Su Chen looked at the dejected Chaos Body.

In the clash of Great Daos, the Chaos Body was said to suppress all laws. Yet Su Chen had suppressed the Chaos Body with ten thousand laws instead.

The Chaos Body had never known defeat—until this first battle.

Su Chen had not killed him.

The Chaos Body was also surprised that the Immortal Spirit had spared his life.

"I was defeated. Why didn't you kill me?" he asked. He sensed no killing intent from the Immortal Spirit opposite him.

Su Chen replied calmly, "If I killed you, wouldn't this era become too boring?"

The only second Chaos Body since ancient times—Su Chen could not bear to kill him. After witnessing the Chaos Body's strength, his intention had shifted from dissecting him after death to subduing him instead. After all, studying a living Chaos Body was far better than studying a dead one.

"My name is Qin Wujie," the Chaos Body said.

"Di Chen," Su Chen replied, stating his name in this life.

At this moment, the two most dazzling figures of the era acknowledged each other.

"Di Chen, I will challenge you again," Qin Wujie declared.

Su Chen did not stop him and allowed him to leave. He knew Qin Wujie would come find him again. Since he could defeat him once, he could defeat him a second time.

"As expected of the greatest prodigy of all time—even the Chaos Body was suppressed."

Witnessing the battle, everyone realized Su Chen had won. Even the Chaos Body admitted inferiority. In their eyes, Su Chen had now become the undisputed number one prodigy throughout history, unmatched by anyone.

After dealing with the Chaos Body, Su Chen turned his gaze toward Ning Changqing.

"You want to kill me?" Ning Changqing spoke unhurriedly.

The Chaos Body's defeat had exceeded his expectations. Even more surprising was that the Immortal Spirit had not killed the Chaos Body but had let him go instead. Still, it was not a big problem. He still had trump cards. He would not die.

Su Chen stared at Ning Changqing, who remained calm and composed, still striking a lofty pose like an invincible expert above the world. He was genuinely impressed.

"This guy… really knows how to act."

Su Chen felt that Ning Changqing might be even more of a poser than he was. He decided to find out exactly what kind of background this fellow had to be so confident.

Just as Su Chen prepared to make a move, a figure clad in golden armor stepped out from Emperor City. It was a Quasi-Emperor. Though his blood qi had declined, he was still a genuine Quasi-Emperor. His vast aura suppressed the starry sky as he held an emperor decree that radiated utmost Dao power. The moment it appeared, every being in Emperor City trembled.

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Behind the golden-armored Quasi-Emperor followed a woman of peerless beauty. She wore a black dress and trod upon the void like a bright pearl in the night sky. She looked at Ning Changqing with a smile.

"Young Master Ning, thank you for saving my life."

All eyes in Emperor City turned to the woman, filled with shock.

"That woman… she's the Emperor's daughter of the Eternal Night Great Emperor!"

"I never expected Ning Changqing to have the backing of an Emperor's daughter. No—this is the Eternal Night Great Emperor's most favored daughter. That means a current Great Emperor stands behind Ning Changqing. No wonder he acts so arrogantly and without restraint."

"..."

The various great orthodoxies inside Emperor City were stunned. Ning Changqing's connection to a Great Emperor had suddenly made the situation much more difficult to handle.

Ning Changqing gave the woman a slight nod. Since he had dared to attempt capturing an Immortal Spirit alive, he had naturally prepared contingencies. After all, he was the most ancient Heavenly Venerate who had once ended the Mythical Era. Having risen from obscurity, he had always been extremely cautious.

Although his plan to capture the Immortal Spirit and uncover the secret of transcendence had failed, it was not a major issue.

Ning Changqing turned back toward Su Chen and grinned. "What a shame. You can't kill me."

At that moment, the golden-armored war general holding the emperor's decree spoke.

"Di Chen of the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect, Ning Changqing has rendered great service by saving the Emperor's daughter and has shown profound kindness to the Eternal Night Emperor Palace. Cease hostilities at once and withdraw. His Majesty the Emperor may then pardon your crimes of disturbing Emperor City and showing disrespect."

Su Chen's expression turned strange. Was this Great Emperor seriously spouting such blatant nonsense?

He clicked his tongue inwardly. As expected of a Child of Destiny.

The war general looked down at Su Chen, his face suddenly twisting with shock.

"You think a mere emperor decree can make me submit?"

Su Chen reached out and tore apart the overwhelming Emperor's pressure.

The emperor's decree was shattered instantly.

"How dare you disrespect the dignity of the Eternal Night Great Emperor?!" the war general roared in fury.

Su Chen had not only shown zero respect but had directly torn apart a Great Emperor's decree.

In the current era, Great Emperors were not the only ones at the apex, yet only two or three existed in any given generation. They remained the supreme rulers of this starry sky and the lords of heaven and earth.

Everyone in Emperor City felt their scalps tingle. They had lost count of how many shocking reversals they had witnessed today, but they knew one thing for certain: a Great Emperor's decree had just been torn apart right outside Emperor City. This was a direct provocation against an Emperor's prestige.

Even Ning Changqing was surprised. Su Chen had actually torn the Great Emperor's decree. This was outright challenging a Great Emperor. Even if the Emperor could not kill him, he could still suppress him until his lifespan neared its end.

"Ignorant or simply foolish?" Ning Changqing shook his head. He had wanted to wait until he reached the Great Saint realm before personally suppressing the Immortal Spirit, but it seemed that opportunity had now vanished.

Although he had killed many Great Emperors in his past life, it was not because they were weak. An Emperor was a pinnacle existence in any era, without question.

The Eternal Night Great Emperor's war general immediately awakened the spirit within his Quasi-Emperor weapon. To him, a devout follower of the Eternal Night Great Emperor, Su Chen's act of tearing the decree was an unforgivable sin.

A bloodstained Quasi-Emperor battle halberd revived in the hands of the Quasi-Emperor expert. As a general who had accompanied the Eternal Night Great Emperor on countless campaigns, the weapon had been soaked in the blood of innumerable powerhouses and had long become a terrifying weapon. It now slashed straight toward Su Chen.

"Ridiculous."

Su Chen stretched out one hand and directly seized the fearsome battle halberd. The power of ten thousand laws converged into raging lightning that rampaged within the weapon. He was actually trying to erase the artifact spirit inside a Quasi-Emperor weapon!

The void trembled with mournful cries as the Quasi-Emperor weapon disintegrated into nothingness in Su Chen's grip.

The scene left everyone petrified.

"You dare threaten me?"

Su Chen raised his head. His eyes were intertwined with the most terrifying aura. In that instant, the Eternal Night Great Emperor's war general shuddered violently. He… actually felt fear.

This sensation was something he had only ever felt in the presence of the Eternal Night Great Emperor—yet it was even more terrifying. It was like drowning, unable to breathe.

A battle-hardened Quasi-Emperor expert found his mind completely blank. Su Chen was making a move to kill a Great Emperor's war general!