The blast of wind swept both Old Salamander and Cheng Gong away.
A huge fissure snaked across the ground, causing the edges of the Umbral Deep to collapse and fragments to fall into the unknown depths.
The watching cultivators’ mouths fell slack. "Emperor Wu Slayer?"
"A criminal with eight black spirits? Even the legendary Emperor Wu Slayer came?"
"This is ridiculous..."
Beyond the Umbral Deep, within the Wisdom Domain, Mr. Li relaxed slightly. Since Emperor Wu Slayer, or Emperor Slayer, had arrived, there was still a bit of hope for this battle.
Further away, Old Yu was as calm as ever. He showed no surprise at Emperor Slayer’s appearance.
The Day of Offering was fast approaching, which meant that all Seven Seraphs had to be appointed before that. While Emperor Slayer could not become a Seraph himself, his intervention was necessary. Someone must have paid a shockingly high price to summon him.
There was only one place where Emperor Slayer could be found in the current Spirit Nidus.
The battle at the Umbral Deep had caused some people to feel pressure. The situation regarding the Third Boss had to be reassessed, or else no one would be able to feel at ease.
Lu Yin stood on the ground itself. Smoke and dust swirled about as he confronted Emperor Slayer head-on.
The new arrival was a massive beast, clearly another cultivator who had undergone a beast-form Spirit Rebirth. His appearance signaled Lu Yin that the Primal Beastland was ready to truly go all out. He might have to visit the domain and destroy the cursed place.
Wait, what’s this guy's name? Emperor Wu?
Lu Yin heard the onlookers’ conversations, and a strange expression appeared on his face. Emperor Wu Slayer? Emperor Wu is one of the Seven Seraphs and ruler of Primal Beastland, and this guy’s name is Emperor Wu Slayer? Is he even from the Primal Beastland?
Tian Ya sent a message to Lu Yin. "Third Boss, this guy is called Emperor Wu Slayer or Emperor Slayer. He's a criminal with eight black spirits and a Dukkhan. He betrayed the Primal Beastland, and he once fought against Emperor Wu to be the ruler of the domain but ended up losing. He's never accepted his loss and has continued to be an enemy of the Primal Beastland, as well as an enemy of the Ascendant Hall. He is incredibly powerful and very difficult to deal with."
Old Tao also spoke up, "Third Boss, you must be careful of Emperor Slayer's mouth! He can release a lethal attack."
Lu Yin observed Emperor Slayer, and the beast studied Lu Yin in turn. The massive eyes swept over the region surrounding the Umbral Deep, and he then shouted, "Old Salamander? You came here, too? And lost? Is that... Bao Qi? Is he dead? What a shame, I really want to snap the necks of all Seven Seraphs, and even the High Seraph, haha!" ƒrēe.com
The beast’s deafening voice echoed through the Umbral Deep. The noise caused all who heard it to feel a bit dizzy. It was simply too loud.
Lu Yin clasped his hands behind his back while silently looking up at the beast.
Emperor Slayer laughed for a bit before looking back at Lu Yin. "So, you’re the Grandverse Manor’s Third Boss? You haven’t had an easy battle here, have you? Old Salamander’s always been a schemer, and yet you still managed to kill Bao Qi and defeat Old Salamander. That’s pretty impressive, but things end here. I’ll give you some bad news: I’ve come here to beat you, hahahaha!"
Deafening laughter rang out again, and some stars even shattered.
The many spectators stared on in stupefaction. This beast was so arrogant! No wonder he called himself Emperor Wu Slayer—he was even more arrogant than the Third Boss. The Third Boss had defeated numerous powerful opponents and had proven his right to stand tall. Many believed that only the High Seraph could stand against Lu Yin. Despite that, did Emperor Slayer want to beat him in an instant?
Wait, he just arrived. He doesn’t know what just happened.
Everyone quickly realized the same thing, and they started to look at Emperor Slayer with strange expressions.
Cheng Gong’s eyes sparkled.
Old Salamander chuckled. The Third Boss had already captured Nian Xian, Wu Jin, Dao Kinshi, You Xia, and Wraithmother. Everyone else who had participated in the fight was gone, which meant that Emperor Slayer had no idea how many experts had already been defeated. The beast believed that the Third Boss had only fought against Old Salamander and Bao Qi. Things were about to get interesting.
Given all that had happened before, if Emperor Slayer used his full strength, he was guaranteed to expose the Third Boss's true limits.
Lu Yin looked up at Emperor Slayer, who was still cackling. Beat me? This guy deserves a good beating.
Emperor Slayer looked back down at Lu Yin. "What's the matter? Scared? You’ve never seen such a powerful beast-form Spirit Rebirth before, have you? Hahaha, don’t worry! Today, this Emperor Slayer only came here to beat you up. That guy paid me to just beat you. If that idiot Emperor Wu were here instead, I'd probably have to kill him. Same for that little hypocrite, the High Seraph. I'd have to kill him too.
"Just thinking about them makes me angry! Brat, if you make me mad, I might just have to make your beating a few more times worse."
Everyone listened to Emperor Slayer's arrogant boasting, but no one stopped him or even tried to warn him. This was because he had absolutely no friends or allies.
He was an enemy of Emperor Wu’s Primal Beastland, and he had also been rejected by the Ascendant Hall. He had even been added to the Black Spirit List, and after that, whenever he appeared, he had offended someone. Eventually, he had become truly friendless. There was no one in the entire Spirit Nidus who would help Emperor Slayer. If not for how skilled he was at escaping, he would have died long ago.
He was a rare criminal with eight black spirits, few of which had appeared throughout the entire history of the Spirit Nidus. He was an enemy of the entire megaverse.
After hearing Emperor Slayer’s boasts, Lu Yin arched a brow. "Paid you? Who paid you?"
Emperor Slayer snorted disdainfully. "Even if I hate those miserable wretches who hide behind the scenes, I still have a few standards. I won’t tell you anything about them. You’ll have to guess for yourself. It appears that you’re not very well-liked, huh?"
Everyone was left speechless. There was absolutely no one in the entire Spirit Nidus who was more reviled than Emperor Slayer.
Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed. "I’ll offer you a deal as well."
Emperor Slayer guffawed. "You want to beg for mercy? Impossible. I, Emperor Wu Slayer, have standards! If I take someone’s payment, I’ll finish the job. You’ll have to wait for next time. Don’t worry, you won’t die. You’ll just feel a bit of pain."
The beast lifted a leg and stomped down onto Lu Yin while shouting, "Old Salamander, watch carefully! I, Emperor Slayer, am much stronger than that idiot Emperor Wu!"
Boom!
The ground shattered, and the Wisdom Domain itself trembled. Many people were unable to stay upright, but they still made sure to not look away.
Emperor Slayer looked beneath his foot, but there was no one there.
Lu Yin abruptly appeared in front of the beast, moving at the speed of time to kick at Emperor Slayer's head.
The beast was startled. "The power of time?
"You want to kick me? Learn from me first. Brat, you’ve impressed me!"
Lu Yin’s foot struck the empty air, much to his surprise. This was the law of Near and Far .
Emperor Slayer was surrounded by sequence particles, and the overwhelming number caused many people’s scalps to go numb. This was the result of Emperor Slayer’s eons of effort cultivating his sequence technique.
Emperor Slayer was nearly equal to Emperor Wu, and he was from the same generation as Yuan Qi. He was an ancient powerhouse.
While avoiding Lu Yin’s kick, Emperor Slayer’s massive body had moved with surprising agility. He appeared behind his opponent, a clawed paw forming a fist that punched forward.
Lu Yin spun around and retaliated with his own fist.