CHAPTER 1110: CHAPTER 833: PREY

In the starry sky, a starship is rushing towards the Ashen Star Domain at an extremely fast speed.

On the main control screen of the starship, a red dot keeps flashing.

On board the starship are God Emperor Leize and his entourage.

At this moment, the starship they are on and the red dot are rapidly approaching each other.

"The barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. Yuan Miao dares to be so reckless and not take us seriously, most likely because he has truly evolved into an Evil God. That’s why he speaks so brazenly," God Emperor Leize said solemnly. "In this situation, we either don’t make a move, or if we do, we must kill with one strike!"

After speaking, he glanced at the God Emperor Anchen beside him: "What does Emperor Yongyang say?"

"In the past, His Majesty taking action wouldn’t have been an issue, but now the Ashen Star Domain has attracted everyone’s attention. Plus, there seems to be an Immortal Venerable over there, and His Majesty can’t take that risk," said God Emperor Anchen, shaking his head. "With us four God Emperors leading sixteen Divine Kings, this lineup can even annihilate those Honorable Daoists with six thousand, seven thousand, or eight thousand epochs of cultivation. Even if Yuan Miao really ascends to Evil God, what of it?"

"Even a lion uses all its strength to catch a rabbit!"

God Emperor Leize said in a deep voice: "What’s more, as I said earlier, the barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. The biggest difference between us and Yuan Miao is that we intend to establish a clan and maintain our image, but Yuan Miao is different. He does whatever he wants with no bottom line. When we were in the Ten Thousand Gods Realm, we were constantly constrained because of this."

With a sigh, the God Emperor continued, "Such a vile person, when I engaged in disputes with him, I was already losing. Yuan Miao obviously knew this, so he dared to press me so arrogantly in the Ten Thousand Gods Realm."

God Emperor Anchen, Divine Emperor Rong Guang, God Emperor Xuanming and others nodded in agreement.

Especially Divine Emperor Rong Guang, who had been a tycoon in the mortal world and had been blackmailed by a rogue back at his hometown.

Engaging in a fight with him would affect the company’s image, and with many watching, he couldn’t use underhanded measures.

Not fighting would only embolden him to become even more aggressive.

"Forget it, I have several close friends. I’ll invite them to join us. Once they arrive, with our lineup of eight God Emperors and thirty-three Divine Kings, even if Yuan Miao truly has colluded with the Immortal Venerable or the Immortal Venerable is using him as bait to lure Divine Spirits, we can restrain the Immortal Venerable with some of our Divine Spirits and eradicate them," proposed Divine Emperor Rong Guang.

"Thank you." replied God Emperor Leize, clasping his hands. "After the matter is settled, I am willing to give up my share of the spoils to further compensate your friends."

Divine Emperor Rong Guang nodded.

The group aboard the starship sped ahead.

As they progressed, the light spot on the screen grew nearer.

When they were just a few days apart, God Emperor Leize and the others halted.

They intended to wait for Divine Emperor Rong Guang’s friends and strike suddenly upon rendezvous.

This wait lasted only half a day before God Emperor Anchen suddenly looked at the screen and said, "Yuan Miao has moved."

Divine Emperor Rong Guang, God Emperor Leize, and others turned their attention to the screen.

Within moments, the God Emperors realized something: "He seems to be... heading in our direction? Could he have discovered something?"

"Not entirely. If you look closely at his path, he will pass near our hiding position but not directly towards us... It seems like he’s sensed something and wants to shift his place of concealment?"

"Or... an ambush?"

The God Emperors exchanged glances and finally looked at God Emperor Leize.

The God Emperor hesitated for a moment and looked at Divine Emperor Rong Guang, "Where are the others you’ve invited, like God Emperor Chi Yu?"

"They left later than us and are expected to arrive in ten days," replied Divine Emperor Rong Guang.

"Ten days." mused God Emperor Leize.

For a God Emperor, a short time indeed.

With their lineup, they would have no problem facing an Immortal Venerable for ten days.

He made a decision immediately: "Let’s hide first. Observe. If there’s a hint of an Immortal Venerable with Yuan Miao, we let him leave. If not..."

He swung his hand sharply: "Kill!"

The other God Emperors nodded.

Although they now considered Yuan Miao a true Evil God, akin to a God Emperor level being, they believed an ambush advantage with their numbers assured no unexpected outcomes.

As time passed, the red dot drew closer.

By the fourth day, the red dot was only hours away from them.

Normally, the red dot should have continued on a straight path.

But upon observing for a moment, they discovered that the red dot diverged and indeed... headed straight for them!?

"Yuan Miao is coming for us?"

"What’s going on!?"

"There’s a path to heaven but you refuse to take it, and you barged into the gate of hell. At this point, prepare for battle!"

God Emperor Leize decided swiftly.

The other Divine Emperors saw this and did not hesitate any longer.

Following the orders, several Divine Kings also wielded Immortal Artifacts, ready to unleash Divine Will as soon as Yuan Miao appeared, striking him with a Thunder blow.

"Buzzing!"

Accompanied by flickering space ripples.

A figure suddenly appeared in front of the starship suspended silently in the starry sky.

In the next moment, space, destruction, and the power of the Devouring Dao erupted simultaneously; the might of the three Immortal Artifacts reached the extreme. That annihilating force caused all the Divine Emperors on the starship to change their expressions significantly.

"No! It’s not Yuan Miao! It’s the Human Clan’s Immortal Venerable!"

"Didn’t we locate Yuan Miao through the Divine Origin Plate? Why is the person here the Human Clan’s Immortal Venerable!? Could it be...that Yuan Miao is already dead!? Or maybe, he really is colluding with the Human Clan’s Immortal Venerable!?"

"Particle Sword Intent! Retreat quickly!"

A wave of Divine Will surged from each Divine Emperor.

The four Divine Emperors and sixteen Divine Kings combined their Divine Will into a unified force, like a tsunami, crashing into Gu Jinlai’s spiritual world.

Although these Divine Emperors and Divine Kings did not belong to the same Divine System and lacked hierarchical relationships, the impact of twenty beings with Divine King Level Will still crushed Fantian Ring’s defenses, violently attacking his Divine Sense.

However, his Divine Sense had been tempered by the Heart of the Cosmic through the Three Thousand Great Dao, becoming as tenacious as iron. If it were twenty Divine Emperor Level Will impacting him, it might stall his thoughts, causing loss of control over the Particle Sword Intent. But with four Divine Emperors and sixteen Divine Kings...

It merely caused a ripple in his spiritual world, slightly dispersing the force of the Particle Sword Intent, which then carried annihilating void power in a single kill directed at the starship.

Space shattered and exploded, then was gathered and devoured, all ground into void!

The starship inside the space did not even leave a fragment behind, disappearing completely with the annihilation of space.

Equally vanished were the Divine Bodies of several Divine Kings and Divine Emperors, who did not have the chance to exert their battle capabilities.

In the end, only three Divine Emperors and four Divine Kings who had invested heavily in crafting their Divine Bodies managed to escape.

"Top-tier Immortal Venerable!"

God Emperor Leize shouted, a hint of terror in his voice.

Immediately, the Endless World had already spread out, enveloping the entire space they inhabited while they avoided the Particle Sword Intent.

"A top-tier Immortal Venerable! The one wreaking havoc in the Ashen Star Domain is a top-tier Immortal Venerable!"

God Emperor Anchen was bewildered by this news.

Top-tier Immortal Venerable!

Theoretically, elevating the Divine Sense to the Immortal Venerable Level should take billions of years.

And these billions are referring to those supremely talented individuals considered Immortal Venerable Seeds—this supposed time for them.

Yet, this Immortal Venerable could live billions of years and elevate the Spirit Level through sheer endurance?

In such circumstances, except for those with extraordinary talents beyond verbal description, Immortal Venerables almost never reach top-tier through sheer perseverance; they rely on opportunities, destinies.

The cosmic opportunities effective for Immortal Venerables are limited.

As a result, of the thousands of Human Clan Immortal Venerables, more than half remain at the ordinary Immortal Venerable tier, with few among top-tier Immortal Venerables and Great Immortal Venerables.

This is evident from the five Great Immortal Venerables in Fire Cloud Palace.

The gap between life-and-death battles for top-tier and Great Immortal Venerables is slight, but between the Fourteenth-Rank Divine Sense and the Thirteenth-Rank Divine Sense, it’s enough to be the final straw for the Divine Race.

With their twenty Divine Kings and Divine Emperors, they could still entangle a Thirteenth-Rank Divine Sense Immortal Venerable, but a Fourteenth-Rank Divine Sense top-tier Immortal Venerable...

"Break through! Quickly break through, tear apart this domain Immortal Artifact’s locked space, otherwise, at least a few of us will fall here today!"

Divine Emperor Rong Guang made a decisive call.

In the face of the particle sword intent strike, he preserved his Divine Body, which now radiated brilliant Immortal Light, simultaneously summoning two offensive Immortal Artifacts.

He also seemed to be concealing a supportive Immortal Artifact!

All three Immortal Artifacts deployed, making the combat power of his current Divine Body comparable to that of a Great Daoist with Hundred Epoch Cultivation.

With a single strike, the Endless World shook violently, revealing a rift.

Gu Jinlai immediately intercepted with Particle Sword Intent.

"We must let Rong Guang escape to seek help from Chi Yu, only then can we hope to retreat safely! Stop him!"

At this moment, several Divine Emperors and Divine Kings manifested their Divine Countries, where numerous Holy Spirits sing high hymns, resonating their will with the Divine Country, seemingly amplifying the impact of their will significantly, eventually condensing into beams of will sword light, bombarding at his spirit world.

Though this force would not hurt him, it was enough to create ripples in his spiritual world.

Just like being focused on a task when someone suddenly shouts in your ear, causing inevitable distraction.

Seizing the opportunity, God Emperor Rong Guang swiftly traversed, breaking free directly from the Endless World.

Meanwhile, Gu Jinlai’s Particle Sword Intent also struck down, shattering the Divine Bodies of two more Divine Emperors and four Divine Kings.

"Looks like there will be some additional rewards."

Gu Jinlai glanced in the direction where God Emperor Rong Guang fled.

Immediately, he withheld nothing, turning his gaze toward all those Divine Spirits who had lost their Divine Bodies, in his spiritual world, Qing Lian swayed.

The next moment, Divine Thought imbued with Qinglian Radiance spread out wantonly, infiltrating all Divine Countries at a rapid speed.