Chapter 2399: Judgment

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Accompanied by these sounds, the entire universe trembled. Each step felt like it was stamping directly on the hearts of all people, turning fear and shuddering into the only response for every living being.

The vast starry sky gradually lost its light, as a color known as darkness slowly veiled the eyes of all creatures. Even the eyes that should have been brilliant lost their vitality.

"Too strong," Tian Lao murmured, staring blankly into the void. Even as a peak quasi-emperor, he could not suppress the tremor in his soul. Before even seeing the emperor, he felt an urge to prostrate himself.

The expressions of cultivators across the heavens were much the same, their faces pale and bloodless. There was actually an emperor, a supreme being infinitely close to the Tian Emperor, who would dominate the world.

"Openly repairing the plank road while secretly crossing at Chen Cang."

This phrase suddenly emerged in Ye Chen's mind.

It was not just him; emperors, divine generals, sword gods, holy venerables, and many others felt the same. Only then did they realize that the colossal demon pillar descending on the underworld had been a decoy from the start, meant to draw the attention of the heavens.

The so-called Chi An Mo Di was merely a supporting role. The true protagonist was the peak great emperor about to emerge. Who would have thought that the Tian Mo Domain had simultaneously sent down two demon pillars?

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The emperor's steps remained slow and rhythmic.

Each bang echoed like a funeral bell tolling for the heavens. Not yet seeing the emperor's form was already an unknown terror, a torment for all living beings.

In the end, the emperor appeared.

Under the gaze of all, the universe collapsed and yin-yang exploded. A towering figure stepped out of the void, clad in ancient armor and wearing Xuan Jin war boots. Each step seemed to tread on the river of time, emerging from the end of the ages. The laws of the universe were disrupted by his presence, and the great dao was frozen. His pair of desolate emperor eyes embodied utter destruction, overlooking the vast universe and all its inhabitants.

He was the peak great emperor, with the emperor title Cai Jue, known as the Cai Jue Mo Di.

True to his title, he embodied judgment and punishment, a supreme ruler who would, in the name of the gods, punish the human world and brand all beings with the mark of defiance.

Boom! Rumble!

The universe shook violently, unable to stabilize under the destructive pressure of that emperor. Every wisp of emperor aura emanating from him could crush the eternal immortal dome, and every thread of his emperor dao laws carried the power of destruction, reflecting the light of doomsday.

In that instant, countless people dropped the immortal swords in their hands without realizing it, their legs trembling with an impulse to kneel.

It was as if he were not a great emperor, but a Tian Emperor.

"Even stronger than Can Ye Mo Di," the Fifth Divine General said gravely, gripping his ultimate dao emperor weapon tightly. Though he knew he could not withstand even one move, he was prepared to fight to the death.

"On par with my imperial brother," Di Xuan murmured, a hint of astonishment in her eyes. After countless ages, she finally beheld an emperor whose shadow could reflect that of the emperor venerable.

"If the emperor monarch does not awaken, we will all be wiped out," the Ten Yama Kings muttered. Though he was also an emperor, this one was beyond their ability to contend with. Infinitely close to a Tian Emperor, such a supreme being had transcended the great dao itself, far surpassing Chi An Mo Di. A single palm from him could shatter eternity, and a mere breath could collapse ten thousand rivers and mountains.

As a junior, Ye Chen's expression remained mostly indifferent.

Though Cai Jue Mo Di was powerful, the heavens were not without their own defenders. The great accomplishment sacred body, Di Huang, was still present, and only a Tian Emperor could suppress him. The invincible war god would turn the tide for all living beings.

Boom! Rumble!

The booms did not cease as the vast army of Tian Mo soldiers emerged from the Luo Sha Domain alongside Cai Jue Mo Di.

What could be seen were faces twisted in ferocity, their eyes filled with savagery, like a horde of demons licking their blood-red tongues. Their numbers were beyond count, forming a dark ocean where individuals were mere specks of dust.

Only then did the people of the world clearly see the scene in the Luo Sha Domain: it was a blood-soaked hell, with mountains of corpses and rivers of blood. No longer a domain, it had become a nine-yin underworld. As for the Hong Huang Xue Yao Clan, they had been utterly annihilated, truly experiencing the iron hoof of the Tian Mo.

At the edge of the domain stood the colossal demon pillar, even larger and more demonic than the one that had descended on the underworld. Its prolonged demonic sounds could devour one's mind and spirit.

"Long-lost heavens."

No one spoke, only these light words echoed through the eight directions of the universe. Though spoken softly, they resounded like thunder from eternity, shattering countless star domains and extinguishing stars.

Those words came from Cai Jue Mo Di himself.

He stood like a demonic deity at the pinnacle of the ethereal, his emperor eyes slightly closed as he leisurely inhaled the aura of the heavens, his expression one of enjoyment and nostalgia. It was as if he were a traveler returning to familiar ground, evoking ancient memories.

The cultivators of the heavens frowned, no fools among them. They could easily discern that this Tian Mo emperor named Cai Jue was not visiting the heavens for the first time.

Whether Tian Mo soldiers and generals or the cultivators of the heavens, all remained silent, watching Cai Jue Mo Di in his reminiscence. It was as if they could glimpse a scene: mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Only then did Cai Jue Mo Di open his eyes, overlooking all living beings in the heavens.

An emperor's gaze was too terrifying. No matter who was looked upon, all secrets were laid bare, as if they were transparent in his eyes.

The emperor's expression was one of disdain and amusement, for he was a supreme being observing mere ants.

In the end, his gaze locked onto one person among the multitude.

It was the Tenth Emperor of Da Chu, and he had been targeted by the emperor.

Ye Chen felt a chill throughout his body, as if he had fallen into the nine yin and could never escape. He wanted to move but could not; a single glance from the emperor was like an supreme seal.

Yet, his expression remained indifferent. He respected the supreme, but that did not mean he feared it.

The sacred body lineage was unyielding and had never submitted.

His indifference made the corners of Cai Jue Mo Di's mouth curl slightly as he slowly extended his hand. Before the emperor's hand truly fell, the starry sky collapsed, and all laws became illusions.

At the sight, the Nine Emperors of Da Chu moved in unison, positioning themselves in front of Ye Chen. They wielded their ultimate dao emperor weapons, defying the heavens to strike at the emperor's hand, hoping to block it.

However, nine peak quasi-emperors and nine ultimate dao emperor weapons were far from sufficient. They were all forced to spit blood by a single palm from Cai Jue Mo Di, and even their emperor weapons buzzed and fell from the void.

The Nine Divine Generals charged into the sky, all casting emperor dao immortal techniques and enhancing their emperor weapons' power. Like nine divine rainbows, they soared upward, attacking Cai Jue Mo Di from across the vast starry sky.

"Ants!"

Cai Jue Mo Di did not even glance at them, countering with a palm that shattered the heavens and earth.

Pfft!

The divine generals collectively spat blood. Even with their emperor weapons' augmentation, they were defeated in one move. When they steadied themselves, they had all crushed a swath of starry sky, and even the mighty First Divine General, Di Xuan, had her immortal body cracked.

Zing!

A sword cry erupted as billions of immortal swords rang out. The heavens' sword gods, Wu Tian Jian Zun, Jiu Jian San Ren, and Jiu Jian Xian—all four peak sword cultivators—unleashed their full power with paths of absolute destruction. Like four peerless immortal swords, they pierced through the void.

Unfortunately, they were not enough. Before they could truly attack, an invisible force restrained them, and in an instant, they were all flung back, their dao swords shattered.

The Holy Venerable snorted coldly and, with Di Ji, charged from left and right in a heaven-defying assault.

Joining them were Yu Hua Xian Wang, the Son of the Plane, Long Cang Jie, Shi Zu Jiang Chen, Tun Tian Mo Zun, Chi Mei Xie Shen, Dong Hua Seven Sons, and Hong Huang Qi Lin. Each one was a supreme-level peak quasi-emperor, forming the strongest lineup of the heavens.

Cai Jue Mo Di chuckled darkly, allowing the barrage of immortal techniques to come. He stood unmoving.

Boom! Bang! Boom!

The starry sky trembled as countless emperor dao immortal techniques struck Cai Jue Mo Di.

Yet, to the despair of all, the attacks from the heavens' strongest lineup could not shake his emperor body in the slightest, not even leaving a single mark.

"Ants!"

Cai Jue Mo Di sneered, and from his emperor body as the center, a wave of annihilating halo spread in all directions. Wherever it passed, laws crumbled, the universe exploded, and it was filled with destructive light. Whether the Holy Venerable, Di Ji, or any of the attacking quasi-emperors, all were hurled back by the halo. Those with weaker foundations, like Chi Yang Zi, had their bodies instantly destroyed.

This scene made all the cultivators of the heavens tremble in their hearts.

Those were peak quasi-emperors, all at the supreme level!

Just earlier, they had united to slay an emperor, their combat power heaven-defying. Yet before Cai Jue Mo Di, they were so fragile, unable to break his emperor body even when he stood still. How terrifying was he?

"Too strong," Ye Chen murmured, his soul trembling. Though he wanted to charge into the sky and attack, he could not move, suppressed by Cai Jue Mo Di's aura.

It was not just him; Ji Ningshuang at his side, Chu Xuan, and the other heirs of the heavens were all firmly sealed by the emperor's might, with many bleeding from the corners of their mouths.

Boom! Bang! Boom!

The quasi-emperors fell, each crashing into the starry sky upon landing.

Then, they all spat blood in unison.

"Is it indestructible?" Hong Huang Qi Lin exclaimed in shock. In his eyes, Cai Jue Mo Di seemed not a great emperor, but a Tian Emperor, while they were merely weak ants.

This feeling was not unique to him; all the defeated peak quasi-emperors shared it.

Emperors were supreme, but they had levels. A sovereign infinitely close to a Tian Emperor could cripple an entry-level great emperor with a single slap, let alone them, who were merely quasi-emperors.

Once again, Cai Jue Mo Di extended his hand, still reaching for Ye Chen.

It was clear in the emperor's eyes that there was malice and resentment, not toward Ye Chen himself, but toward his bloodline. A peak great emperor had harbored hatred for the sacred body lineage for countless ages.

As before, before the emperor's hand truly fell, Ye Chen's mouth overflowed with blood. He could not move, and countless bones in his sacred body fractured inch by inch.

He was certain that if Cai Jue Mo Di wanted to destroy him, it would take only an instant.

However, he was fortunate. Among the countless living beings, a peak great emperor had singled him out—a honor not everyone could claim.

Boom!

The starry sky collapsed again as the emperor's hand's pressure, like a mountain, carried destructive force.

"Dammit!"

The heavens' peak quasi-emperors moved once more, intent on rescuing Ye Chen.

But before they could attack, a brilliant golden light descended straight from the sky, transforming into a golden figure with a majestic and unyielding back, like an unbreakable monument.

Indeed, Di Huang had arrived, shattering the universe with a single palm.

The emperor's hand was stained with blood, and even Cai Jue Mo Di was forced to stagger back step by step.