Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates

As the three Spirit Demon Kings were killed, the remaining Spirit Demons in the Outer Domain Battlefield posed no threat at all.

After regrouping, the Human Race Four Emperors recollected their thoughts, endured their injured bodies, and alongside Xiao Ye, started to clear out the remaining Spirit Demons in the Outer Domain Battlefield.

"Slaughter all these despicable Spirit Demons!"

"Damn it! Ever since I became a disciple under the Iron Blood Emperor, these Spirit Demons have tormented us miserably. Today, we can finally sweep them away."

"Kill them all, so we can live without fear in the future, haha!"

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The disciples of the Human Race Four Emperors were shouting excitedly, drawing their weapons and joining the fight.

Although they were not qualified to participate in the Emperor-level battles, there was no issue in slaughtering these ordinary Spirit Demons.

Because the three Spirit Demon Kings were massacred, these Spirit Demons, like disheartened soldiers, couldn’t even muster any war intent and were pursued for thousands of miles in the Outer Domain Battlefield.

Even Duanmu Kun, who was deeply affected, managed to forcibly raise his war intent and was slaughtering the Spirit Demons.

Although he hadn’t successfully become an Emperor, he could already gather the Emperor Road through his Tao and Law, and Quasi-Emperor level Spirit Demons were not his match.

"Hiss!"

As one Spirit Demon after another was killed, the remaining ones frantically rushed towards the path leading outside the True Spirit.

They seemed to want to escape from here.

Xiao Ye and the Human Race Four Emperors, of course, wouldn’t allow these Spirit Demons to leave.

Because nearly ten thousand years ago, these Spirit Demons followed the Unrivaled Emperor to this place, threatening the True Spirit Continent. Who knows what calamity might occur if these Spirit Demons were allowed to leave?

Boom!

Xiao Ye and the Human Race Four Emperors descended from the air, using their Tao and Law to suppress everything, leaving the Spirit Demons’ corpses close to that path.

We have to admit, there were indeed too many Spirit Demons in the Outer Domain Battlefield. This cleanup operation lasted half a month before it finally ended.

Almost everyone was stained with the blue blood of the Spirit Demons.

"Xiao Ye, we really have to thank you this time." The Unrivaled Emperor, ordinary in appearance yet incomparably graceful, glanced at Xiao Ye.

Tie Xue, Wudi, and Jue Dai all showed grateful expressions, though there was also a trace of guilt in their eyes.

They felt guilty for their neglectful treatment of Xiao Ye over the past twenty years.

"Masters, I am your disciple; there’s no need for thanks," Xiao Ye naturally understood the meaning in the eyes of the Human Race Four Emperors, smiled slightly, and said nonchalantly.

"Xiao Ye."

"From now on, we’re no longer your mentors. You can address us by name. If a fight were to break out, we Four Emperors, anyone among us, may not be your match," the Undefeated Emperor said with a bitter smile.

Xiao Ye had achieved such feats in the Four Emperor Skills and Body Path that even he, known as the number one genius in True Spirit Continent’s millennia of history, felt inferior.

"True, Xiao Ye, though you have yet to become an Emperor, you already stand on equal footing with us," replied the Supreme Empress, with her elegant figure and hair of silvery brilliance, embodying the world’s beauty, indelibly impressing anyone who beheld her.

This, coupled with Xiao Ye’s timely intervention, filled her with gratitude.

"Alright," Xiao Ye nodded helplessly, internally filled with excitement.

Back when he was in the Xiao Family Village, the first time he learned about the deeds of the Human Race Four Emperors, his heart was stirred with admiration; he worshipped them profoundly.

Now, he stood alongside them, on equal ground with the Human Race Four Emperors.

Seeing this, the disciples of the faraway Great Emperors exhibited complex expressions on their faces.

Though Xiao Ye had not claimed the title of Emperor, he had won the recognition of the Four Emperors!

As expected, however, in that Outer Domain Battlefield, the Human Race Four Emperors began asking Xiao Ye about how he managed to break through.

The reason being Xiao Ye’s achievements were simply too astonishing.

The combination of the Invincible Body and Four Emperor Skills saw his overall strength surpassing that of any Great Emperor at their peak. They weren’t foolish and realized that simply relying on the Four Emperors’ teachings, Xiao Ye could not have achieved such heights.

However, Xiao Ye only spoke briefly on this, neither condescending nor arrogant, without directly answering.

If it were in the past, he would have had to rack his brains for a perfect answer, but now it was different.

Even if the Human Race Four Emperors knew of the existence of the Time Tower, what of it? He was fully capable of safeguarding it, unwilling to answer, who could force him?

The Human Race Four Emperors, not being dim-witted, refrained from pursuing the matter further.

Instead, it was Xiao Ye who sincerely sought knowledge from the Unrivaled Emperor regarding the condition of the path beyond True Spirit.

Among the Human Race Four Emperors, only the Unrivaled Emperor had traversed this path nearly ten thousand years ago, and this path had relevance to achieving emperorship. Certainly, in the future, Xiao Ye must follow in the Unrivaled Emperor’s footsteps, departing from this world, and naturally wanted to know as clearly as possible.

Unfortunately, although the Unrivaled Emperor did indeed traverse the path back then, he had no time to comprehend the vastness beyond True Spirit before being compelled to return.

"Xiao Ye, the path beyond True Spirit has been reformed, potentially attracting new Spirit Demons. We should first return to heal, and once restored to peak condition, explore it together again."

"We have five Emperor-level combat powers; are we afraid of not making it out?" The Iron Blood Emperor, seeing the openness, spoke laughingly.

The ancient times and the connection with Xiao Ye made him regard Xiao Ye as a friend.

In response, Xiao Ye naturally had no objections and returned to the Emperor World alongside the Human Race Four Emperors.

Despite the emperorship opportunity having begun, Duanmu Kun still failed to become an emperor, leaving the Human Race Four Emperors with many questions.

Upon arriving in the Emperor World, they took Duanmu Kun away to investigate the cause of his failure.

If Duanmu Kun could successfully claim the title of Emperor, their Emperor Sect would boast six Emperor-level combat strengths, adding confidence in treading beyond True Spirit.

"What a pity indeed, the Fusion Emperor Road is genuinely intricate. Even with the Super Divine Enlightenment Flower and Time Tower, insight is profoundly challenging. Otherwise, twenty years would have long sufficed for me to claim the title of Emperor."

Returning to his own territory, Xiao Ye lamented.

The emperorship opportunity had initiated, yet he did not attain it, because his Tao and Law realm was insufficient.

Achieving emperorship through the Fusion Emperor Road is not merely an addition of one and one equating two.

"I wonder what transformations occurred after the Time Tower absorbed the Spirit Demon Blood."

"If it could activate and extend the abilities of the Time Tower’s second level..."

As Xiao Ye thought of this, his face was full of anticipation.

With the externalization of the Time Tower’s first-level abilities, he managed to attain such remarkable achievements within twenty years.

Yet, the second level’s capabilities are twice that of the first.

Should the second level’s capabilities be triggered, the effects of the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures within the Emperor World would dramatically escalate further!

"Xiao Ye!"

However, before Xiao Ye could make an attempt, the Undefeated Emperor returned with a sullen face.

"Wudi, what’s the matter?" Xiao Ye turned his gaze.

"If our guesses are correct, the new emperor of this century is neither you nor Duanmu Kun," the Undefeated Emperor paused for a moment and then spoke slowly, one word at a time.