“Was there a need for that??” Zheng Yu growled, a dangerous light flickering in his eyes. The world was trembling from Li Hao’s actions. “You wretched twerp,” Celestial Pole gnashed his teeth. “Mewling brat still wet behind the ears! How dare you toy with a senior?! No one has ever treated me thus, not even in New Martial!” His blood qi flared in dominating fashion—it was much stronger than before. “Die!!” Celestial Pole’s punch was as if a descending universe. The world buckled and a domain rose in the surroundings, enveloping the world. The cat didn’t move through all of that. Even though Zheng Yu retained half of the eight bloodlines, the cat ignored him! Zheng Yu’s eyes narrowed and he punched out as well! He was a premier half step emperor and Celestial Pole was the replica of an exalted emperor. Theoretically speaking, the replica should be weaker than him. The Red Moon exalted emperor’s replica was in a similar condition—it was weaker than him and Li Daoheng. Since Celestial Pole had only been on defense before, his level of strength hadn’t been that apparent. But now, everyone was aware. It drew eyeballs from all those assembled—no one paid attention to Dao Sword, Lin Hongyu, or the others anymore. The ferocious impact threatened to shatter the world! A devastating collision echoed through Silver Moon, seemingly shredding through the world barrier. Zheng Yu’s body flew backward like a cannonball and smashed into the barrier with an immense crash! The world barrier seemed to be crumbling in the sky! Blood flowed freely from Zheng Yu’s wounds, he glanced at his arm. His hand was gone and there was even a hole through his chest. Celestial Pole’s presence blazed violently! It was only now that this New Martial exalted emperor demonstrated his true strength. “How dare you!” He gnashed his teeth. “You knew full well that I didn’t want to be involved, that I am an exalted emperor, that Number Two is an existence dear to the Exalted Blood Emperor, Human King, and Ash Emperor, yet you still dare toy with us! “Do you know that in New Martial, whether it is the Zhengs, Lis, or even the one from the Zhangs, they are all below premier existences! Are we people that you can use?!” Celestial Pole raged, stalking through the sky while growing ever stronger. He’d been humiliated by a junior! It hadn’t been until Li Hao fed himself to Number Two that he had a chance to deploy his strength. This was the height of ignominy! “I’ve had one thought all these years, that whether it is you or Li Daoheng that becomes an exalted emperor, you can do whatever you wish so long as it doesn’t affect me. Once Silver Moon breaks and returns to New Martial, you can be the ones to explain yourselves to the Human King! “Why didn’t you guys just behave?!” A punch illuminated and shook the world, even threatening to break the world barrier! “Do you think I’m that piece of trash that the Red Moon exalted emperor is?? While my primary body isn’t among the echelon of the most premier, it’s far stronger than that useless lump!” ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡•𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⚫𝙣𝙚𝙩 Having experienced Initial Martial, Core Origin, New Martial, and Silver Moon, this indifferent prince of New Martial commanded notable strength. He simply liked to hide from the spotlight. In all of New Martial, he’d only ever been afraid of the Human King and Ash Emperor. Supreme Zhang wasn’t really an entity on his radar. Having suffered through such abject humiliation earlier, Celestial Pole was thoroughly enraged and ready to slake his bloodlust! The firmament completely shattered after another punch; cracks snaked over the world barrier. Zheng Yu’s eyes widened with astonishment. He quickly gathered his strength and exploded with the strength of a premier half step emperor! A series of explosions blasted through the world; detonating over Zheng Yu’s body. Celestial Pole transformed into countless shadowy figures. Innumerable boxing shadows materialized and pummeled the previously invincible Zheng Yu, slamming him into the world barrier again and again. Muffled grunts rang out of the shocked Zheng Yu. That strong?? Celestial Pole was just a replica, how could a replica be so strong?? “You sniveling, pathetic son of a bitch!” snarled Celestial Pole as he hammered at the world. “You’ve barely encountered any battles, do you think all New Martial powerhouses are as useless as you?! Would any New Martial exalted emperor who verified their dao by themselves be less than you?? “Even though I am a replica, I am a replica of an exalted emperor! Schemes? Plots? What need do we have for those??” We don’t need any of that! We’ll beat anything we can to death with one blow! Only those who lack strength have to resort to plotting. Explosions rang out as Zheng Yu doggedly defended himself. He summoned wave after wave of immense strength, but remained firmly under Celestial Pole’s foot. Without the protection from the cat, the Initial Martial senior’s capabilities were unbelievable! The crowd was dumbfounded. “Senior, what about Li Hao!” someone screamed. The young man had fed himself to the cat and was almost fully digested. The world shook violently, a sign that it could not withstand the strain. Celestial Pole ignored the call and the world’s reaction. There was no helping it, he had to kill Zheng Yu first! The man was too damnable and detestable! As for Li Hao, he could only wait for Number Two to awaken. Perhaps it wouldn’t need to fully digest Li Hao for its resurrection. With the cat’s personality, it would not continue to digest the young man after it recovered. It was a kind cat. That set it apart from the Ash Emperor; the latter might continue to eat if it found the taste delicious after awakening. Number Two, however, wouldn’t do so. They could only gamble that Number Two would awaken before Li Hao’s full demise. As for Celestial Pole... His only self-appointed mission was to annihilate the insufferable bastard in front of him! How dare a junior without much experience of the world challenge an ancient existence?! The world shook, Zheng Yu flopped to the ground like a puddle of mud. All of his bones were broken from the punch. This was when Li Daoheng suddenly paused from devouring the river of chaos and appeared in front of Zheng Yu. A shocked look was apparent in Zheng Yu’s eyes, aimed not at Li Daoheng, but Celestial Pole. He looked down at his tattered body and murmured, “I am one step away from exalted emperor... am I so much less than you?” He himself was peak half step emperor, but Celestial Pole’s replica was easily trouncing him. Just as the Initial Martial senior said, everything was empty talk when faced with true strength. Granted, that was now. Celestial Pole hadn’t said so when the cat was protecting him. Zheng Yu laughed ghastly and tilted his head at Celestial Pole coming for him. “It looks like... there are some advantages to old age!” Li Daoheng suddenly split himself into two. One was the man with a sword on his back ,the other was the Li Daoheng of the stars. The one in the stars briefly revealed his true features—he looked exactly the same as the replica that Zheng Yu chatted with in Galewind! Which meant he looked the same as Zheng Yu! The two Zheng Yu immediately walked toward each other when they appeared. A mighty presence billowed toward the sky and Zheng Yu’s injured body began healing. Celestial Pole didn’t immediately rush forward. He glanced at the two Zheng Yus becoming one and sneered. “You’ve got quite a few cheap tricks up your sleeves, huh! It looks like you’ve had control of the immaterial dao universe all along, and seized the real Li Daoheng’s body of sword dao...” Zheng Yu’s presence continued to build. Next to him, the man with a sword on his back appeared rather wooden and didn’t move. “Cheap tricks?” Zheng Yu smiled at Celestial Pole. “What aren’t cheap tricks in your eyes then, Senior Celestial Pole? Li Daoheng sent his mental strength and will into the world for reincarnation—does this exceed the realm of tricks in your eyes? “But what was the result of that? He failed and fell one step short of his goal, which meant everything went to my benefit.” His presence grew stronger and started to advance toward the exalted emperor level. “Li Daoheng has laid his fair share of plots and plans, but what of them?” Zheng Yu laughed. “He knew that I was waiting in the wings, but still decided to proceed down this path. He is certainly quite bold! “Silver Moon world had not been completed, so choosing to reincarnate in such a world was just asking for annihilation, no?” He looked at Dao Sword; the young man was also staring blankly into space. “See, senior.” Zheng Yu’s laughter built. “Whether it is Li Daoheng or Li Hao, they are both nothing now. I am the only one who stands here!” Is this a cheap trick to you as well? He reached out and summoned the river of chaos. It trembled violently as a pained face floated out of it. Zheng Yu grabbed it with a grin. “Senior, I’ll be an exalted emperor after swallowing this river! Is that still a cheap trick in your eyes?” His arm plunged into the river like an enormous dragon. A tremendous devouring force erupted, swiftly absorbing the strength within the river. Hong Yitang’s face twisted with anguish. He couldn’t stand against a real premier half step emperor. Li Hao had said that he could try replacing Li Daoheng if the man devoured him, but that was just a pipe dream. When he was truly caught in the thick of things, he found that he had no ability to strike back whatsoever! Zheng Yu’s presence built and some of his shock from Celestial Pole’s strength disappeared. “Why aren’t you stepping forward, senior?” he breathed out gently. He moved with renewed confidence. Celestial Pole ignored him, focusing his attention on the cat in the void. The cat’s shut eyes darted around, a precursor to awakening. There was no sign of Li Hao, the young man was completely gone. However, the heavenly will shouldn’t be completely dead, there would be a reaction from the world otherwise. At the very least, the sky wasn’t raining blood, which meant that the heavenly will should still exist. Celestial Pole ignored Zheng Yu and looked at the man with a sword on his back. “Li Daoheng, you are the best and brightest of the Lis. Are you so easily duped by the Zheng kid?” Li Daoheng possessed the strongest potential among the Lis, aside from the Sword Sovereign. Would he so easily fall to one of Zheng Yu’s schemes? His sword dao replica was very strong, but it didn’t seem to have many memories. It stared off into space. Close at hand, Dao Sword’s strength had ceased increasing. He was very much at a loss as well. “It looks like his memories have yet to return to him,” Zheng Yu snorted when he followed the gaze. “Does the senior still have hope for him to deal a devastating blow to me?” He struck first before Celestial Pole could respond. He didn’t aim his massive palm at Celestial Pole, but rather Dao Sword standing in Boundless! Zheng Yu hadn’t been sure who Li Daoheng’s reincarnated self was; he’d narrowed it down to two candidates—Dao Sword or Hong Yitang. Indeed, Hong Yitang. Today, he utilized Li Daoheng’s past self to devour the river that Hong Yitang had taken shape as, but it was Dao Sword’s presence that rose dramatically instead. Clearly, Dao Sword was the real reincarnated Li Daoheng. Therefore, it was better to nip a threat in the bud. It would be immensely troublesome once this fellow truly awoke and recovered his past self.