The Yan Emperor held a gilded dragon-patterned long spear in his hand. His expression was calm, his temples slightly white, and he said:
"Actually, you shouldn't have come here..."
"But since you're here, you might as well get a glimpse and recognize some people."
Chen Jiuyang looked at the dense army outside the border. Several terrifying auras were at its center.
He asked the Yan Emperor, "What are our chances of winning this battle?"
"It's hard to say."
The Yan Emperor's eyes were calm. "But it's likely to be at most a mutually destructive outcome."
This was already strong enough.
The enemy had three opponents with Dao Integration realm combat power.
And on their side, there was only the Yan Emperor.
If the Yan Emperor fought with might in this battle, it would be enough to make these enemies restrain themselves slightly.
If he lost, this place would become a meat grinder battlefield.
Chen Jiuyang asked again, "What are they waiting for?"
"To heal," the Yan Emperor said. "Although the powerful figures from the Kunlun Holy Land have retreated, they have also inflicted some injuries on them."
"It's about time."
The Yan Emperor slowly stood up and said, "They are healing and delaying time, and so am I."
"This battle of mine has involved many people's thoughts. Even if I lose, the number of you observing the battle is enough to resist the enemy's invasion of the border this time."
As the Yan Emperor's voice fell, he took a step forward.
He ascended into the air.
"Clang!!!"
The gilded dragon-patterned spear in his hand merely waved gently in the void, emitting a sound like a great bronze bell.
For decades, the Yan Emperor had been the pillar of the martial arts world, the stabilizing force.
Then, the Yan Emperor slowly raised his spear.
"Rumble!!!"
The heavens and earth changed color, the clouds were blasted open, revealing a circular hole.
"Swish swish swish!!!"
An aura belonging to the Martial Emperor realm surged from the Yan Emperor's body. The long spear in his hand suddenly let out a dragon's roar.
Then, strands of heaven and earth Dao rhymes, origins, and laws suddenly appeared from the spear tip.
The Yan Emperor naturally had to go all out against the three Dao Integration realm powerhouses.
This scene stirred the hearts of countless people.
"Heavenly Dragon... City Breaker!"
"Roar!!!"
Dragon roars echoed through the heavens and earth.
The Yan Emperor's first move was his signature technique.
Heavenly Dragon City Breaker!
The spear tip erupted with a brilliant azure light, and then with a single thrust, it attacked the enemy formation outside the border.
The splendid spear momentum seemed unstoppable.
"Rumble!!!"
In an instant, three terrifying auras that made one's heart palpitate and almost unable to breathe erupted outside the border.
"Clang!!!"
Someone had made a move to block the Yan Emperor's spear.
"Bang—"
Airwaves that could almost distort space swept out in all directions.
Then, an avalanche was triggered. As the snow fell, the mountain range on the other side of the border suddenly collapsed, turning into rubble and rushing towards the sky.
This scene left countless soldiers' minds blank.
This was extraordinary combat power, the strength to destroy heaven and earth with a single hand.
"How can you block this spear of mine?"
The Yan Emperor's indifferent and grand voice rang out.
"Boom!!!"
In the sky, the long spear in his hand was immediately thrown out by the Yan Emperor. The spear body instantly transformed into a phantom of a heavenly dragon and attacked a Dao Integration realm powerhouse.
"Zheng!!!"
A clear and pleasant sound, like that of a musical instrument, rang out.
"Yan Fengyun!!!"
"Rumble!!!"
With a single thrust, the spear pierced through a ten-mile mountain, piercing the physical body of a Dao Integration realm powerhouse and pinning him to the ground.
The Dao Integration realm powerhouse let out an extremely angry and murderous voice.
This spear was truly astonishing. Once it was unleashed, no one could block it.
Even Dao Integration realm powerhouses could only be defeated by this spear.
"Yan Fengyun, you are indeed very strong."
"To be able to suppress a Dao Integration realm cultivator with a single spear in the early Imperial realm, your combat power is unparalleled."
"But you only have one spear. Today, the remaining two of us will join forces to kill you."
A sacred-looking monk stepped out of the void, with Buddhist light flickering around him.
Another British holy knight emerged, holding a long sword and shield.
The Yan Emperor's expression was calm, "Then come and fight."
"Rumble!!!"
The next moment, terrifying battle sounds erupted in the heavens and earth, with streams of light flying wildly. The residual power of the battle was extremely terrifying, far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
Many people were very worried.
But only Chen Jiuyang's expression was calm.
Among the many people present, he was likely the only one who knew that the Yan Emperor had developed a new system of Stewards.
And this Steward system was enough to replace the previous Sword Bearers and Kings of the Seal system.
This was a weapon to overthrow the five great holy lands.
But he only knew its name and not how powerful this Steward system was.
He watched patiently.
After an unknown period of fighting, the border had become unrecognizable.
Blood belonging to the Yan Emperor's aura fell from the sky.
Suddenly!
A dazzling light burst forth from the sky, sending the sacred knight from Britain flying backward, severely injured.
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle!!!"
Current surged in the sky.
As the air currents dispersed, only the Yan Emperor was seen still fighting the remaining great power.
"This is..."
Chen Jiuyang vaguely sensed that there was a power on the Yan Emperor that did not belong to pure martial arts, nor did it resemble immortal dao or destiny.
It was very subtle, extremely overbearing.
Tracing the origin of this power, there were no origins or laws flowing.
A completely different kind of power.
But others only thought this was the Yan Emperor's hidden means.
"Might!!!"
The sound of passionate cheers that shook the heavens erupted from City 318.
The Yan Emperor fought three enemies alone, but it did not diminish his divine might.
The peak battle seemed to be drawing to a close. The gates of City 318 opened, and the soldiers, martial artists, and cultivators inside rushed out.
A fierce battle was about to begin.
Chen Jiuyang's brows furrowed, "What is the Yan Emperor's intention? It's unfathomable."
"To numb the five great holy lands..."
Chen Jiuyang had a bad premonition. The severe injuries of the five great holy lands this time were a good battlefield to display the power of the Steward system.
But the Yan Emperor chose to endure.
Seeing the battle about to begin, Chen Jiuyang's eyes were also filled with eager fighting spirit, wanting to rush up and kill the enemy to protect his home and country.
But...
He ultimately restrained himself.
Back then, when Qin Rouyu appeared and told him not to go to the Old Village, he still went, which led to the five great holy lands confirming his identity as the Son of Destiny, causing many subsequent disturbances.
He sighed deeply and transformed into a stream of light, leaving the vicinity of the battlefield.
"Protecting home and country this time... is to spare your lives..."
Many people from the five great holy lands also joined the battle and fought fiercely.
Chen Jiuyang flew into the sky and returned to the airplane:
"Return to the Holy Sect."
Witnessing this battle today was not without gain for Chen Jiuyang.
If starting from the Yellow realm was a step-by-step increase in one's power, then reaching the Venerable realm was the peak of skill and techniques, and reaching the Emperor realm was returning to simplicity, embodying origins and laws, or fighting with great magic and divine abilities.
It was also the first time he had witnessed a battle between an Emperor realm martial artist and Dao Integration realm powerhouses.