Chapter 125: The Ferocious Emperor Battles the Heavenly Venerable (Part II)

Twelve golden pillars stood like twelve pillars supporting the heavens, towering at the summit of the sky and suppressing the entire firmament.

The twelve golden pillars radiated a powerful, primordial, and noble aura. Their dazzling light dyed the heavens above in gold.

“Savage Heaven-Slayer, the Twelve Heavenly Venerables of the Divine Race are here. Withdraw at once.”

Within the twelve golden pillars, the Twelve Heavenly Venerables looked down upon Savage Heaven-Slayer from on high and shouted in unison with majestic authority.

A single roar shook Heaven and Earth, forcing immortals and gods alike to retreat.

As the gods roared together, the pressure radiating from the twelve golden pillars grew stronger and stronger, transforming into a tangible golden force that bore down upon Savage Heaven-Slayer.

Seeing that tangible golden pressure descending upon him like the sky itself collapsing, Savage Heaven-Slayer had no intention of retreating. He raised both hands high, palms facing the heavens, preparing to withstand the combined assault of the Twelve Heavenly Venerables head-on.

“Hmph! How utterly arrogant!”

Seeing Savage Heaven-Slayer prepare to resist the overwhelming pressure unleashed by the Twelve Heavenly Venerables, every one of them flew into a rage, enraged by the sheer extent of his arrogance.

“If his true body were here, perhaps we would be unable to do anything to him. But this is merely a clone, with limited strength, and he still dares to contend with us directly. The insolence!”

Thunder Punishment Heavenly Venerable had always possessed a fiery temper. Seeing Savage Heaven-Slayer behave so arrogantly, his anger flared even higher, and his handsome purple face nearly turned red.

The strong were not easily angered by the weak, but they could readily be provoked by those who stood on equal ground with them—especially when the two sides were enemies.

“Indeed! Savage Heaven-Slayer is far too arrogant and self-assured.”

The other Heavenly Venerables were all provoked by Savage Heaven-Slayer’s conceit and began condemning him one after another.

Not only were the other Heavenly Venerables furious—even the tranquil heart cultivated over several million years by Wondrous Speech Heavenly Venerable felt a trace of anger rising within her.

Outwardly, however, Wondrous Speech Heavenly Venerable remained solemn and composed as she said, “Since that is the case, let us teach Savage Heaven-Slayer a lesson he will never forget.”

“How shall we teach him?” Fang Yan asked curiously, his eyes lighting up. The other Heavenly Venerables looked equally intrigued.

“He wishes to test his strength against ours, so let us fight him to the end. How could the strength of a mere clone possibly contend with us? Besides, this is the City of All Gods—our territory. Our power is endless and will never be exhausted.”

After hearing Wondrous Speech Heavenly Venerable’s plan, the other Heavenly Venerables all voiced their approval.

“This plan is excellent. We shall proceed accordingly.”

“Everyone.” Equal Heaven Heavenly Venerable suddenly called out, stopping the others. “If the power we release at the beginning is too overwhelming, Savage Heaven-Slayer may become afraid and flee before he dares to contend with us.”

“Why not first fight him to a draw, then gradually increase our strength without letting him notice? By the time he realizes what is happening, the balance of power will already be too firmly established for him to escape easily.”

“If Savage Heaven-Slayer retreats, he will surely suffer a backlash. If he does not, we can slowly wear him down until he dies.”

Hearing this, the other Heavenly Venerables stared at Equal Heaven Heavenly Venerable in astonishment, marveling at the depth of his calculations.

“Agreed.” Wondrous Speech Heavenly Venerable gave a slight nod. “Equal Heaven is right. We shall follow his plan.”

As the leader of the Twelve Heavenly Venerables, Wondrous Speech Heavenly Venerable’s approval naturally won the obedience of the others.

“Yes!”

The Heavenly Venerables communicated through divine thoughts, and the exchange took place in an instant.

To the outside world, the tangible golden pressure that seemed capable of toppling the heavens had only just collided with Savage Heaven-Slayer.

Boom!

The tangible golden force, stretching across a hundred thousand miles, slammed into Savage Heaven-Slayer’s two bare palms, producing a thunderous explosion that shook Heaven and Earth.

“What terrifying power!”

Candle Dragon gazed in horror at the two world-shaking forces colliding with one another, secretly lamenting his own weakness.

Candle Dragon had assumed that, being a thousand miles from the center of the battle, the resulting fluctuations would be relatively slight. He had never expected that even at such a distance, he would still be unable to withstand the energy unleashed by the collision.

Whether it was the ripples of power scattering from the clash or the deafening roar that shook Heaven and Earth, Candle Dragon and the dozens of other experts found themselves overwhelmed and stifled. They were forced to retreat again and again, withdrawing directly to a distance of ten thousand miles and fleeing far from the combatants.

Even Candle Dragon and the dozens of other experts could not withstand the energy fluctuations produced by the collision of those two world-shaking forces.

As for Savage Heaven-Slayer and the Twelve Heavenly Venerables, who stood directly at the heart of the clash, their situation was naturally even more difficult.

Yet the Twelve Heavenly Venerables relied on their combined strength and were still able to endure, while Savage Heaven-Slayer relied on his peerless might and likewise forced himself to hold on.

As the battle continued, Savage Heaven-Slayer gradually sensed that something was wrong.

“The power of the Twelve Heavenly Venerables across from me is continuously increasing.”

Having endured countless battles and possessing immeasurable experience in slaughter, Savage Heaven-Slayer instantly saw through the Twelve Heavenly Venerables’ plan.

Yet even after discovering their scheme, he could no longer extricate himself, for he had realized it too late.

Just as Equal Heaven Heavenly Venerable had calculated, Savage Heaven-Slayer now found himself trapped between advance and retreat.

“To advance would require this clone to break through the united strength of the Twelve Heavenly Venerables with overwhelming power—something beyond what it can accomplish.”

“To retreat would leave this clone severely wounded. Before breaking Southfall’s scheme and completing the purpose of this journey, I cannot casually abandon it.”

Savage Heaven-Slayer was, after all, the Emperor of Ten Thousand Beasts, a supreme existence who had risen to the pinnacle among countless ferocious beasts. Faced with the predicament before him, he ultimately found a solution.

“Fortunately, I discovered Southfall’s scheme in advance. Otherwise, this clone would have found it difficult to escape.”

Savage Heaven-Slayer secretly congratulated himself.

As for his private relief, the Twelve Heavenly Venerables were eagerly preparing to increase their strength and kill his clone in one stroke, thereby proclaiming the might of the Divine Race.

Feeling the power within the tangible golden pressure grow ever stronger, Savage Heaven-Slayer knew he could wait no longer. Otherwise, he might truly overturn in a shallow ditch.

“Southfall is cultivating the Heartless Art of Heaven and Earth, preparing to comprehend that ineffable and wondrous step. I am not mistaken, am I?”

While resisting the crushing force of the tangible golden pressure, Savage Heaven-Slayer fixed his blood-red eyes upon the Twelve Heavenly Venerables and sneered.

“What? Southfall is cultivating the Heartless Art of Heaven and Earth, preparing to comprehend that ineffable and wondrous step?”

Candle Dragon, the Phoenix Sovereign, and Fire Qilin all stared in astonishment, their expressions filled with shock.

Savage Heaven-Slayer had deliberately projected his voice across the summit of the sky, so it naturally reached the ears of Candle Dragon and the dozens of other experts.

Perhaps the other experts did not know what the Heartless Art of Heaven and Earth was, nor what that ineffable and wondrous step signified.

But Candle Dragon, the Phoenix Sovereign, and Fire Qilin understood it all too well.

The patriarchs of the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans had each comprehended that ineffable and wondrous step. Only then had they been able to dominate the primordial world and establish the eternal supremacy of their three great races.

How did Savage Heaven-Slayer know? How could he possibly know all of this?

That thought revolved endlessly through the minds of the Twelve Heavenly Venerables, leaving them unsettled. Even the force with which they oppressed Savage Heaven-Slayer slackened slightly.

Seeing that his words had indeed thrown the Twelve Heavenly Venerables into disarray and caused them to unconsciously relax their pressure, allowing a fleeting gap to appear within the tangible golden force, Savage Heaven-Slayer naturally had no intention of letting such an opportunity pass.

“Roar! Break!”

Savage Heaven-Slayer threw back his head and roared furiously. Seizing the instant of the Twelve Heavenly Venerables’ negligence, he gathered every strand of his murderous, baleful power into his right palm and struck toward the gap in the tangible golden pressure.

Boom!

After being struck at its weakest point by a palm containing all of Savage Heaven-Slayer’s baleful power, the tangible golden force spanning a hundred thousand miles instantly cracked in countless places before exploding with a deafening roar.

With the tangible golden pressure shattered, the Twelve Heavenly Venerables of the Divine Race immediately suffered a powerful backlash and were sent flying by the earth-shaking explosion.

Amid the boundless golden radiance created by the explosion, Savage Heaven-Slayer stood alone, the blood-red power of his murderous aura surging from his body straight toward the sun.