Soul Emperor's Inheritance
After throwing away Ji Changchen, the young man continued to defeat every major figure at the same time. He had many clones, each disconnected from the other. They became the opponents of Li Yuxong, Meng Xian, Huang Ling, Gu Xing, and others.
Ji Changchen and countless other Warriors were defeated at the same time.
After defeating them, those clones disappeared into nothingness.
This was all done to make Ji Changchen prepare everything before Li Gang came out, so he could ambush him. With his ability, manipulating these pawns was a piece of cake.
Outside the Misty Jade Forest.
There were three figures present.
They were Long Tianchan, Elemental Emperor, and Jin Huang.
Jin Huang's right hand from the shoulder was entirely destroyed. She gritted her teeth and immediately guessed his identity. "Elemental Emperor."
The man gave a slight chuckle.
Long Tianchan immediately tried to flee from here. However, two arrows once again pierced through him and pinned him to the ground.
He frowned.
Elemental Emperor said lightly, "Help me take her down. If I were in my heyday, handling her would be easy."
Jin Huang's face finally turned serious. She instantly invoked all her weapons Abstract Realm. But as soon as she did, they were instantly suppressed back to Quasi Domain.
Jin Huang was once again surprised. "You—"
Yes, this was the first time in her life her plan didn't go as she wished.
She had already deduced that Elemental Emperor was no longer an Emperor, at most a Monarch. So how was he still able to control concepts?
Just now, her entire Abstract and Domain Realm was crushed to nothingness. It wasn't something that could be done by any Secret Technique.
Her battle prowess at Abstract Realm reached half-step Immortal, however, it was only her destructive power that was enhanced so high.
A real Emperor could still defeat her, since they controlled concepts, and these concepts were like a deadly counter to the Abstract Realm.
Elemental Emperor sensed her doubt and explained casually. "It's because of the power of Fate."
He continued, "You know how higher beings cultivate? There are many paths, and one of them is by gathering the power of Fate, or the power of Belief!"
Jin Huang understood the entire matter.
It is said that in his final days, Elemental Emperor became a preacher and enlightened many mortals. Because of this, many people worshipped him as a god. There are many cults in this world who worship him. Some of them are evil, some righteous.
Their worship, their trust, their belief form an illusionary power that boosts his strength. This illusionary power is Fate Power.
His cultivation was still below Emperor level, or else he wouldn't have been able to hide from Immortals. However, he could use his Fate Power to invoke part of his Emperor-level abilities.
There was a limit to how much he could utilize this power, and he had used up most of it just to cut off one of her limbs and suppress her Weapon Realm.
Handling a Rank 6 Warrior with his Rank 8 cultivation shouldn't be hard, right?
Wrong!
Jin Huang's eyes sharpened as her anger reached its peak.
The entire region started shaking from her momentum.
Her aura surged to its peak. She invoked her entire Weapon Realms.
Half-step Spear Domain
Half-step Sword Domain
Half-step Bow Domain
Half-step Hammer Domain
Half-step Mace Domain
Half-step Saber Domain
Half-step Knife Domain
Half-step Axe Domain
Half-step Staff Domain
Half-step Whip Domain
Half-step Halberd Domain
Half-step Shield Domain
Half-step Fan Domain
Half-step Chain Domain
Half-step Flute Domain
At that very moment, the entire region turned into chaos. The laws became unstable, the space became unstable.
Elemental Emperor looked at her, and a smile appeared on his face. "It's going to be fun!"
The entire region was filled with all kinds of weapons. Terrible noise filled the area.
Elemental Emperor controlled all kinds of elemental laws in order to attack and defend, while Jin Huang used all kinds of Abstract Weapons and their lethality to strike.
Long Tianchan felt incredulous. The battle was thrilling. He could neither leave the battlefield nor get involved in it.
They were fighting in a way to avoid any attack going toward Long Tianchan. The moment he moved even a single inch from his place, he would be pierced by a Rank 8 attack!
He was forced to watch this battle. He would occasionally use his own law power to assist Elemental Emperor, without moving from his position.
At the same time, in the Soul Emperor Inheritance.
Finally, Li Gang was also eliminated by Ye Fan.
However, as soon as he came out, he was immediately surrounded by all the Warriors.
He glanced around and saw a few familiar faces.
Gu Xing, Meng Xian, Li Yuxong, Huang Ling, Ji Changchen, and so on.
Li Gang smiled faintly. "Joined hands?"
Li Yuxong stepped forward and asked slowly, "Elder brother, what happened to those dead bodies?"
Li Gang narrowed his eyes.
He understood the cause and effect of the matter.
Back then, during the Giant Hand Catastrophe, Li Gang had massacred millions and billions of Warriors. Before leaving for Northern Continent, he actually gathered most of the dead bodies with him. He used those Warriors' blood to refine a special soup to enhance his Talent.
Somehow, this information was leaked and was used to create enmity between Li Yuxong and Li Gang.
Everyone who was gathered here had the same purpose.
Purge the Demon!
They were Righteous Warriors, and Righteous Warriors were always against Demonic Warriors.
Li Gang's identity as Demon King of the South was also leaked by Ji Changchen, creating an implicit unity between all these Rogue Cultivators.
Looking at every Warrior's sharp eyes and hostility, Li Gang understood everything.
He laughed.
"So, that's how it is."
He glanced at Meng Xian. He glanced at Ji Changchen. He glanced at Gu Xing. He glanced at Li Yuxong.
He smiled faintly. "Welcome to my territory! From today onwards, I shall rule this place. And as a ruler, I should give you…"
He paused as his eyes narrowed. "...a BEFITTING welcome!"
Ji Changchen smiled. "You don't have to bluff us. You can't use your Quasi Rank 9 Battle Strength!"
Meng Xian's face turned unusual upon hearing that.
Li Gang didn't care. He knew there was no escaping it.
He had already tried his Spatial Order, and it failed. It appeared that a very strong Spatial Barrier was established here.
The moment he saw all of their hostility, he decisively sacrificed most of the Spiritual Stones he had in the Spatial Order, to leave this place. But it failed. He lost most of his wealth and still failed to escape. However, he had no regrets.
He took a deep breath and thought inwardly, 'I hope they succeed quick enough!'
Ji Changchen smiled inwardly. 'They won't.'
He was reading Li Gang's mind and gloating at the same time.
At the same time, near the Heavenly Dragon Sect.
A large army suddenly appeared, led by Jin Long.
Jin Long was a Rank 7 Warrior.
As soon as it appeared, it directly attacked the Sect.
Not far away from this place, two Rank 8 Warriors appeared together.
One of them was an Elder of Heavenly Dragon Sect, a Rank 8 Warrior. The other was Ji Changchen's protector, another Rank 8 Warrior.
They came here on Ji Changchen's order to save Heavenly Dragon Sect.
But before they could advance, two more Rank 8 Warriors blocked their way.
These two were Su Zun and Jiang Fugui.
Su Zun was the Sect Leader of Ethereal Sect, and Jiang Fugui was the Sect Leader of Sword Gate. Jiang Fugui had once threatened Li Gang to obtain some Secret Techniques from Ethereal Sect, however, it was just a deceptive threat. He had simply directed him to Ethereal Sect as per the order of the Immortals. Sword Gate was later conquered by Ji Changchen.
Su Zun was the master of Li Gang.
Su Zun said calmly, "Either we can fight, or how about both of us retreat and don't interfere?"
Soul Emperor's Inheritance.
Li Gang's thoughts kept circling around how long they would take to conquer. In the end, the only answer he got was—they would take at least an entire day!
Even though a large number of Warriors of Heavenly Dragon Sect were deployed to Misty Jade Forest and Soul Emperor's Inheritance, it was still difficult to take them down within a day. They were the leaders of the entire Eastern Continent, and wouldn't be defeated so easily.
His thoughts turned, and he immediately started calculating what he could do in this situation. In the end, he realized—there was no way. He had to fight, in a way that he must make sure to hold them off for at least one day.
Li Yuxong glanced at Ji Changchen and said lightly, "You know he is my brother. Let me handle this on my own."
Ji Changchen frowned immediately. He had expected this situation, but when he just heard Li Gang's voice and thought about Meng Xian, he couldn't help but hesitate. He thought deeply and calculated all contingencies, then said calmly, "You have 1 hour. If you can kill him within 1 hour, good. Otherwise, we attack together."
Li Yuxong frowned but nodded. He still couldn't bear to kill Li Gang. But if he truly was a Demon, he wouldn't hesitate either.
He turned toward Li Gang and stepped forward.
A sword appeared in his hand.
He also invoked his Weapon Realms:
Sword Intent
Sword Heart
Sword Soul
Sword Manifestation
A strong sword intent flashed as he immediately used his Sword Step to appear in front of Li Gang and attacked.
Li Gang didn't hold back either.
He also manifested his Sword and blocked the attack.
However, he was thrown miles back!
Li Gang murmured, "So strong!"
Li Yuxong was already a Rank 7 Warrior, while Li Gang was only at Rank 6 peak stage. There was a qualitative gap between Rank 6 and Rank 7.
Li Gang felt something in his throat and coughed out. Blood spilled from his mouth!
Li Yuxong immediately arrived before Li Gang again and asked, "Brother, why did you turn into a Demon?"
Li Gang didn't speak. He was out of options now.
He immediately activated the Blade of Brilliance.
Blade of Brilliance was a Rank 8 Secret Technique, given to him by Li Yuxong during the Monarch Inheritance, when he was still a Rank 3 Warrior.
He had already mastered it to the level of Advance.
There are 5 tiers of mastery over Secret Techniques: Foundational, Novice, Intermediary, Advance, Elite.
It was difficult to reach Elite level with just Rank 6 cultivation. It was a Rank 8 technique after all. If he used this technique, his stamina would also decrease. It was an incomplete technique, since it lacked attributes.