Su Chen slew the remaining three Great Emperor projections. At that moment, his physical body was broken and his origin was nearly exhausted. Yet the instant he overcame the Emperor Tribulation, the entire universe roared. He felt… the whole universe lay under his control. Boundless authority appeared in his hands, and countless memories flooded into his mind.

What was a Great Emperor? Naturally, he was the Supreme of this universe. All living beings within it were his subjects. That was what it meant to be Emperor.

"Run!"

At that moment, the Supremes of the forbidden zones chose to flee back to their respective zones in unison, abandoning their opponents without hesitation. The powerhouses of the foreign races did the same. They were terrified… terrified of facing the reckoning of a newly ascended Great Emperor.

Upon attaining the Emperor realm, many inherited memories surged into Su Chen's mind—memories of a mission passed down through the ages. However, Su Chen paid them no attention. He had no need to. He was now the lord of the universe. Whether he became a tyrant, a wise ruler, or a hegemon depended entirely on his own will.

The human race had suffered devastating losses in the battle. Countless powerhouses had died. The Myriad Laws Hall was no exception. Su Chen saw a few familiar faces left. Ye Da had been killed, slaughtered by a Supreme whose body still carried traces of Ye Da's lingering aura. Ye San was heavily wounded, the Black Dragon Crown Prince lay on the verge of death, and the Jade Pool Sacred Maiden had nearly been devoured.

Ji Changkong was nailed to a star, yet he still had a faint breath left.

The battle had been far too brutal.

Nangong Yunshu and Wang Yunfei ultimately stopped short of alternative Dao attainment. When the battle ended, the two dragged their broken bodies away.

The surviving members of the Ye Clan wore joyful smiles on their faces, yet tears of grief filled their eyes.

They had sacrificed themselves, summoning the residual soul of the Hundred Battles Great Emperor from the past to block the enemies. The price had been too great. Too many had died, and most of the Ye Clan's ancestral land had been destroyed.

When Su Chen saw Ye Liuli unconscious with severe Dao injuries, his brows furrowed and anger burned in his eyes. Both the Hundred Battles Golden Armor and the Flying Immortal Pagoda had fallen into deep slumber, heavily damaged. The weapon spirits within the Emperor Weapons had nearly been erased.

"Wait for me… I will return soon."

After leaving those words, Su Chen took a single step and crossed countless distances, following a particular aura.

The owner of that aura sensed Su Chen approaching and cried out in terror, "Great Emperor of this era, spare me! If you let me go, I swear never to act against the Ye Clan again. In the future, I will even protect the Ye Clan…"

Before he could finish speaking, the Flying Immortal flashed. An Emperor sword slashed down and obliterated his body, not even giving him the chance to reach ultimate sublimation.

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This was… what it meant to be 'Emperor'!

"First one."

Su Chen's eyes were cold and sharp, like lightning that pierced the darkness of the universe.

The fall of a Supreme could not be hidden from the others.

"Useless trash. He died without even making a final struggle!"

A Supreme cursed angrily. One of their own had died too suddenly, without even the chance to reawaken his own Dao, and had been slain by the new Emperor.

They had once been Emperors themselves and understood the gap between their current state and a true Emperor… but that gap should not have been so vast that the victim could not even awaken his Dao for one last desperate fight.

"Is it you?"

The moment the Supreme finished cursing, he saw the figure appearing ahead. His expression changed drastically. In the next instant… he lost consciousness.

Fast… far too fast!

Su Chen had attained the Dao through the Flying Immortal Dao Body. Although the path he walked was not limited to speed alone, he still possessed the most terrifying velocity. With the mental state forged over multiple lifetimes, even with the power of a Great Emperor, he felt neither discomfort nor arrogance—only calm indifference.

"Second one!"

The Supremes who had tried to stop Su Chen from becoming Emperor were not limited to just two.

When the second Supreme was slain, the rest finally sensed that something was wrong.

Su Chen tracked down the third Supreme—the one from the demon race.

This time, the demon Supreme wasted no words. He immediately summoned his former Great Dao and transformed into a supreme demon Emperor. It was a great demon covered in silver fur. Without any hesitation, it charged straight at Su Chen.

"Even if you reach ultimate sublimation, it will only buy you a few extra breaths."

Su Chen gripped his Emperor sword. His killing intent overwhelmed everything. A few breaths later, he left the spot. A full-powered demon Emperor was indeed powerful, but it could not threaten him. Those few breaths of Emperor-level strength were not enough to kill a newly ascended Great Emperor in his prime.

The Emperor Sword was now stained with the blood of three Supremes. The Flying Immortal Qi on the blade grew even sharper, its edge fully revealed, turning it into the ultimate killing weapon.

In just a few breaths, the remaining Supremes had all retreated into their respective forbidden zones.

Killing intent surged in Su Chen's eyes. He did not stop. He followed one particular aura and charged directly into a forbidden zone.

"Contemporary Great Emperor, you actually dare to invade a forbidden zone!"

The pursued Supreme could hardly believe it. Su Chen stepped on the myriad Daos and stormed into the zone, clearly intent on slaying him.

At that moment, the Supreme burst into laughter.

"Do you know why no Great Emperor throughout the ages has ever dared to step inside? They only wait for us to emerge!"

Su Chen felt it instantly. The power he wielded over the universe vanished. Without the blessing of the universe's authority, he no longer possessed the overwhelming might that stood above all things.

"So that's how it is."

Su Chen looked rather intrigued. There was no trace of panic on his face. Instead, he began to study his surroundings. This place had been cut off from the universe by the Supremes, forming an independent world where the flow of time moved slowly. This was why the forbidden zone Supremes could live through lifetime after lifetime. They only needed a small amount of blood and Qi to survive ten thousand years.

Here, one could not draw upon the Great Emperor's authority. In other words, even a Great Emperor could fall inside a forbidden zone.

"Even without the authority's blessing, do you really think you can kill this Emperor?"

Su Chen spoke calmly. The power of the Flying Immortal circulated as the Great Dao rose beneath his feet. Even without the Emperor's authority, he was still a true invincible being.

"You have grown old… and decayed… Continuing to linger in this world is nothing more than a parasite clinging desperately to life."

Su Chen's words struck the forbidden zone Supreme's heart like a sharp sword, enraging him. "What do you understand? How could you possibly understand our ambitions? You are merely the chosen one of this era's heaven and earth. Once abandoned, you will end up just like us!

"We do not need the recognition of heaven and earth. We seek to transcend everything and become immortals! You don't understand… but it doesn't matter. Today, you will die here!"

Within the forbidden zone, another terrifying aura awakened.

Two Supremes…

Su Chen held his Emperor sword. In an instant, the two powerhouses clashed, causing the small world to tremble and crack continuously.

The small world shook violently, nearly collapsing. Supremes hiding in other forbidden zones watched from afar, utterly shocked.