Chapter 2952: You Will Be Destroyed Sooner or Later

Boom! Rumble!

The dim sky and earth trembled uncontrollably with the arrival of E Mo Tian Di. They simply couldn't bear the overwhelming pressure of a heavenly emperor.

E Mo Tian Di furrowed his brow slightly. Where were all those E Mo Emperors who had come earlier? His divine sense swept across the area, but he didn't find a single one.

"Senior, what are you looking for?"

Ye Chen emerged from the void, smiling as he looked at E Mo Tian Di.

"Sheng Ti."

E Mo Tian Di narrowed his eyes slightly. With just a single glance, he could see Ye Chen's bloodline—a Sheng Ti who had achieved the Dao and become an emperor. No wonder he hadn't found the E Mo Emperors who had arrived earlier. It seemed his family's great emperors had likely been slaughtered by this Sheng Ti.

"Why do you laugh?"

E Mo Tian Di spoke indifferently. In the previous moment, he had been standing on the ground, but in the next second, he was already at the highest peak of the ethereal realm. This emperor seemed to dislike looking up when talking to others; he preferred to look down from above, just as he was doing now.

"After waiting so long, I've finally hooked a big fish."

Ye Chen was straightforward, his smile growing even wider.

"Even as an emperor, you are still merely an ant."

E Mo Tian Di's voice boomed like thunder, his words alone capable of shattering a supreme peak expert. That was the might of a heavenly emperor.

Before he finished speaking, he struck down with a palm from the air.

Though this palm appeared plain and unremarkable, it carried the power to destroy worlds. It was infused with emperor-level demonic force and forbidden laws, all invisible as it descended from the sky, even freezing time in its path.

Indeed, he was no ordinary heavenly emperor; he possessed innate time laws, far surpassing someone like the Lun Hui Long Ye's heavenly emperor.

"A heavenly emperor level truly has some tricks up its sleeve."

Ye Chen sighed in admiration, yet he felt no fear. He stepped forward, shattering the heavens, clenched his golden fist, and unified the nine paths and eight wastelands, striking upwards against the heavens.

Boom!

Their fist and palm collided. E Mo Tian Di's palm print was instantly pierced through. Whatever emperor-level demonic force or time laws, none could withstand Ye Chen's fist. The palm print shattered, and even E Mo Tian Di's true form was shaken back a step, collapsing the void beneath his feet.

A hint of surprise flashed in E Mo Tian Di's eyes. He had truly underestimated this young Sheng Ti. However, while he was surprised, he felt no anger—instead, a touch of amusement and mockery appeared. His earlier heavenly strike hadn't used full force; it was merely a probe.

He was probing, and Ye Chen was probing too.

Neither had used their full strength.

Boom!

Another thunderous boom echoed as Ye Chen charged to the highest peak of the ethereal realm, wielding no weapons, only his Eight Wastelands Emperor Fist.

E Mo Tian Di let out a sinister laugh and performed an emperor law with one hand, transforming it into a sea of demonic blood filled with countless vengeful spirits. It swept across the sky and earth, instantly neutralizing Ye Chen's punch. The churning demonic sea then engulfed Ye Chen, its blood energy extinguishing his golden light.

"Perish."

E Mo Tian Di said casually, his single word spoken effortlessly.

"Perish your sister."

Ye Chen snorted coldly, drawing out an immortal river with one hand to cleave through the demonic sea. Like a streak of dazzling light, he soared into the sky and struck down with a palm.

"How interesting."

E Mo Tian Di's lips curved slightly as his emperor body turned illusory in an instant—it was likely some emperor-level ethereal technique. He easily dodged the palm strike, then raised a finger, thrusting it toward Ye Chen's forehead.

Ye Chen reversed the heavens and earth, instantly evading as well.

Buzz!

As soon as he steadied himself, the void hummed. E Mo Tian Di had conjured a demonic tower, trapping Ye Chen inside.

Though this emperor law was powerful, it couldn't contain Ye Chen. The moment it enclosed him, he blasted it apart with a single punch and escaped once more.

E Mo Tian Di tried a new tactic, pointing to form a yin moon and flipping his hand to create a blazing sun, laying out a vast starry sky. The stars above twinkled with demonic light, and even the yin moon and blazing sun radiated demonic glows, illuminating the dim sky and earth with destructive power.

Buzz!

a dao staff appeared in Ye Chen's hand, propping up the sky as he stirred it violently, disrupting the heavens and earth and shattering the vast starry sky.

E Mo Tian Di grunted dully, likely suffering backlash. The amusement in his expression turned twisted with ferocity.

"You have offended my dignity."

E Mo Tian Di roared in anger, manifesting an emperor vision—a patch of pitch-black demonic land where mountains of corpses piled up and rivers of blood flowed. Lightning and thunder connected the sky and earth.

Ye Chen paid no attention, instead expanding his Chaos Great Realm. Within it, mountains, rivers, and forests flourished, all infused with chaotic essence and interwoven with profound laws.

Boom!

The two visions collided, causing the heavens and earth to collapse chaotically. Waves of destructive halo spread out, crumbling space inch by inch. Fortunately, no one else was around, or they would have been reduced to dust.

Looking at both sides, E Mo Tian Di's pitch-black demonic land fell apart, and even he, as a heavenly emperor, was forced to stagger back.

In contrast, Ye Chen's Chaos Great Realm surged with momentum, evolving on its own as vast life energy overwhelmed the demonic aura wave after wave.

Clearly, the pitch-black demonic land was no match, or rather, E Mo Tian Di's comprehension of the Dao was far inferior to that of the Sheng Ti who had achieved emperorship. In terms of visions, he was utterly crushed. The innate laws he possessed and the Dao he had comprehended later were simply not on the same level.

"Good, very good."

E Mo Tian Di snorted coldly, summoning a black war spear. With one thrust, he pierced through the Chaos Realm and, like Ye Chen earlier, stirred the heavens and earth, destroying the Chaos Great Realm.

From the collapsing Chaos Great Realm, a golden fist burst forth, sending E Mo Tian Di's body flying with blood and bones scattering. His emperor bones, stained with black emperor blood, filled the void and crushed space as they fell.

Now, E Mo Tian Di truly lost his composure. That young Sheng Ti was far too strong. His demonic emperor body was supposed to be indestructible, and in the great emperor domain, no one should be able to break through it.

"Friend, it seems my fist is harder."

Ye Chen laughed, advancing step by step. He now held the Lun Hui Immortal Sword, each step treading on the heavens and earth, causing them to shake. The resonating Lun Hui Sword even made E Mo Tian Di's ears ring.

"Lun Hui."

E Mo Tian Di narrowed his eyes again, not just underestimating but truly shocked. The sheer number of laws Ye Chen had comprehended exceeded all expectations.

Clang!

As he watched, Ye Chen instantly closed in, using Flying Thunder God, and struck with a clean, decisive sword, severing the heavenly emperor's head.

"Damned thing."

E Mo Tian Di roared in fury. Though his head was gone, his emperor body and emperor dao primordial spirit remained. He ascended into the sky and fled, using time laws to erase the Lun Hui mark Ye Chen had imprinted on him. Had his head not been severed, he might not have even noticed the mark.

"Where do you think you're going?"

Ye Chen activated his Chaos Lun Hui Eyes, locking onto the fleeing E Mo Tian Di. Infusing it with Lun Hui power, he unleashed Amaterasu.

In the same instant, black flames ignited on E Mo Tian Di's mangled emperor body. These weren't ordinary flames, but they carried terrifying destructive force, gradually dissolving his emperor body in the Lun Hui. Strangely, there was no pain at all.

Ordinary Amaterasu was useless against an emperor, but when Ye Chen used it, it was different. Those unfamiliar with Lun Hui, even at the heavenly emperor level, couldn't extinguish the flames. Whoever was hit would suffer.

E Mo Tian Di was ruthless; he severed the half of his emperor body engulfed in flames. Though powerful, Amaterasu wasn't hard to break—it essentially required self-mutilation.

His regenerative ability was formidable. The severed head had already reformed, and the chopped emperor body had regrown blood and bones. His face was twisted with ferocity. He was a heavenly emperor, yet this minor great emperor had beaten him so badly.

Clang!

Ye Chen instantly appeared again, swinging his sword to strike.

E Mo Tian Di was prepared, swinging his war spear to clash directly with the Lun Hui Sword.

Clang! Bang! Clang!

What followed was a series of metallic clashes, crisp and resounding. The two battled into the void—one wielding an immortal sword, the other a war spear. Each collision sparked destructive flames.

The more E Mo Tian Di fought, the more astonished he became at Ye Chen's power.

Ye Chen, on the other hand, found the fight growing smoother. This wasn't an ordinary heavenly emperor, and there was no suppression; he was incredibly hard to kill. That innate time law was also eerily unpredictable, causing him to suffer losses more than once.

Suddenly, the heavens and earth buzzed, and the heavens and earth reversed. A mysterious and powerful force emerged instantly, something neither Ye Chen nor E Mo Tian Di could resist. Even laws became illusory.

In just a moment, both were swept away in different directions.

"Tai Gu Lu is indeed strange."

Ye Chen furrowed his brows tightly. He had already devised a way to finish off E Mo Tian Di, but he never expected such an unforeseen force to appear. It was formless and shapeless, yet mysterious and domineering. With his level of power, he couldn't reverse it, and he couldn't even stop.

As he frowned, E Mo Tian Di was equally baffled, his face full of confusion. This was his first time on Tai Gu Lu, and midway through the fight, how could such a thing happen? He hadn't even enjoyed the battle fully or avenged his body's destruction. The mysterious force came without warning, impossible to guard against, and even he, as a heavenly emperor, couldn't resist it.

Boom! Bang!

After an unknown amount of time, two booms resounded from different directions, shaking the heavens and earth as halos spread out.

It was Ye Chen and E Mo Tian Di. They had been flung far away but finally stopped, unharmed but disheveled.

Ye Chen steadied himself and narrowed his eyes, observing the heavens and earth. It was all interconnected, operating along some hidden trajectory. Their earlier battle must have disrupted the heavens and earth, triggering that mysterious force to sweep them apart.

Understanding this, Ye Chen's gaze grew deeper, filled with even greater awe for the ancient Tian Ting Empress's methods. She truly seized heaven's creation. This road to the ancient primordial era was far more extraordinary than he imagined. Just that force alone was enough to astonish him.

Indeed, repairing Tai Gu Lu would require the Tian Ting Empress. With his current abilities, he was still far from sufficient. In front of that formidable woman, he seemed like nothing more than a child.

After a long while, he withdrew his gaze and turned to leave.

"Come on, let's continue."

Then came a booming shout, full of domineering flair. He was calling out to E Mo Tian Di. Though Tai Gu Lu was vast and boundless, he was certain that heavenly emperor could hear him.

Indeed, E Mo Tian Di could hear him, but he didn't respond. He hid in a secluded spot, not daring to make a sound.

"Eventually, I'll destroy you."

E Mo Tian Di gritted his teeth, his face twisted. He wanted to fight, but not now. He needed time to study that Sheng Ti first. It was far too strange. For now, it was better to hide. Once he figured it out, he could fight again.

"I know you can hear me, come out and spar!"

"A mighty heavenly emperor, acting like a coward."

"Idiot, all from E Mo Domain are idiots."

From the distant horizon, Ye Chen's insults grew louder and more excited. As a supreme emperor, he had no shame, hurling every vulgar word he could think of, all to force E Mo Tian Di out. If that guy was determined to hide, he wouldn't be able to find him. Tai Gu Lu was too vast; tracking someone was no easy task.

"I will destroy you."

Cursed relentlessly, E Mo Tian Di was furious beyond measure, but he refused to emerge, staying hidden and focusing on studying the Sheng Ti. He had to find a weakness for a decisive kill.

"From what I can tell, you're just a turtle hiding in its shell."

Ye Chen kept shouting, searching as he went, cursing all the while. That mouth of his never stopped.

This supreme emperor not only held his own in battle but was also a master of verbal spars, never losing to anyone.

If word of this spread across the realms, it would be quite the tale: a heavenly emperor scolded into hiding by the Great Chu Emperor.

It wasn't until three full days later that the shouting ceased.

Ye Chen's expression was one of sincere admiration. That emperor was incredibly patient; no matter how he cursed, he wouldn't come out. He was probably plotting how to eliminate him.

Ye Chen had learned his lesson; provocation wasn't working. He'd have to use a more straightforward method.

That method was simple: search.

But searching required the other to stay put, and E Mo Tian Di wouldn't foolishly reveal himself.

Suddenly, Ye Chen dove into the void, using Zhou Tian to conceal his aura and multiple secret techniques to hide his origin, stealthily moving through the void. He'd search until he found him, and he wouldn't stop until E Mo Tian Di was destroyed.

This search lasted three to five months.

In those months, he traversed countless realms but found no trace of E Mo Tian Di. That guy was a master of hiding.

It wasn't until the sixth month that Ye Chen finally halted.

It wasn't that he didn't want to continue; it was that the road ahead was cut off. Tai Gu Lu was broken, and he had reached its end.

Standing at the edge felt like being on a cliff.

Looking forward, it was all void, with no path in sight.

Looking down, it was hazy and misty, with occasional flashes of lightning and thunder. There was no concept of heavens and earth, space, or time. Even the faint strands of light wandering there carried the power to destroy worlds. Just gazing at it made his soul tremble, and staring too long felt like his mind was being devoured.

"If I fall, it's certain death."

He murmured to himself with absolute conviction, a chill running through his body. If he jumped down, let alone a minor great emperor like him, even a peak heavenly emperor would likely perish.

He couldn't imagine what kind of power it would take to extend such a broken road. It must require immense divine abilities.

Once again, he felt how insignificant and weak he was. Compared to the ancient Tian Ting Empress, he was truly just playing around. So what if he was a Sheng Ti who had become an emperor? It still wasn't enough.

After a long while, he withdrew his gaze and turned to leave.

Seven or eight days later, E Mo Tian Di arrived at the same spot. Glancing down, his face paled, and he couldn't help but feel a tremor in his soul.

Tai Gu Lu fell silent.

Ye Chen was searching, and E Mo Tian Di was hiding. It was like a game of cat and mouse—Ye Chen couldn't find him, and he wouldn't show himself.

After studying for several months, E Mo Tian Di still didn't dare emerge. In terms of cultivation and realm, he far surpassed Ye Chen, but in comprehending the Dao, that young Sheng Ti was superior.

Meanwhile, Ye Chen stopped again, truly frustrated. Provocation hadn't worked, and this direct search method seemed futile too. A determined heavenly emperor was incredibly hard to find.

He sat down cross-legged, giving up the search and trying another approach—the illusory path of dreams.

He remembered there was an immortal technique to drag someone into a dream, which Ji Ning Shuang had used more than once, though he hadn't fully comprehended it yet.

Compared to scouring the realms, this method might be more direct.

He entered a state of enlightenment, while E Mo Tian Di found a secluded spot, concealed all his aura, and continued studying that young Sheng Ti who had become an emperor. The scenes from their previous battle replayed in his divine sea, allowing him to deduce further.