“Argh…”
A mysterious and overwhelming force seemed to seize Chen Pingtian, the Non-Form Emperor, leaving him powerless to resist. In the blink of an eye, the force tore through space, dragging him directly to Jiang HuanYu’s feet.
With Xuanyuan Fen gripped tightly in one hand and Chen Pingtian crushed beneath his foot, Jiang HuanYu held the two Emperor Sovereign Realm powerhouses in complete subjugation.
Their former majesty was shattered; they looked like nothing more than ants beneath Jiang HuanYu’s overwhelming might.
The sight left everyone in shock.
Aside from the Jiang Dynasty’s followers, who had been prepared for Jiang HuanYu’s strength, the three billion strong Heavenly Extreme Realm army was utterly stunned.
Many stood on their warships, their jaws dropping as they witnessed this unprecedented scene.
“What… how is this possible?”
“The clan chief… and the Non-Form Emperor… have been…”
For the Xuanyuan Clan’s warriors, their initial shock quickly turned into sheer terror.
The mighty Jiang HuanYu had subdued both Xuanyuan Fen and Chen Pingtian in an instant. Among them, Xuanyuan Fen was not only the first-ranked powerhouse of the Heavenly Extreme Realm but also an Emperor Sovereign Realm Seventh Heaven cultivator.
The psychological impact of this moment was unimaginable.
The entire Heavenly Extreme Realm army stood frozen. To move or not to move—they didn’t know what to do. Their minds were completely overwhelmed.
Xuanyuan Fen, trapped in Jiang HuanYu’s grip, looked at him with a face full of disbelief and terror.
“How can this be?!”
“Who… who are you?! How can you possess such terrifying power?! Are you from the Immortal Realm?!”
Chen Pingtian was in an even worse state. Crushed beneath Jiang HuanYu’s foot, his body was caved in, his internal organs ruptured, and he couldn’t even utter a word due to the immense pressure.
Jiang HuanYu looked at Xuanyuan Fen with cold indifference, his eyes as sharp as blades.
Xuanyuan Fen trembled uncontrollably, as if Jiang HuanYu’s gaze had pierced through his very soul, laying bare all his secrets and hidden depths.
“So, you’ve had your share of fortune,” Jiang HuanYu remarked calmly.
“Fusing with half a celestial soul explains your rapid breakthroughs.”
“Unfortunately for you, no matter how you dress it up, relying on another’s soul means treading another’s path. Only cowards choose such a shortcut.”
“And you dared kill someone dear to me back then. Now, as her man, it’s my duty to settle the score.”
Without hesitation, Jiang HuanYu acted decisively. Two immense forces erupted from his hands, penetrating the bodies of Xuanyuan Fen and Chen Pingtian.
Their faces twisted in agony as the devastating energy consumed them, yet they couldn’t even scream.
In the next instant, their bodies disintegrated into dust, vanishing completely.
No one could have imagined this outcome.
The deaths of Xuanyuan Fen and Chen Pingtian, two of the most formidable figures in the Heavenly Extreme Realm, were so sudden and almost anticlimactic.
But Jiang HuanYu didn’t care. He had no patience for drawn-out theatrics. Given the current situation, he preferred to end things quickly.
With their leaders gone, the remaining warriors of the Heavenly Extreme Realm stood helpless on their ships, unsure of what to do.
This unexpected turn of events had left them utterly stunned.
The Xuanyuan Clan’s warriors, in particular, were rooted in place, too shocked to even think of fleeing.
Jiang HuanYu turned to Xiao Qingli. “Empress, the rest is yours to handle.”
“Rest assured, Your Majesty,” Xiao Qingli replied.
With that, Jiang HuanYu returned to the Twin Dragon Heavenly Palace, departing with Zhuge Kongming and his team. Their destination was Emperor Province, to resolve the ongoing invasion by the Demon Realm and to unify both the Heavenly Extreme Realm and Demon Realm under his rule.
Meanwhile, Xiao Qingli, Yun Che, and the others remained to deal with the aftermath.
Faced with Xiao Qingli’s team, the three billion Heavenly Extreme Realm warriors felt immense pressure.
Xiao Qingli, however, didn’t immediately resort to violence. Instead, she revealed the dark truths of the Xuanyuan Clan, exposing their heinous acts over the years.
She recounted how the Xuanyuan Emperor and his allies had betrayed the realm, ambushing and killing many top-tier Emperor-level cultivators, weakening the Heavenly Extreme Realm’s defenses.
With the Xuanyuan Emperor dead and Xiao Qingli’s side, once presumed lost, now restored to life and united, public sentiment began to shift.
When the Heavenly Extreme Realm’s inhabitants learned that the Jiang Dynasty sought to unify not just their realm but also the Demon Realm, any lingering doubts dissipated.
Xiao Qingli further promised that under the Jiang Dynasty’s rule, access to the Path of Emperor Hood would be open to all without restriction.
Regardless of background or faction, anyone who reached the Quasi-Emperor Realm would have the chance to ascend to the Emperor Realm without interference or manipulation.
This pledge caused a wave of excitement across the Heavenly Extreme Realm.
Hearing such assurances of fairness, many factions and warriors chose to side with the Jiang Dynasty.
As for the remnants of the Xuanyuan Clan, their fate was sealed. Surrounded and with no escape, they were swiftly eliminated by Xiao Qingli and her allies.
Thus, the tides of power shifted decisively.
The Xuanyuan Clan was all but eradicated, save for the few stragglers who had fled Emperor Province. In the aftermath, the remaining factions of the Heavenly Extreme Realm, one by one, pledged their allegiance to the Jiang Dynasty.
This marked the beginning of a new era.