist the descending spear glows.

The Flame Emperor bore the brunt of it, colliding with the spear glow.

"This isn’t good."

Upon contact, the Flame Emperor’s face dramatically changed, sensing that something was terribly amiss.

But by then, it was too late for any recourse but to grimly resist.

Boom!

In the next moment, the Flame Emperor’s enormous body exploded.

Then, a figure plummeted swiftly, crashing onto the ground, coughing up blood profusely.

"This..."

Everyone was astonished.

Because the figure was a child that appeared no older than seven or eight, with a face that looked mature beyond his years, and fierce expressions.

That was the True Body of the Flame Emperor.

The massive body that the Flame Emperor typically displayed was just a metallic shell, with his True Body hidden within.

As the Flame Emperor sustained severe injuries, the Ghost Emperor’s attack also collided with the spear glow.

Boom, boom, boom...

At the moment of impact with the spear glow, all twelve ghostly shadows surrounding him shattered.

Sputter!

The spear glow pierced through the Ghost Emperor’s body, sending him plunging downward to be impaled into the ground.

The Ghost Emperor screamed miserably, his aura withering, his eyes full of disbelief.

The onlookers were also left in shock.

Although Lu Yan’s True Body hadn’t arrived and he struck from afar, the combined forces of the Flame Emperor and the Ghost Emperor couldn’t withstand a single blow, ending up severely wounded.

But why were Emperor Qing, Sword Ancestor, and the Ancestor of All Magics able to stop the Dark Emperor?

What went wrong?

As the Ghost Emperor suffered grave injuries, the malicious ghosts on Lu Yan dissipated, vanishing without a trace.

"Ghost Emperor, your life, I shall take it," said the colossal face once more, as two beams of light burst forth from its eyes anew.

This time, the two spear glows combined into one, aiming at the Ghost Emperor.

"No..."

The Ghost Emperor was engulfed in horror, shaking all over.

Normally speaking, at the third step of the Creator Realm, the body and Primordial Spirit fully materialize, unscathed by the ordeal of a myriad calamities and undying even as heaven and earth perish.

But that’s under normal circumstances.

Once faced with a True One, that normalcy is disrupted.

A strike from a True One can shatter Immortality, completely annihilating them.

It’s not just those in the third step of the Creator Realm; even those in the True One State wouldn’t dare to disregard such an attack.

Throughout history, numerous True Ones have perished in battle.

However, just as the spear glow was about to pierce the Ghost Emperor, a figure suddenly appeared above him.